Jessica Faust
Literary Agent
BookEnds Literary Agency
President & founder of BookEnds Literary Agency, author advocate, optimist, & professional pain in the ass. Runs on coffee, wine, & kettlebells. She/Her
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Dante Medema @DanteMedema
currently reading: THE GREAT ALONEI love LOVE the area this book is set (outside Homer) and have wanted to set a book here for a long time. This story is BEAUTIFUL and makes me ache from the insides in the best way. Her descriptions of my state make my heart so happy.
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The Wall Street Journal @WSJ
The children of the college admissions scandal grapple with the fallout. “I don’t know who you are anymore, mom.” on.wsj.com/2RpMF4RThis is a book I'd like to see. Parents who go too far because they think they're protecting their kids. This is both fiction and nonfiction depending on your take. #mswl

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Passions and personal interests hugely inform any agent's list. Mine include: Minnesota, Hockey, Cooking/Food, Wine/Cocktails, motherhood, business ownership, dogs, diversity, equality, women, books/reading. #MSWL

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I'm looking mostly for mystery, suspense, thriller, upmarket and literary fiction. I'd also love more women's fiction. I want more stories like Whisper Network, My Sister the Serial Killer, and Bright River to name a few. #MSWL

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I have regrets that after 20 years at @bookendslit I still haven't represented a cocktail book (although I have done wine). #MSWL for 2020 is that I desperately need a mixologist on my list. Query me here: querymanager.com/query/Jessica_…

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Someone put the idea of a book on imposter syndrome in my head and now I can't let it go. #mswl

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I'm having such fun building my nonfiction list. I want more mind/body/spirit books. Like the Cannabis/CBD book I represent. Essential oils, meditation... #MSWL

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I see a lot of WF about a woman whose partner has cheated on her. What about the other side? What if you never wanted them to leave them? What if you just wanted to be the other? #MSWL

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Oh my goodness! I want this story in a book. #wf #s #t any genre about finding your partner on a dating profile, but did someone else set it up to ruin the relationship? #mswl podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inv…

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Where is my book featuring the library curator? #mswl Gwyneth Paltrow's Professional Book Curator Thatcher Wine Shares Advice townandcountrymag.com/style/home-dec…

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Jessica Faust's Query Wishes -- what's missing in her inbox #MSWL bookendsliterary.com/2019/08/14/jes…

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I had a few minutes to sit with this brilliantly suspenseful summer read. The kind of book I love representing.
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#summerreading #mystery #thriller #suspense #suspensebooks #mswl #literaryagent… instagram.com/p/B0YSPKzgKZR/…

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I read a ton of mystery/thriller/suspense submissions as well as women's fiction & I find that I've become increasingly disappointed when the love interest pops in and it's not a LGBTQ character. Where are my LGBTQ characters? #MSWL

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The BookEnds Agents Auto-Reject Hit List -- ideas, plot points, or even characters we usually reject. #MSWL bookendsliterary.com/2019/06/27/boo…

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The BookEnds Agents Auto-Request Hit List -- ideas, plot points, or even characters we can't refuse. #MSWL bookendsliterary.com/2019/06/25/boo…

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When I said I like books that are light & fun, that doesn’t mean they aren’t ripe with emotion. I love a good emotional roller coaster in a book. #MSWL

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I love stories about people who need to rethink their dreams. We all have them & often hold on to them well past their expiration dates. I want the story of that person realizing maybe they need a different dream. #MSWL

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I definitely read to the seasons. Summer is a desire for fun & light. Last summer I was obsessed with @kevinkwanbooks — right now it’s this. Which means my #MSWL is fun & light.