Jessica began her publishing career at William Morris Endeavor and joined Janklow & Nesbit as a literary agent in 2023. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, and has lived in New York City since moving there to attend Columbia University.
Jessica represents fiction across the literary and commercial spectrum, journalistic nonfiction, and select pop culture and criticism. On the fiction side, she is drawn to novels that are sweeping in scope but intimate in emotion, particularly those that examine complicated relationships – whether romantic, familial, or platonic – and are imbued with empathy and humor. She is also looking for great love stories with almost-painful levels of yearning, immersive fantasy worlds that make her feel like a kid again, and a coming-of-age at any age, all anchored by propulsive plots and unforgettable characters. Right now, she particularly wants a campus novel, a time travel story, a Western, and a family epic.
She’d love to represent the next: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin; Writers & Lovers by Lily King; The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley; Into the Blue by Emma Brodie; Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi; Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry; The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue; Big Swiss by Jen Beagin; Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro; The Secret History by Donna Tartt; Vladimir by Julia May Jonas; Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros; Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld; The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank; Either/Or by Elif Batuman
In terms of nonfiction, she is looking for fresh, thoroughly-reported narratives that examine systemic injustice and focus on the individuals who are impacted by it. She always gravitates towards stories that promise a new angle on a complicated idea, are informed by profound sociological or philosophical questions, and are completely engrossing to read.
She’d love to represent the next: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton; Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv; Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe; A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst; Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert