Fran Black
New York, NY
Literary Counsel was founded by Frances Black in 2010 after working in the illustrating business for 28 years. When her illustrators came to her pitching story ideas but not having the ability to write, Fran knew that she needed to pair her illustrators with authors.
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Frances Black loves to read, whether reading at the beach, under an umbrella, or curled up on a couch with green tea; she loves romance-based books, the quirkier the better.
One of her all time favorite books is Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter by Mario Vargas Llosa. Romantic: check!
Quirky: double check!
Mr. Llosa gives his readers a tale and keeps them enthralled from beginning to end.
Somerset Maugham is also a favorite author. She says that, “You can smell and feel his words. Maugham’s innuendos about society, his plots and subplots and his portrayal of people can easily be observed today."