Jessica Faust

President & Literary Agent
(she/her/hers)

As owner and president of BookEnds, Jessica Faust is honored to spend every day with some of the publishing's most talented authors and agents. Since founding BookEnds in 1999, Jessica works tirelessly to advocate for those she works with from clients to the team at BookEnds.  In addition to growing BookEnds in new and innovative directions, Jessica represents many bestselling and award-winning authors. Her focus is on bringing more underrepresented and marginalized voices into publishing and her areas of expertise include mystery, suspense, thriller, upmarket fiction, romance, speculative, and women's fiction. In nonfiction, she’s seeking books and authors who will make her a better person and a better leader.  Jessica began her career as an acquisitions editor at Berkley Publishing, Macmillan, and Wiley. In addition to nearly 15 years of blogging, Jessica has a regular role on the BookEnds YouTube channel, Instagram account, and Tiktok; has taught at New York University's Continuing Education Program; written a publishing column; and has been honored by several different publishing organizations. Jessica hosts workshops and speaking engagements throughout the world and is a member of AALA. While her heart will always be in Minnesota, Jessica now lives in New Jersey with her family. Outside of BookEnds, Jessica’s passions include kettlebell lifting, walking Olive, skiing, paddle boarding, cooking, baking, reading other people's books, and generally laughing with friends and family. Specifics on the types of books she’s seeking to represent as well as more information on querying Jessica can be found in her wishlist below, along with the link to her query form. You can learn more about Jessica by following her on: Twitter and Instagram or email her directly.  You can also find information about new deals and clients on Publishers Marketplace. Watch our interview with Jessica on YouTube!

Client Books

Singh, Actions Speak Louder
Brown, Perfect Little Lives
Abdullah, Perfectly Nice Neighbors
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Peterson, Mindful Millionaire
Adams, The Book of Candlelight
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Chow, Death By Bubble Tea
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DaSilva, Witch's Way
Payne, Light in Forest
Burns, Murder is a Piece of Cake
Davis, Diva Goes Overboard
Shelton, Dark Night

Jessica Faust Wishlist

Jessica has a passion for finding more books written by underrepresented and marginalized voices as well as stories that support, inspire, and empower women. Her fiction list focuses on suspense, mystery,  magical realism, romance, and upmarket women's, book club, and speculative fiction. In nonfiction, she seeking books that make her a better person, specifically fresh perspectives on race and feminism, personal development, self-help, and business.  Jessica is particularly drawn to stories about women, family, and friendships that explore her love of books, food, dogs, magic, and fairy tales--these can be dark and mysterious or fun, light, and quirky.  Her upcoming wishlist includes fun romantic comedies and mysteries -- an added element of paranormal and magic is a bonus. On the flip side, she always loves dark thrillers, suspense, and upmarket books with a feminist perspective. She loves a book with a strong hook or high-concept idea in all genres. Something that from one sentence you want to see what that could be about.  Some favorite reads that both inspired and informed her list include WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS, CHEMISTRY LESSONS, MRS. QUINN'S RISE TO FAME, THE DEAD ROMANTICS, THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, THE PUSH, Sarah Addison Allen, and anything like Kevan Kwan.  Jessica (along with James) regularly discusses their recent reads on YouTube where you can see what she’s most excited about and what latest reads are informing her list. You can also get a sense of the books she's reading and representing by following her on Instagram or seeing what she's up to on TikTok. To submit to Jessica Faust click on this link for her Query Manager form.

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