Jennifer Represents...

ONE DAY, in my early 20's, I was visiting a friend who worked in a pub. It was mid-day - there were a few customers eating sandwiches an...

Every year I send a bookish Valentine created by one of my phenomenal artists. (The tradition started because, frankly, I could never get it...

Whenever I read a ridiculous op-ed about the state of YA literature or some such, where the author has clearly read five YA books total, I w...

From my pocket:   *ring ring*  Me: Hi, this is Jennifer. Some Stranger:  Can I speak to Jennifer Lag-lahr-gg-squ-san? This is Jennife...

The majority of submissions I get are about kids and teens who are white, comfortably well off, able-bodied, secular, average-sized, cis-gen...

When you're new to working with an agent (or heck, even when you aren't!) -- it's hard to know what is an appropriate level of c...

This month (and, who are we kidding, probably next month too!) I'm working on critiques from my Writer's Digest Webinar back in July...

There was a ton of internet buzz in certain circles over the weekend about Small Presses, scamsters, schmublishers, etc. You can read the pi...

I've noticed a common problem in many submissions. I call it, "waiting for the other shoe to drop." It's where the charact...

I've been asked to talk about Early Reader books. Before I even get into this, a caveat: I am not a literacy expert or an educator. I ...

Before I was an agent, I was a buyer and event coordinator for a great independent bookstore for many years. I'm still a bookseller in f...

Working on a longer post for later, but I wanted to be sure to share the following links of note: If you've read this blog for any l...

The other day I saw a blog post that surprised me . Surprised me because... well, because it is ABOUT me, in part. I am the mysterious ...

The phrase "rock star agent" gets thrown around a lot. Sometimes even regarding me. That's fine, I know people mean it as a fu...

I spoke last week at my local middle school for their career day. Part of my talk was given over to explaining what the heck a Literary Agen...

Each year one of my talented illustrators designs a Valentine for me, which I send to clients, colleagues, editors and friends. (This starte...

I wanted to clarify this tweet a bit. So, as you might know, I'm an enthusiast . Sometimes when I'm super excited about a new nov...

I don't buy it when people say online friendships are not "real." I have plenty of online friendships that have developed in...

I get asked this question many times a week via twitter, in emails, at conferences, at the bookstore... Here's how it goes: [scene: a...

Today marks my 5th agentversary. Here's my post from last year on the subject. And this one from two years ago has the tale of how I b...