David Dunton
Harvey Klinger, Inc.
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Updated: 9/11/2025
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David joined the Harvey Klinger Literary Agency in 1996, after working in the editorial department at Simon & Schuster for seven years.
He specializes in music-related nonfiction, biography, narrative nonfiction, and young adult & middle-grade fiction.
His clients include New York Times-bestselling authors, musicians, journalists, collaborators, essayists, NPR contributors, and exceptional storytellers, and his clients’ books have been translated into many different languages.
David is a graduate of Wesleyan, where he majored in American Studies, and lives in Volcano, HI with his wife, author Nikki Van De Car, and their teenager.
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