Darryl Oliver
Literary Agent
he/him/his
Darryl Oliver is a literary agent, specializing in adult science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, speculative fiction, and select literary fiction. In the nonfiction space, he’s also interested in narrative history and narrative nonfiction. He’s previously worked in editorial at Random House and Hogarth.
Fun Facts
Well, reading obviously! When not reading, he loves to watch and play basketball (so long as his body agrees with him), go out for a bike ride, hike, or watch a good show. He’s also a sucker for a trip to the movie theater. Since 2020, he’s grown an appreciation for cooking (he thinks he’s decent) and enjoys creating custom bouquets. The most interesting fact about him though might be his love for animals. Back when he was a teacher, he’d start every class period with a new and random animal fact, and to this day he still enjoys learning something new about the world around us.
Some of Darryl’s favorites
Welsey Chu’s The War Arts Saga
R. F. Kuang The Poppy War series
James Islington’s The Will of the Many
Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel
Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicles
R.R. Virdi’s The First Binding
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer
Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing Homegoing
Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half a Yellow Sun
Namwali Serpell’s The Furrows