Caroline Leavitt – Editor

I'm a New York Times Bestselling novelist with 13 critically acclaimed traditionally published novels, including Pictures of You, Cruel Beautiful World, and With or Without You. My 13th novel , Days of Wonder was one of the top 3 selections for the CBS Book Club, and has been optioned for film, as well as reviewed and featured by the NYT, The Washington Post, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, The Los Angeles Times, more. I’ve had film options and I have been translated into 12 languages, plus I review and have reviewed for the NYT, People, and more. I also am the co-founder of A Mighty Blaze, which puts readers, writers and indie bookstores together, and we've interviewed John Irving, Elizabeth Strout, and more. I teach novel writing in a hybrid class for UCLA Writers Program Extension, as well as working with private clients on their manuscripts to get them in shape for agents. Being a writer, I know what it's like to be in the trenches and to feel lost. Being a critic, I know how to find the bones of the novel, how to distinguish what works and what doesn't and why. And being a professor. I know how to fix the things that aren't working.

I'm passionate about the work I do and about the writers I work with. We all have stories to tell. Let me help you tell yours. (P.S. Query letter is always included! 1h Zoom call, too.)

PRAISE

"Caroline is the champion, creative confidant, and literary magician that every writer dreams of having in their corner. Because of her, my novel became a New York Times bestseller--."

Emily Colin, The Memory Thief

​"Caroline has always given me thoughtful, insightful criticism while at the same time being a real cheerleader. Some things I just didn’t see how to fix. But Caroline did.” Mary Morris - receipt of Rome Prize in Literature 2016. Author of Gateway to the Moon (Knopf Doubleday)

​" Caroline was not only amazingly helpful, but also absolutely delightful. She worked on my novel The Wednesday Sisters, which became a New York Times bestseller, and was named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the twenty-five best friendship novels of all time." Meg Waite Clayton, New York Times Bestselling author of The Wednesday Sisters

​"Caroline helped me with my debut novel, which became a national bestseller. Jessica Keener, national bestselling author of Strangers in Budapest, Algonquin Books

"Caroline is a brilliant editor who makes suggestions that change your career without ever crushing your soul. She shaped up my manuscript that sealed the deal with my agent, and later with HarperCollins, and Hollywood producers." Susan Henderson, Pushcart Prize winner, THE FLICKER OF OLD DREAMS, Harper Perennial

​"Working with Caroline changed my life. Thanks to her incredible eye, passion for writing and amazing support, not only did I get a Top NYC agent, but I got a publishing deal with Harper Collins." Gina Sorell, Read With Jenna Anticipated Pick, Good Morning America Buzz Book, THE WISE WOMEN