Matthew Elblonk

Matthew Elblonk joined DeFiore and Company in 2010. He currently represents writers in the world of music, pop culture, narrative non-fiction, food, young adult, literary fiction and humor. Interests also include science and any authors with great ideas and an equally strong platform. He tends to have a soft spot for all Beatle related projects. He is currently not considering any poetry or genre fiction.

Adult Highlights and Forthcoming:

  • Curtis Armstrong - REVENGE OF THE NERD: Or...The Singular Adventures Of The Man Who Would Be Booger (Thomas Dunne Books)
  • Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood - BIRTH SCHOOL METALLICA DEATH (Da Capo)
  • Rex Brown - OFFICIAL TRUTH, 101 PROOF: The Inside Story of Pantera (Da Capo)
  • Leslie Bruce - YOU ARE A F*CKING AWESOME MOM (Seal Press)
  • Jason Feifer - BUILD FOR TOMORROW (Harmony)
  • Peter Hook - UNKNOWN PLEASURES: Inside Joy Division (It Books); THE HACIENDA (It Books); SUBSTANCE: Inside New Order (Dey Street Books)
  • Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair - MCCARTNEY LEGACY VOL. 1 (Dey Street Books)
  • Holly Madison - DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE (Dey Street Books); THE VEGAS DIARIES (Dey Street Books)
  • Ralph Macchio - WAXING ON: The Karate Kid and Me (Dutton)
  • Matthew McConaughey - GREENLIGHTS: Your Journal, Your Journey (Clarkson Potter)
  • John Pring and Rob Thomas - VISUALIZING THE BEATLES (Dey Street Books)
  • Paul Rees - ROBERT PLANT: A LIFE (It Books)
  • Rob Sheffield - HEARTBREAK IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM (Dey Street Books)
  • Sarah Stodola - THE LAST RESORT (Ecco)
  • Alison Sweeney - THE STAR ATTRACTION (Hachette Books); SCARED SCRIPTLESS (Hachette Books); OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (Hachette Books)
  • Bryan & Michael Voltaggio, VOLT INK. (Olive Press) and HOME, by Brian Voltaggio (Little, Brown)
  • Kenneth Womack - MAL EVANS BIOGRAPHY (Dey Street Books); MAL EVANS ARCHIVE (Dey Street Books)

Children’s Highlights and Forthcoming:

  • Katie Alender - BAD GIRLS DON’T DIE Series (Hyperion); MARIE ANTOINETTE, SERIAL KILLER (Scholastic); THE DEAD GIRLS OF HYSTERIA HALL (Scholastic); THE COMPANION (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers)
  • Lauren Conrad - LA CANDY Series (HarperCollins); THE FAME GAME Series (HarperCollins); Lauren Conrad STYLE (HarperCollins); Lauren Conrad BEAUTY (HarperCollins); Lauren Conrad CELEBRATE (HarperCollins)
  • Hena Khan - AMINA’S VOICE (Salaam Reads); AMINA'S SONG (Salaam Reads); ZARA'S RULES FOR RECORD-BREAKING FUN (Salaam Reads); UNDER MY HIJAB (Lee & Low Books); THE MAIN EVENT (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)
  • Matthew McConaughey - JUST BECAUSE (Viking Books for Young Readers)
  • Jeffrey Michael Ruby - PENELOPE MARCH IS MELTING (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
  • Lauren Shippen - THE INFINITE NOISE (Tor Teen); A NEON DARKNESS (Tor Teen); SOME FARAWAY PLACE (Tor Teen)
  • Bella Thorne - AUTUMN FALLS Series (Ember)
  • Kristina Webb - COLOR ME CREATIVE: Unlock Your Imagination (HarperCollins); COLOR ME INSPIRED (HarperCollins)

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  • HEARTBREAK IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
    Dey Street Books, 2024
  • LIVING THE BEATLES LEGEND: The Untold Story of Mal Evans
    Dey Street Books, 2023
  • JUST BECAUSE
    Viking Books for Young Readers, 2023
  • WAXING ON: The Karate Kid and Me
    Dutton, 2022
  • BUILD FOR TOMORROW
    Harmony, 2022
  • THE LAST RESORT: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach
    Ecco, 2022
  • THE INFINITE NOISE
    Tor Teen, 2019
  • YOU ARE A F*CKING AWESOME MOM
    Seal Press, 2019
  • VISUALIZING THE BEATLES: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favorite Band
    Dey Street Books, 2018
  • CELEBRATE
    HarperCollins, 2016
  • DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
    HarperCollins/ Dey Street Books, 2015
  • LAUREN CONRAD STYLE
    HarperCollins, 2014
  • BIRTH SCHOOL METALLICA DEATH, VOLUME 1: The Biography
    Da Capo Press, 2013
  • ROBERT PLANT: A LIFE
    IT Books, 2013
  • OFFICIAL TRUTH, 101 PROOF: The Inside Story of Pantera
    Da Capo, 2013
  • UNKNOWN PLEASURES: Inside Joy Division
    IT Books, 2013
  • BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE
    Hyperion, 2010
  • LA CANDY
    HarperCollins, 2009