Author: Allen Levi
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-WIKIPEDIA: Allen Levi -AUTHOR VIDEO SITE: Allen Levi (YouTube) -AUTHOR SITE: AllenLevi.com - -ENTRY: Allen Levi (Good Reads) - -WIKIPEDIA: Theo of Golden -ENTRY: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (Good Reads) -PUBLISHER PAGE: Theo of Golden (Simon & Schuster) -ENTRY: Theo of Golden (BookBrowse) - - - - -REVIEW INDEX: Allen Levi (Kirkus) -VIDEO INDEX: “allen levi” (YouTube) - - - -VIDEO: Allen Levi (Author of Theo of Golden) | University of Alabama Event (Jody Gambrell Creative, Feb 26, 2026) -VIDEO: Allen Levi in Conversation with Ben May (Hosted by the Little Professor Bookshop and Canterbury Methodist Church (Birmingham, AL), Feb 26, 2026) -VIDEO: Allen Levi discusses "Theo of Golden" with Dicky Barlow (Mountain Brook High School Athletics, Jun 16, 2026) -VIDEO: In conversation: Allen Levi at the Columbus Public Library (Mar 21, 2025 -VIDEO PODCAST: Why 'Theo of Golden' Has Touched Millions of Readers with Allen Levi and Oprah (Oprah, Jul 21, 2026 The Oprah Podcast) -PODCAST: The Great Novel That Almost Wasn’t (Collin Hansen • Allen Levi, 3/18/25, The Gospel Coalition) -VIDEO: Allen Levi discusses THEO OF GOLDEN with Paula McLain (Barnes & Noble, Apr 24, 2026) -PROFILE: Author Allen Levi, 69, Shares the Inspiration Behind His Beloved Bestseller ‘Theo of Golden’: The writer chats with AARP about his unlikely turn as a novelist, his late brother’s resemblance to Theo and which ‘Golden’ character will be the subject of his next book (Donna Freydkin, April 08, 2026, AARP) -PROFILE: ‘Theo of Golden’ has taken Harris County author Allen Levi to the New York Times Best Seller List (Chuck Williams, Dec 26, 2025, WRBL) -INTERVIEW: ‘Theo of Golden’ Offers Winsome Witness Interview by Isaac Wood: Novelist Allen Levi talks faith, writing, and hope. (Christianity Today, February 19, 2026) -INTERVIEW: Listening In: Allen Levi (Hosted By Warren Smith, 05/31/2019, World) -PROFILE: How a nearly 70-year-old debut novelist published 2025’s breakout hit: With virtually no marketing or social media presence, “Theo of Golden” became a blockbuster. (Sophia Nguyen, December 24, 2025, Washington Post) The author’s own path has taken a few twists. He practiced law in Columbus, Georgia, for 13 years, went abroad to the University of Edinburgh to study Scottish fiction and then became a full-time singer-songwriter, performing at corporate events and for Young Life, a Christian youth organization. For a couple of decades, the Atlanta airport was functionally his second home. Around 2010, tiring of life on the road, he ramped down his tour schedule to spend more time with his sick brother and aging father, a forester. For a time, he even returned to the law, briefly serving as a probate judge in Harris County. But when his term ended, “I didn’t know what was next for me,” Levi said. Then one morning, he was waiting in line at his usual cafe, taking in the portraits on display, and thought: Wouldn’t it be fun if someone bought all of them? -PROFILE: ‘Theo of Golden’: The story behind the breakaway novel and its Georgia author: Allen Levi was a lawyer, a musician and a judge. Then, in his 60s, he wrote a story about a mysterious stranger. (Thomas Lake, Feb 10, 2026, Atlanta Journal Constitution) -PROFILE: Allen Levi and “Theo of Golden” (Jeff Munroe, January 26, 2026, Reformed Journal) -PROFILE: ‘I Fell in Love with the Old Man’—Allen Levi, Author of ‘Theo of Golden’ on the Book’s Viral Success (Exclusive): A tiny-town mystery, big heart—and a coffeeshop wall of portraits that started it all (Carissa Mosness, March 26, 2026, Woman’s World) -PROFILE: This bestselling book has an Alabama connection you might not know about (Amber Sutton, Aug. 28, 2026, AL.com) -PROFILE: Theo of Golden broke every rule in publishing. It’s an unprecedented bestseller. (Pamela Paul, Wall Street Journal) -PROFILE: He self-published a novel ‘late in the game.’ Now it’s the biggest book in the U.S. — and Tom Hanks might star in the movie: ‘Theo of Golden’ may have started out modestly, but it’s become ‘an unprecedented bestseller (Valerie Jones, Aug 21, 2026, Deseret News) -PODCAST: Allen Levi on Theo of Golden: The author of Theo of Golden sits down with Russell in Andrew Peterson’s Chapter House (Russell Moore, March 4, 2026) -PROFILE: Meet the owners of the Columbus coffee shop that inspired the Chalice in ‘Theo of Golden' (Mike Haskey, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) -PROFILE: Allen Levi: Spreading kindness through his book, “Theo of Golden” (Phil Scoggins, Dec 10, 2023, WRBL) - - - - -ARTICLE: Warner Bros. in Talks to Land ‘Theo of Golden’ Film Rights, Tom Hanks Eyed to Star: Allen Levi’s book has sold over 3.5 million copies and is the highest-selling print book in America for 2026 (Umberto Gonzalez, August 19, 2026, The Wrap) -ARTICLE: Warner Bros Locking Down Film Rights To Allen Levi Bestseller ‘Theo Of Golden’ With Tom Hanks To Star (Mike Fleming Jr, August 19, 2026, Deadline) - - - -REVIEW: Theo of Golden’s Good Christian Heart: The bestselling novel’s unexpected popularity can be explained by its old-fashioned, liberal-minded Christianity. (Rebecca Onion, March 26, 2026, Slate) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Jim Heffernan, 1/01/26, Tillamook County Pioneer) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Kirkus) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden: A Novel by Allen Levi (Tosin Adeoti, Jan 26, 2026, Medium) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Heather Caliendo, March 21, 2026, Book Club Chat) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Anne Logan, March 2, 2026, I’ve Read This) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Susan, Book Review Crew) -REVIEW: Emotionally Destroyed by an Old Man: A Theo of Golden Review (Vanessa Skildum, 2/04/26, Roundtable) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Laureen, 1/14/26, My Fab Fifties) -REVIEW: Allen Levi’s Theo of Golden: Mystery, Allegory, and the Purpose of Art (FracTad’s Bookshelf, 4/09/25) -REVIEW: Theo & Me: Thoughts on Allen Levi’s Beautiful Novel (You Guada Read With Me!, 4/07/25) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (My SPOILER ALERT Book Reviews!, May 14, 2026) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (The Pursuit of His Best, 5/21/25) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Marmalade and Mustardseed) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Readers with Wrinkles) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Joanne's Reading Blog) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (The Morning Words) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Lisa Harvey, Blue Stocking Reviews) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (The Reading Rambler) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Stacey Collins, 2/25/26, The Nile) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (What’s Better than Books) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Fizzy Pop Collection) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Litzyditz) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Bob on Books) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Bookshelf Fanyasies) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (A Writer’s Window) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (The Perspectivist) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Hannah Kowalczyk-Harper, Medium) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Barlin’s Books) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Anderson Magazine) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Lift My Noise) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Jonathon Crump, Jonathan’s Substack) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Dear Author) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (Renee Roberson) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (The Cullman Tribune) -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden ( -REVIEW: of Theo of Golden (
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