Jessica Alvarez

BookEnds Literary Agency – Senior Literary Agent

After ten years as an editor, Senior Literary Agent Jessica Alvarez joined BookEnds in April 2011, and additionally spent five years as BookEnds’ Director of Foreign Rights. She began her publishing career in 2001 as an editorial assistant at Harlequin Books. There, she had the opportunity to acquire and edit a wide array of fiction, specializing in historical romance, romantic suspense, and inspirational romance. Jessica left Harlequin in 2008 to pursue a freelance editing career, and completed projects for Harlequin, Scholastic Books, Thomas Nelson, and independent writers. A New Jersey native, Jessica still resides in the Garden State. With three energetic dogs and a college-aged son, she is perpetually over-caffeinated. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, swimming, watching bad (but oh so good!) television, and volunteering with local animal rescues. Jessica is actively building her client list, with a particular focus on most areas of romance and book club fiction, as well as subrights representation for indie and established authors.