Byrd Leavell is a

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. Previously he was known as a named partner at the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency.

Career

Leavell graduated from the

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and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. In 2012, he partnered with Scott Waxman to form the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency. As a partner at the Waxman Leavell agency, he has overseen multiple ''New York Times'' bestsellers including #1 bestselling books '' Shit My Dad Says'' by

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. Leavell also represents Rob Elliott, whose LOL series has sold more than 2.5 million copies. He also represented the anonymous Dutch novel '' Diary of an Oxygen Thief''. Leavell also represents Cat Marnell, a former '' Lucky'',

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and ''

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'' blogger. In September 2017 he began his employment at

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. One of the first clients Leavell represented at UTA was comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish. Haddish's memoir, ''The Last Black Unicorn'', was a debut ''New York Times'' bestseller, spending each of its first six weeks in print on the list and, as of January 2018, reaching #5 overall.

Selected clients

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* GloZell Green *

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* Drew Magary * Cat Marnell *

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* Mike Sacks *

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* Mandy Stadtmiller * Anthony Sullivan * Jorge Cruise * Mat Best

References

External links

Personal WebsiteWaxman Leavell Literary AgencyLinkedin Profile
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