The Truth About Querying in 2026 with Literary Agent Linda Camacho
Querying has never exactly been fun… but in 2026, it can feel especially not fun.
Response times are longer, agents are overwhelmed. Publishing is changing. And once you hit send on that query, it can feel like you’re left alone.
So for this episode, I invited senior literary agent Linda Camacho onto the podcast to give us an honest look at what querying actually looks like from the other side of the inbox.
We talk about:
What actually happens when an agent opens your query (and how quickly they may make that first decision)
Why your query needs to sell your book, not just summarize it
What’s…
The skinny
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