Byrd Leavell

i'm currently a literary agent at united talent agency-nyc. i graduated from the university of virginia and the radcliffe publishing program. over my 15+ year career i've worked with book publishers as a literary agent representing clients so they can focus on what they do best, create. here's what nils parker, a multiple nyt & wsj bestselling author, ghostwriter, and editor had to say, “byrd is like a juggling snow leopard. there are very few like him and what is rarer still is that you could actually encounter one like him on the wild, ever-changing terrain where he lives and plies his trade. but even more than that, he manages to balance competing interests, to service multiple relationships, and to know both what editors are looking for and what readers are looking for. his commercial instincts are second to none, and his eternal optimism and joy for books make the business of publishing worth all the trouble and effort.”