| Scott Waxman | |
| Occupation: | Publisher |
| Website: | Waxman Literary Agency Diversion Books |
Scott Waxman is the founder of both the Waxman Literary Agency and Diversion Books.[1] [2]
After graduating college, Waxman worked for HarperCollins as an editor in the early 1990s.[2] In 1997, Waxman founded the Waxman Literary Agency.[1] In 2012 Byrd Leavell joined the agency as a named partner,[3] staying with the Waxman Leavell agency until September 2017 when he left for UTA and the agency reverted to its original name.[4]
In 1999, Waxman founded LiveREADS, a company that produced enhanced eBooks of works from Jack Kerouac and other authors.[1] The company went out of business. Waxman noted that if ePublishing ever did become popular, he wanted to be ready.[1]
In 2010, Waxman founded Diversion Books, a publishing company which specializes in commercial fiction, sports, health, and business titles.[5] Diversion publishes both original and backlist titles,[6] [7] most notably Mike Leach's book, Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and in Life and How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.[8]