Esther Newberg, originally from Middletown, Connecticut, is an American literary agent and former aide to Senator Robert F. Kennedy during his 1968 presidential campaign.
She was one of the six "Boiler Room Girls" who socialized with Ted Kennedy and several others on the evening of Mary Jo Kopechne's death.
[3] Newberg is the senior vice president at International Creative Management, a talent agency in New York City.
She has represented authors such as Carl Hiaasen (Skinny Dip) and Robert Iger, Patricia Cornwell (Sharp Force), Thomas Friedman, Michael Beschloss, Don Imus, Tom Hanks, Ina Garten, Chris Rock and Caroline Kennedy.
[4] Newberg has also represented international best selling author Patricia Cornwell for decades, closing record breaking deals.