Christopher John Little (1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English literary agent, most famous for representing J.K. Rowling from 1995 to 2011.
[1] His father, Bernard, flew Spitfires for the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain during World War II and became an officer of the Order of the British Empire.
[1][2] The recruitment firm grew, but it was sold in 1992 after Little's literary agency started representing about 20 authors and became his main business.
[4] In 1995, J.K. Rowling sent Little the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone after choosing him from a list of literary agents.
[1] Darren Shan wrote: “If Chris believed in you, he remained loyal to you and supported you to the best of his ability.”[4] This English business-related biographical article is a stub.