Debra Devi – Ghostwriter

I ghostwrite award-winning memoirs, and bestselling nonfiction books on topics ranging from entrepreneurship and investing to neuroscience and music. My book proposals have secured my clients representation by top literary agents. Publishers include Ballantine, Random House, BenBella Books, Penguin and Prentice Hall.

I co-authored a teacher's multi-award-winning memoir, which reached #22 on Amazon Biographies and is being developed into a film. I wrote a #3 WSJ bestseller with a Fortune 500 consultant/neuroscientist. Another memoir I co-authored is now an Off-Broadway play. I have also ghostwritten top-selling books on investing and yoga.

I genuinely enjoy collaborating with fascinating people--helping them tell their stories and share their ideas. I focus on creating a compelling page-turner that feels like it was written by YOU. My clients have included a popular rock musician, the leading global expert in entrepreneurship education, celebrity yoga teachers, a neuroscientist and a senior VP at Bank of America.

I hold a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. If you need an article, blog post or Wikipedia entry, don't worry, I can do that, too. I've written lots of short-form content for my clients.

Together, we'll figure out what process works best for you and your schedule. I will do what it takes to make you feel comfortable and confident every step along the way--while making sure we hit every deadline.

I'm also a working musician, which led to me write my own award-winning book about the blues.

RECENT BOOKS:

#3 Wall Street Journal Bestseller THE BRAIN-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE: WHY TALENTED PEOPLE QUIT AND HOW TO GET THEM TO STAY for Fortune 500 consultant and neuroscientist Friederike Fabritius (Rowman & Littlefield 2022)

#22 Amazon Biography (#1 in four additional categories) GOODBYE HOMEBOY: HOW MY STUDENTS DROVE ME CRAZY AND INSPIRED A MOVEMENT (foreword by Wes Moore) with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship founder Steve Mariotti (BenBella Books 2019)

ALMOST GROWN: A NEW YORK MEMOIR for rock musician Jesse Malin (Akashic Books, spring 2026)

SHORT FORM CONTENT:

You'll find a sampling of my short-form content below, including a list of Huffington Post articles I wrote for Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship founder Steve Mariotti, a Village Voice article I wrote for rock musician Jesse Malin, and Wikipedia entries for big data expert Ted Myerson and Steve Mariotti.

Let's create something extraordinary together!