Julie Barer is Colson Whitehead wife who is a prominent American novelist.

Julie speaks for a variety of writers across a literary spectrum. She has been successful enough to have her clients been finalists and winners of numerous grants and prizes, including the National Book Award and more. Julie is particularly interested and indulged in representing a diverse voice from a wide range of backgrounds and from around the world. Julie feels strongly about bringing under-represented and undiscovered stories to light, regardless of any race, class, and sexuality, and enjoys the opportunity to be challenged and educated by fiction.