Byrd Leavell
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Co-Head of Publishing at UTA. Read a book. It'll make you feel much better than twitter.
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@charliekirk11
Not that you will ever acknowledge reality. But he isn't actually a billionaire.
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UTA Literary Agent Byrd Leavell On Publishing Industry Trends, How To Write A Good Query Letter, And The Sure Signs Of An Up-And-Coming Writer - Writing Routines
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@unitedtalent
let's get on this.
@seaqueen2001
is the bestseller we all need in our lives
The
#1
book in the world I want to read is from
@seaqueen2001
aka Azaelia Banks (who surely has been approached to do a book before). I have ordered
@byrdleavell3
to try to sign her !
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Open a novel and just start reading it. Notice how much better you feel. Repeat.
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Can we talk about how good
@Cat_Marnell
manuscript is? Because it is brain meltingly, soul stirringly, good. Next year is so long to wait.
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@NBCNews
WTF is happening down there? As a southerner it kills me that this racist BS confirms every bad stereotype out there
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Moving up higher every week. Word of mouth is a beautiful thing.
@TiffanyHaddish
#thelastblackunicorn
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Two decades in and this job keeps creating wonderful moments like this.
Thank you Paul and
@byrdleavell3
for believing in this book before Andrew Yang was a thing. 😀🙏🎉
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Huzzah! Selling Mandy's book next week. On bestseller lists in 2018.
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Just heard about an agent who puts “Major Submission” in his subject line every time. Why did the rest of us not think of this??
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My life is a series of flashbacks to emails I have failed to respond to.
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Other lit agent: "Oh your story has lots of cuss words and nudity? You should try Byrd Leavell. He's great at that stuff.
Note: NOT ALL I DO
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"Feminism has helped me see in my mother what she cannot see in herself and it has led me to reconciliation. I can see why people want to believe there is something redemptive in what divides us." - Elizabeth Wurtzel
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The part of this job where I find my true home is writing a cover letter for a submission that is going to blow editors away, while blasting music and singing along.
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I turned down Tim Ferriss
While I have 3 books in drawers and countless short story rejections of my own, I think it's worth mentioning the agent perspective: I have passed on several projects that have gone on to be beloved, prize-winning books. I am so happy for each one of them.
#ShareYourRejections
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Great piece. Every publication starts with zero sales. The key is understanding that and approaching the process with both pragmatism and relentless ambition.
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Sold to Gallery today. Congrats
@mandystadt
Huzzah! Selling Mandy's book next week. On bestseller lists in 2018.
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Molly O’Neill is one of the best lit agents walking around out there. Full stop.
I could not be happier for
@adibkhorram
, his editor
@chidiaqian
, and Darius himself, who is one of the most wonderful & true book characters I've ever had the joy of knowing. Joyous thanks to the Morris Award Committee!
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Over the moon about this Peter. We are going to build something very special together.
I have some big news that I had to keep under wraps until today. Drumroll please…
@unitedtalent
bought
@fletcherco
so now I’m a UTA agent! So excited for the opportunity. Thanks
@FletcherChristy
! And hi
@byrdleavell3
!
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Going to go out on a limb and say that Ayelet Waldman's agent earns every penny of their commission.
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Publishing is made up of wonderful people. It comes with loving to read. But maybe we stop directing so much anger at half the country?
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Fantastic review. Starting at age age 10(!) I read every
@StephenKing
book the Crozet library had and he without question is the reason I ended up working in book publishing. Now tonight I get to see him in person for the first time at the
@PENamerican
awards. Big night.
Got to review the new Stephen King novel for The NY Times. Turned into a conversation about appropriation versus inspiration as well.
Stephen King’s Reign of Terror Continues in a New Novel via
@NYTimes
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Just cancelled our London book fair trip. Feels impossible to justify at this point.
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Devastated to hear about the loss of Susan Kamil. She was everything good about book publishing summed up in one brilliant, tremendously impressive person. My heart goes out to her family, her colleagues, and her authors.
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I just want to say it's total BULLSHIT when you have a book that misses the Times list even though it has double the sales of those on it.
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We as a culture don’t celebrate Carl Weathers nearly enough.
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@herdyshepherd1
We did this fifteen years ago and that calf is now the bull (named Christmas) and loves my dad and comes when called. It is truly astounding how much they consume through those initial months.
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Two extremely impressive, very different, clients equals one hell of an enjoyable podcast.
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This is v exciting. Andrew is a truly inspirational leader. And also one hell of a great writer. THE WAR ON NORMAL PEOPLE comes out April 3rd.
@HachetteUS
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RIP Elizabeth Wurtzel.
Her emails were there are own distinct and wonderful things. Found this one from last March “It is hard to stop me from writing. Because I am good with words. And that has been good for me.”
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"How To Murder Your Life isn’t available until 1/31 but it’s gaining buzz as the most jaw-dropping book of next year"
@pagesix
@Cat_Marnell
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My dad has dyslexia and has never been a reader but then he started to read on his phone on his library app and because it is just 4 words across he has no problems. Just showed me a list of the 40 novels he’s read.
#libraries
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New pitch: it's like Pokemon Go meets Chewbacca Mom meets... Grapes of Wrath.
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I have closed a half million dollars worth of deals this week. Take that chicken littles!
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Had one of those days where I felt such gratitude for this job. It is remarkable thing to get to do for a living.
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Going out with a novel so funny it will make you physically tired. At Night She Cries, While He Rides His Steed by
@StJamesStJames
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Yessssssssss
The new season of FARGO, starring Chris Rock, will debut on Sept. 27, FX says. (It had previously been set for April 19 before production was halted.)
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Was just looking for the
@TiffanyHaddish
original proposal and had actually forgotten how many editors/publishers passed on it.
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Humbly, if you work in book publishing it is your job to help create books everyone wants to buy. Not just the ones who agree with you.
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If you are an editor, you should be chasing me for this proposal right now.
http://t.co/XlYX1M6usF
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@PamelaPaulNYT
Publishers need to solve this. Authors take 15% in an implement agreement that situations like this won’t happen.
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Christmas shopping for me largely entails going in stores I don't usually go in and then buying things for myself.
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I wish you could walk up to doppelgängers and say "you look just like my friend. Can I take your picture?"
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1) "So forgive me for all of it, for being terrible, wonderful Elizabeth Wurtzel. The truth is that the most difficult thing about me is my reputation for being difficult. After all, I wrote this email, as I write everything, on my phone..."
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Yes!
@AndrewYang
mentions his 📖. Career highlight.
In a light-hearted moment, Andrew Yang says he would "love" to gift each of his fellow Democrats a copy of his book
#DemDebate
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Agree. Read a book! Get off twitter! Your thoughts about current political events don't actually matter! Have a better life!
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Over the moon about this. Sylvain we cannot wait to make some big things happen for you.
I have good news ... I've signed with literary agent Cassie Hanjian (
@Cjhanjian
) of Waxman Leavell (
@WaxmanLeavell
).
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Get ready world!
This book will change you. Heartbreakingly profound yet funny and strange,
@cebocampbell
is brilliant and absolutely a writer to watch. I am deeply honored to be working with Cebo and so excited to publish SKY FULL OF ELEPHANTS
@SimonBooks
! Thank you,
@byrdleavell3
@unitedtalent
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The impossible challenge: ride in a private jet without posting about it.
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My most succesful clients are the ones who get shit done quickly and well every time. Proposal edits? Here they are. A press kit? No problem
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Stephen King on literary vs commercial writers is solid gold.
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What if you deleted twitter until after the election and read books instead.
17 books to keep you occupied (or distracted) in October
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“book sales not only recovered but surged. Unit sales of print books are up nearly 6 percent over last year, according to NPD BookScan, and e-book and digital audiobook sales have risen by double digits. Reading, it turns out, is an ideal experience in quarantine.”
Everyone thought book sales would plummet in a pandemic. Instead, they've soared, and few have benefitted like Penguin Random House under Madeline McIntosh
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One aspect of my job I would like to have to stop is convincing some editors to actually read and then edit my client's manuscripts.
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Every editor on every call with a every potential author ever, “we’re big but we have a small list so no books get lost!”
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It is continously amazing to me how much traction a book can achieve without any mainsteam media whatsoever. Instagram + podcasts = sales.
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The best. Love my job, Malibu, open water swims, and this crew immensely.
My kind of book club. Open water reef recon with the literary sea lions of Malibu 🌊 🦁 📚 🏊🏽♂️
@neilstrauss
@byrdleavell3
@adamskolnick
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If only we could get .000000001% of the people playing that gem game on their phones to realize how much more enjoyable a good book is.
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Really enjoyed doing this podcast with the wonderful
@SarahsShelves
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I know we are all coping with the struggle of daily existence, but if you are an adult playing candy crush its time to reevaluate things
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If Sample Audience sections in proposals were accurate then every book would sell 800K copies.
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The London Book Fair and Beyond: A Conversation with Byrd Leavell, Co-Head of Publishing at UTA
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Book publicists. When you put a book in your signature, every other author you are working with is going to know they are your 2nd option.
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Love this so much
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U.K. version looks terrific.
@Cat_Marnell
Heading to London with some seriously good reading material. Thanks
@JoannabennettUK
and see you soon!
#howtomurderyourlife
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Yes! RT
@Ohio_Oilman
:
@GSElevator
'Byrd Leavell' is such an awesome name for a literary agent.
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There was also one that started, “I am as excited as a slinky at the top of the stairs.”
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Can we all agree that the whole book publishing overpaying comedians who don't even have a single sentence on paper needs to end?
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