About BookEnds

BookEnds

BookEnds, LLC, is a literary agency cofounded by Jessica Faust and Jacky Sach. Originally started in 1999 as a book packaging company, BookEnds now operates primarily as a literary agency focusing on fiction and nonfiction books for adult audiences.

Jessica Faust

As a literary agent and cofounder of BookEnds, LLC, Jessica Faust prides herself on working closely with her authors to make their goals come to fruition. Her areas of expertise include historical, contemporary, fantasy, paranormal, and erotic romance, erotica, women's fiction, mysteries, suspense, and thrillers. In nonfiction, Jessica specializes in business, finance, career, parenting, psychology, women's issues, self-help, health, sex, and general nonfiction. While open to anything, Jessica is most actively seeking unique fiction with a strong hook, and nonfiction with creative ideas and large author platforms.

A veteran of publishing, Jessica began her career in 1994 as an acquisitions editor at Berkley Publishing, Macmillan, and Wiley, where she had the unique opportunity to acquire and edit both fiction and nonfiction. Jessica takes her editing experience to the agency, where she works closely with her authors to create the best possible proposal submissions.

A native of Minnesota, Jessica now lives in New Jersey with her family and their very spoiled dog, Sadie. Her personal interests include cooking, entertaining, reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

You can contact Jessica directly at jfaust@bookends-inc.com.

Jacky Sach

Jacky Sach cofounded BookEnds with Jessica Faust in 1999 after a fifteen-year career at Putnam Berkley (now Penguin USA). Her expertise and interests include mysteries of all varieties, women's fiction, suspense novels, self-help, spirituality, alternative and mainstream health, business and career, addiction, chick-lit nonfiction, and other nonfiction with a strong author platform. She has been responsible for discovering and working on a number of first novels. She is an active, hands-on agent who enjoys helping new and seasoned authors to develop their work.

Jacky is always looking for page-turning fiction and interesting nonfiction with a fresh perspective, especially health and self-help with new and groundbreaking research.

Her personal interests include Zen Buddhism, the environment, nutrition, health and fitness, writing, psychology, and animals. She lives with her family, their dog, Roscoe, and two cats in a rural corner of New Jersey.

You can contact Jacky directly at jsach@bookends-inc.com.

Kim Lionetti

After eight years at Berkley Publishing, Kim Lionetti left her position as Senior Editor to join BookEnds in March 2004. In her editorial work, Kim enjoyed overseeing an eclectic list comprised of romances, westerns, mysteries, nonfiction, and general fiction. While at Berkley, Kim was responsible for creating several successful mystery series and developing nonfiction project ideas, such as The Science of Vampires by Katherine Ramsland, Cannibal: The True Story Behind the Maneater of Rotenburg by Lois Jones, and Jigsaw: Piecing Together a History by Anne Williams. While she enjoys bringing some of that variety to her agenting life, her particular areas of interest are women's fiction, mystery, true crime, pop science, pop culture, and all areas of romance.

Most important, Kim is looking for fresh voices in the fiction she takes on and fresh ideas in nonfiction. Given her extensive editorial background, she enjoys helping authors shape their work into more marketable products and seeing their writing as part of the "bigger picture."

Originally from Pennsylvania, Kim currently resides in New Jersey with her husband, son, and cats, Bill and Winston.

You can contact Kim directly at klionetti@bookends-inc.com.

Sadie & Roscoe

Sadie

Roscoe