BookEnds Literary Agency opened its doors in 1999 and, with the addition of BookEnds Jr. in 2017, touts a robust client list featuring hundreds of authors and illustrators. Specializing in representing fiction and non-fiction for all ages, we proudly call many award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors and illustrators our clients. We work closely with our clients to bring the books we have fallen in love with to the rest of the reading public. Above all, our goal is to be the agency that makes creators’ dreams come true.

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Our Team

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Agents

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    Jessica Faust

    PRESIDENT & FOUNDER
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    Kim Lionetti

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT
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    Jessica Alvarez

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT
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    Rachel Brooks

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT
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    Naomi Davis

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT
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    James McGowan

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT & DIRECTOR OF BOOKENDS JR.
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    Emily Forney

    SENIOR LITERARY AGENT
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    Amanda Jain

    LITERARY AGENT
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    Allegra Martschenko

    LITERARY AGENT
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    Keifer Ludwig

    LITERARY AGENT (he/him)

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    Sophie Sheumaker

    LITERARY ASSISTANT
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    Layla Fallah

    LITERARY ASSISTANT
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Subsidiary Rights

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    Ana Ban

    GLOBAL RIGHTS DIRECTOR
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    Dakota Reed

    MEDIA RIGHTS DIRECTOR
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    Keifer Ludwig

    AUDIO RIGHTS MANAGER
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    Sophie Sheumaker

    GLOBAL RIGHTS ASSISTANT
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Executive Support

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    Marie Durham

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
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    Maggie Nambot

    FINANCE MANAGER & LITERARY ASSISTANT
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    Sarah Butler

    BANKING ASSISTANT
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    Emma Peterson

    LITERARY ASSISTANT
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    Kaitlyn Myers

    SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER & LITERARY ASSISTANT
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    Kasey Poserina

    CONTRACTS COORDINATOR
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    Olive

    LITERARY DOG
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