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Jessica Friedman is a literary agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, where she represents literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, literature in translation, and select graphic novels. She has worked with bestselling and award-winning authors whose books have been recognized by the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and other major literary honors. Jessica is especially drawn to distinctive voices, genre-defying work, and stories that challenge expectations and expand the literary conversation.
Jessica Friedman
Literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, and graphic novels for adult readers
Jessica Friedman is a literary agent at Sterling Lord Literistic, representing literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, literature in translation, and select graphic novels. She has worked with national and New York Times bestsellers, as well as finalists for the Pulitzer, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle, International Man Booker, Hugo, and Nebula.
Jessica seeks distinctive voices and writing that challenges expectations stylistically, formally, or otherwise, with a particular interest in voice-driven prose, thoughtful criticism, genre-bending work, and underrepresented narratives. Her clients include Anuj Chopra, Alfredo Corchado, Vinson Cunningham, Danielle Geller, Heather Hogan, Carole Hopson, Daniel Xin Huang, Oindrila Mukherjee, Sabina Murray, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, Jeremy Tiang, Eugenia Triantafyllou, and Dorothy Tse. Before joining Sterling Lord Literistic, she worked at the Wylie Agency. Jessica holds a BA in English and an MA in the humanities from the University of Chicago and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog.
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Literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, and graphic novels for adult readers