|
|
|
NAME
|
Byrd Leavell
|
AGENCY
|
The Waxman Leavell Literary Agency
|
AAR MEMBER
|
No
|
EMAIL
|
byrdsubmit@waxmanagency.com
|
AGENCY WEB SITE
|
http://www.waxmanleavell.com/
|
|
|
|
|
FICTION GENRES
|
Literary Fiction
|
Crime
|
Commercial Fiction
|
Offbeat/Quirky
|
NONFICTION GENRES
|
History
|
Sports
|
Current Affairs
|
Pop Culture
|
Narrative
|
Finance
|
Humor
|
CURRENT STATUS
|
This agent accepts queries
|
MORE INFORMATION
|
|
SPECIAL INTERESTS
|
-
His interests include literary fiction, edgier commercial fiction, and non-fiction that pushes the publishing envelope
-
He loves writing that makes an impact and the work I represent covers a broad spectrum, from Pete Sampras’ upcoming "Mind of a Champion", to podcasting extraordinaire Scott Sigler’s novel "Infected", to books that make you laugh like Bob Power’s brilliant "Happy Cruelty Day" and Tucker Max’s "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell."
|
DOES NOT REPRESENT
|
-
He does NOT represent fantasy, romance, children's...
|
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
|
|
|
FACTS/TIDBITS
|
-
http://www.waxmanleavell.com/about-agency
-
Byrd Leavell has been an agent for twelve years and in that time has represented two of the most popular humor books ever in Tucker Max’s I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL and Justin Halpern’s SH*T MY DAD SAYS.
-
He handles narrative non-fiction, sports, humor, and commercial fiction that reads like you just grabbed hold of a speeding train; his clients include Scott Sigler, Drew Magary, Cat Marnell, Babe Walker, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Pete Sampras, George Karl, Mike Sacks, and John. L. Parker Jr.
|
EDUCATION
|
-
Graduate of the University of Virginia and the Radcliffe Publishing Program
|
|
|
|
|
|
NEW DEALS
|
Gavin McInnes's STREET BONERS, Seth Harwood's JACK WAKES UP, Keith and the Girl's WHAT DO WE DO NOW?, Clay Travis's ON ROCKY TOP, John Parker, Jr.'s ONCE A RUNNER, Claire Zulkey's AN OFF YEAR, David Lovelace's SCATTERSHOT, Tyler Gray's THE HIT CHARADE, Michelle Maisto's EATING TOGETHER, Matthew Biberman's BIG SID'S VINCATI, Scott Sigler's INFECTED, Mark Budman's MY LIFE AT FIRST TRY,Bob Powers' first two books in the JUST MAKE A CHOICE! series, Amit Chatwani's DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A BANKER, Sam MacDonald's THE URBAN HERMIT, Clay Travis's DIXIELAND DELIGHT, Thomas Kohnstamm's DO TRAVEL WRITERS GO TO HELL?, Pete Sampras's A CHAMPION'S MIND
|
PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
|
Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes
|
Author: |
|
Gavin McInnes
|
|
Genres:
|
|
Pop Culture
|
|
Publisher: |
|
Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (May 27, 2010) |
Fifteen years after founding Vice, Gavin McInnes has poured his creative juices into a new endeavor: StreetCarnage.com. Growing in size and influence at an alarming rate, the site's main feature is the new and improved version of Gavin's "DOs and DON'Ts," now tantalizingly called Street Boners.
View book at Amazon
|
Jack Wakes Up: A Novel
|
Author: |
|
Seth Harwood
|
|
Genres:
|
|
True Crime
|
Commercial Fiction
|
|
Publisher: |
|
Three Rivers Press; Updated edition (May 5, 2009) |
View book at Amazon
|
What Do We Do Now?: Keith and The Girl's Smart Answers to Your Stupid Relationship Questions
|
Author: |
|
Keith Malley, Chemda
|
|
Genres:
|
|
Pop Culture
|
|
Publisher: |
|
Three Rivers Press (March 9, 2010) |
Finally, a modern relationship book for the modern relationship. This book is an R-rated, utterly honest Q&A book culled from the best and funniest questions posed by Keith and the Girl devotees
View book at Amazon
|
On Rocky Top: A Front-Row Seat to the End of an Era
|
Author: |
|
Clay Travis
|
|
Genres:
|
|
Sports
|
|
Publisher: |
|
It Books; Reprint edition (August 10, 2010) |
When Clay Travis decided to spend the 2008 season up close and personal with the University of Tennessee Volunteers, he thought he was in for a rollicking ride with a leading contender for the national title. But by December, the team had suffered its second-worst season ever, and its head coach of more than thirty years, Phil Fulmer, the most beloved and recognized man in Tennessee, had been fired. In this book, Travis, a lifelong Volunteer fan, reports on the season from the sideline and inside the locker room, creating a fascinating and loving chronicle of an impassioned state, a celebrated football culture, a beloved coach, and the sensational collapse of a once-mighty juggernaut.
View book at Amazon
|
|
|
|
|
|
LINKS
|
Twitter
http://twitter.com/ByrdLeavell3
This is Byrd Leavell's PublishersMarketplace page
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/ByrdLeavell3/
|
PREVIOUS AGENCIES
|
|
|