If they do, then you can send your cookbook proposal directly to their acquisitions editor without going through an agent. (greenapron.com)
This means that every time you need to communicate something about short sales, it has to go through your agent first. (wellingtonfloridashortsales.com)
For authors who have literary agents representing them, the checks go through the agents, who send their checks to the author — royalties minus the agent's percentage. (thebalancecareers.com)