Welcome to Cursor.
We bring the best of international publishing to North America.
Cursor Literary is led by Emily Cook, who brings decades of experience in publishing to her clients. Our office provides full publishing support to our partners, including list building, distributor communications, marketing and publicity campaigns, and on-the-ground engagement with booksellers and librarians. We believe that every book has a niche—we’re here to find that niche and creatively expand it. Whether you are new to the North American market, or ready to expand, our team of dedicated strategists is here to imagine, shape and do the work that will help your brand shine.
Our Clients
Greystone Books | Canada
Greystone Books is a trade book publisher that focuses on high-quality non-fiction books that appeal to regional, national, and international readers. The company is a leading publisher of books about nature and the environment, travel and adventure, sports, social issues, science, and health, as well as books that are exceptional literary expressions of personal passions.
Scribble Kids | Australia
Scribble is a vibrant, eclectic list of illustrated books for children by brilliant writers and artists from around the world. Based in Melbourne, Australia.
Scribe | Australia
Scribe has been operating as a wholly independent trade-publishing house for more than 40 years. What started off in 1976 as a desire on publisher Henry Rosenbloom’s part to publish “serious nonfiction” as a one-man band has turned into a multi-award-winning company.
Unbound | United Kingdom
Unbound believes great ideas shouldn’t fall between the cracks because they don’t fit the mold. That's why they've built a platform and publishing model that shifts the balance of power, allowing people and communities to champion the voices which deserve to be heard. They’re changing publishing – and putting the crowd in control.
Icon | United Kingdom
Icon Books is an independent publisher founded in 1992 specializing in intelligent, quality nonfiction for a general audience. Our Introducing Graphic Guide series thrives alongside a list of books in science, history, politics, sport, language, humor and much more.
Coach House | Canada
Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publishing company located in Toronto, Ontario. Coach House publishes innovative and experimental poetry, fiction, drama and non-fiction. The press is particularly interested in writing that pushes at the boundaries of convention.
Who we are
Emily Cook, President & Co-founder | emily@thinkcursor.com
Jill Owens Leigh, Marketing Director | jill@thinkcursor.com
Natalie Stamatopoulos, Publicist and Special Projects Manager | natalie@thinkcursor.com
Mia Ingram, Book Room Manager
Richard Nash, Consultant & Co-founder | rnash@rnash.com
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“We're thrilled to be working with Emily and Richard – between the two of them, they seem to know everybody and everything about publishing in America, and having them working on the ground there on our behalf seems like the ideal solution for a publisher like us that's trying to be in two places at one time. I can't imagine a better scenario or better people to enact it.”
— Alana Wilcox, Publishing Director of Coach House Books