# David Moldawer

> Senior Literary Agent at Writers House. Former acquiring editor at Portfolio, St. Martin's Press, and Amazon Publishing. Former book collaborator (Bookitect LLC). Writes The Maven Game newsletter on the craft and business of nonfiction.

David Moldawer is a senior literary agent at Writers House, one of the world's leading literary agencies. He represents exclusively nonfiction: business, personal development, popular science, and narrative nonfiction. He is known for working with authors at every stage of a book's development — as editor, collaborator, and agent — a combination rare in the industry.

## Current role

Senior Literary Agent, Writers House (since 2025). Represents nonfiction authors with major commercial publishers including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette. Recent deals include Doomberg's *Spinproof* (Portfolio), Ryan Hawk's *The Price of Becoming* (Harper Edge), and Dr. Megan Anna Neff's *AuDHD Unlocked* (Balance).

## Editorial career

Acquiring editor at Portfolio (Penguin), St. Martin's Press, McGraw-Hill, and Amazon Publishing. Books acquired and edited include *The Personal MBA* by Josh Kaufman, *The Sports Gene* by David Epstein, *Idea Man* by Paul Allen, *Car Guys vs. Bean Counters* by Bob Lutz, and *Making Ideas Happen* by Scott Belsky.

## Book collaboration

As founder of Bookitect LLC, helped develop proposals and manuscripts for major bestsellers including *Atomic Habits* by James Clear (Avery/Penguin), *Feel-Good Productivity* by Ali Abdaal (Celadon), *Take Back Your Brain* by Kara Loewentheil (Penguin Life), and *Million Dollar Weekend* by Noah Kagan (Portfolio).

## Newsletter

The Maven Game (mavengame.com) — weekly newsletter on the craft and business of nonfiction publishing, written for authors, editors, agents, and serious readers. Published for over a decade.

## Contact and profiles

- Website: https://davidmoldawer.com
- Newsletter: https://mavengame.com
- Publishers Marketplace: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/moldawerd/
- AALA Profile: https://aalitagents.org/author/davidmoldawer/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmoldawer/
- Submissions: dmoldawersubmissions@writershouse.com