Dado Derviskadic is a Vice President and Literary Agent at Folio. His authors include Dr. Nicole LePera (HOW TO DO THE WORK), Dr. Cate Shanahan (DEEP NUTRITION), Kelly and Juliet Starrett (BUILT TO MOVE), Matt Alt (PURE INVENTION), Hiroko Yoda (EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO HAPPINESS), John Birdsall (THE MAN WHO ATE TOO MUCH), Esteban Castillo (CHICANO EATS), Naz Deravian (BOTTOM OF THE POT), and many others. After interning with the New York Times in New York and China, he started his career in publishing as a Foreign Rights Director in Beijing, China, in 2009. In this role he acquired English language non-fiction for the growing Chinese market, including major works by Walter Isaacson (STEVE JOBS), George W. Bush (DECISION POINTS), Henry Kissinger (ON CHINA), and many more. Dado reads Chinese, Japanese and Bosnian, and holds a degree from Middlebury College in Chinese film history and Japanese literature. He loves working with writers who have a deep and singular insight into their chosen world.

In non-fiction, I am primarily interested in: cultural history; biography; art history; film; religion and spirituality; psychology; philosophy; pop science and motivational self-help; health and nutrition; pop culture and subcultures; fashion; and food narrative and cookbooks.

Books I’ve Recently Enjoyed Include:
 
1. ELDERFLORA by Jared Farmer
2. THE BEAUTIFUL FALL by Alicia Drake
3. DARK MONEY by Jane Mayer
4. WINNERS TAKE ALL by Anand Giridharadas
5. SEDUCED BY STORY by Peter Brooks
6. THE MYTH OF NORMAL by Gabor Mate
7. TOKYO ROMANCE by Ian Buruma
8. THE HINDUS by Wendy Donigher
9. THE TOOLS by Barry Schultz
10.SACRED NATURE by Karen Armstrong