Mark Tavani
David Black Literary Agency
Likely Closed
Updated: 9/28/2025
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Mark Tavani spent 23+ years editing bestsellers and award‑winners at Ballantine Books, Penguin Random House, Bantam, Del Rey, and GP Putnam's Sons before becoming a literary agent and VP of Business Strategy.
He represents fiction and nonfiction—especially book club novels, thrillers, mysteries, speculative and historical fiction, and narrative nonfiction in wellness, history, sports, and big ideas—and has recently placed titles with major publishers.
He holds a Creative Writing degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Clients
- Ryan Pote
- Chris Palmer
- Gene Wojciechowski
- Gabe Bullard
- James Worthy
Book Sales
- Blood And Treasure
- The Life Of Kobe
- All Carry
- Against Convenience
- Becoming Worthy
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