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Jessica Faust

An agent with BookEnds Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

In 1999, Jessica Faust founded BookEnds because she loved working in publishing, but also wanted to do things her own way — work on the books and with the authors who inspired her most. As time went on, she decided to grow BookEnds beyond her own interests and expertise building an agency, and a client list, that spans all genres and age groups and works with a mission to build careers for authors, illustrators, and those working in BookEnds itself.

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, upmarket, literary, 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 a number of 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.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

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Statistics Synopsis

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Jessica is actively seeking fresh new voices and stories in women's fiction, literary and upmarket fiction, mystery, thrillers, and suspense including, but not limited to, psychological and domestic suspense/thrillers, literary and upmarket thrillers, and mysteries. She strives to bring more diverse voices in all genres and would particularly like to see more LGBTQ protagonists in fiction. Jessica loves emotional stories that explore friendships and women's lives. She is looking for edgy new suspense and has been on the hunt for both women's fiction and suspense that explore motherhood.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cozy, Historical
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Psychological, Romantic Suspense

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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She is also accepting submissions in select areas of nonfiction, specifically in personal development, self-help, health and wellness, and business. Her current goal is to represent more broad-based business books by women and business leaders of color.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance.
Lifestyle: Self-help.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Jessica Faust Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 10.5 mean avg | 6.5 median | 29 max days (12.7 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 17 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:58 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Aug 2026

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