Donovan Levine

I primarily represent genre fiction, upmarket fiction, and non-fiction memoir.

As far as genre fiction goes, I am seeking crime thrillers, historical (narrative), mystery, coming-of-age, adventure, and romance. I accept sci-fi and fantasy if they are considered “high concept”.

I am craving voice-driven, fly-off-the-page characters and adventurous stories, with messaging and themes relevant to the times. And I am especially seeking underrepresented voices with powerful, lived experiences. Braids of mysticism and speculative elements are also appreciated. I am also particularly interested in family sagas, multi-generational stories, whose story element and essential conflict span multiple lifetimes. Also humor never hurts!

For non-fiction, I am seeking memoirs with a particular focus on individualism, struggle, self-actualization, self-help, religion, inspiration, or personal identity.

Don’t let genre be a deterrent! If it’s a really good story with a really great pitch, I’m all in.

Some favorite books of mine: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, How it Feels to Float by Helena Fox, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, Dune by Frank Herbert, The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, and Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

Submissions should be emailed to donovan.levine@projectpalisade.agency