Alex Lee Agency ALA

2004년 신원 에이전시 입사.

입사 6개월 만에 호아킴 데 포사다의 <마시맬로 이야기>를 13만불에 한국경제신문사와 계약하여 베스트셀러 진입. 한국에서만 3백만 부 판매.

2006년 The Wylie Agency의 독점 에이전트로 선정되어, 2011년 The Wylie Agency가 전세계 직접 관리 체제로 바뀔 때까지 밀란쿤데라, 밥 딜런, 이탈로 칼비노, 수잔 손탁, 리사 랜들, 솔 벨로우, 오르한 파묵 등 노벨상수상작 작가 500명 독점 계약 관리.

민음사 출간 <THE END OF MEN(남자의 종말)> by Hanna Rosin 한국편 사례자로 책의 일부가 되기도 함.

2007년 레딕하우스 작가 및 번역가 레지던스 프로그램(Ledig House Writers & Translators’ Residence Program)에 한국 번역가부분 선정, 미란다 줄라이의 <아무도 너보다 더 여기 속한 사람은 없어> 문학동네 출간 번역가로 참여 및 체류

2009년 7월 밀크우드 에이전시 로고디자인 및 기획 설계 후 창업

Joined Shinwon Agency in 2004.

Within six months of joining the company, she had landed Joachim de Posada's <DON'T EAT THE MARSHMALLOWS YET> for $130,000 contract with the Korea Economic Daily. This title became a bestseller, sold 3 million copies in Korea.

Became the Wylie Agency’s exclusive Korean agent from 2006-2011 until The Wylie Agency decided to operate directly in all territories, she handled Nobel Prize-winning authors such as Milan Kundera, Bob Dylan, Italo Calvino, Susan Sontag, Lisa Randall, Saul Bellow, Orhan Pamuk and other 500 writers exclusively.

Part of Hanna Rosin’s book named <The End of Men> as Korean interviewee. This book was published by Minimsa Publishing Group.

In 2008, selected by Ledig House Writers and Translators Residence Program as the translator for <NO ONE BELONGS HERE MORE THAN YOU> by Miranda July and stayed for 2 weeks at the residence with other writers and translators. It was published by Munhakdongne Publishing Group next year.

In July 2009, Alex launched her own literary agency named Milkwood Agency. She designed its logo and all the organizational structure by herself.

Penguinrandomhouse Publishing Group의 대표 비즈니스 분야 브랜드 Portfolio 및 다른 임프린트들 독점 관리.

알랭 드 보통의 독점 에이전트로, <스쿨 오브 라이프(The School of Life London)>를 최초로 교보문고 북모닝CEO에 소개함.

(북모닝CEO의 최초기고자로, 2년간 해외신간정보 뉴스레터 기고)

2011년 네이버 분당사옥에서 알랭 드 보통 초청 직원대상 강연 수행통역 및 행사 조율

문학동네 출간작 <사랑의 기초(The Foundation of Love)>정이현 작가 공저 기획 제안 및 출간 독점 에이전트

석지영 (미국명 Jeannie Suk) 하버드대 로스쿨 교수 전기 기획 및 계약 출간 독점 에이전트 (북하우스 출판사에서 출간)

스쿨 오브 라이프(The School of Life) 시리즈 전체 미래엔과 독점 계약

2018년 Penguinrandomhouse Group 18개 임프린트 독점 체결

2020 문학동네 최정화 작가의 <흰도시 이야기> 수출 계약. 미국 Restlessbooks 체결

미국과 독일문화계 협연의 뉴욕소재 예술 및 문학 레지던스 프로그램인 ART OMI의 작가 레지던스 프로그램 한국 이사로 선정

2021년 10월 미국 Sourcebooks 독점계약 체결 및 Chris Ferrie 박사의 아동 유아용 과학 시리즈 전집 계약 체결

2021년 12월 Zando와 독점 에이전트 계약 체결

Exclusively managing Portfolio and other imprints, the signature business line brands of Penguinrandomhouse Publishing Group.

Worked as the founding contributor of the Kyobobookstore’s online newsletter for its C-suite level subscribers named ‘Bookmorning CEO’. She wrote about what US and UK business people read so that they gain insights and wisdom on what to read. She first introduced <THE SCHOOL OF LIFE London>, a new concept school invented by Alain de Botton, then her exclusive client via the newsletter.

Co-ordinated the invitation of Alain de Botton to Naver’s Bundang headquarter for their employees’ class. She worked as his agent, personal assistant and translator for all of his arrangements in Korea.

She and he talked about love and marriage and how most working women’s marriage lives are so doomed in Korea during a short break before his speech in their auditorium, it later became the stepping stone for his co-authored work named <THE FOUNDATION OF LOVE> written by Jeong Yi Hyun, the Korean female novelist.

Alex also co-worked on the book idea of writing an autobiography to The Wylie Agency’s client Jeannie Suk, the Korean-American Harvard law tenure. She landed a 6-figure advance for a two-book deal pre-emptively with the Wylie Agency’s James Pullen.

It became a very successful textbook for all the ambitious and intelligent young Korean women thanks to her Korean publisher, Bookhouse Publishing, a house full of such inspiring writers both domestically and globally. Landed a 6-figure deal for THE SCHOOL OF LIFE book series with Mirae-N.

Added 17 more imprints of PenguinRandomhouse Publishing Group to the exclusive client list in 2018. This means Avery, their finest health, cooking and self-help imprint joined her list. Dutton and Penguin Books’ extremely well-curated lists are als included and she helped Michael Dine, Victor Mayer Schonberger, Dr.Lenna Rembke and other super writers to find homes.

In 2020, <The White City Tale> by Choi Jeong Hwa (Munhakdongne Publishing) was sold to Restlessbooks US via Craig Literary. Jessica Craig, renowned for her deep intuition for undiscovered stars did her finest work for the deal and is being readied up for US publication in 2022.

Selected as board member of Art Omi for co-ordinating Writers and Translators Residence Program in Korean territory.

October 2021, Alex became the exclusive agent for Sourcebooks US and immediately landed Chris Ferrie’s STEAM series and his adult science book to Sigongsa, the prestigious house and Chaeksesang, the house with great tradition and yet witnessing a new renaissance with brand new lists and other ventures of its first kind in Korean publishing.

December 2021, Zando, the renowned star editor Molly Stern’s new company chose her as their exclusive agent across adult, YA and children’s list.