Ms. Jessica Alvarez
BookEnds, LLC
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General
Jessica Alvarez
BookEnds, LLC
136 Long Hill Rd.
Gillette, NJ 07933
- Website:
- www.bookendsliterary.com
- Blog/Other:
- bookendsliterary.com/index.php/category/blog/
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Book Club
Commercial
Historical
LGBTQ+
Romance
• Romance, Category
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Historical
• Romance, Paranormal
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
True Adventure/Crime
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Known Clients (current & past)
Angela Addams
Christi Barth
Shelly Bell
Julia Bennet
Karista Bennett
Amy Rose Bennett
Laurel Blount
Hannah Bonam-Young
Randee Bretherick
Christyne Butler
Belle Calhoune
Kate Canterbary
Laurel Cremant
Sharon Cullen
Melissa Cutler
Olivia Dade
Nicola Davidson
Jennifer Delamere
Melinda Di Lorenzo
Christina Elle
Kristen Ethridge
Charlotte Featherstone
Kim Findlay
Stefani Goerlich
Nadine Gonzalez
Pippa Grant
Randee Green
Ellen J. Green
Amy Grochowski
Sarah Hawthorne
Stacy Henrie
Amity Hope
Brenda Huber
Ian Jenkins
Lindsay Kallen
Jen Karetnick
Emily Keeler
Camille Kellogg
Stacey Kennedy
Minerva Koenig
Lara Lacombe
Andrea Laurence
Tara Leigh
Liz Lincoln
Verity Lowell
J.V. Lyon
Dana Marton
Dana Mentink
Hayley Gene Penner
Danielle Prescod
Cate Price
Tina Radcliffe
Terri Reed
Sophie Renwick
Eileen Richards
Amara Royce
Sherri Shackelford
Lynne Silver
Minerva Spencer
Sharisse Steber
Amity Steffen
Lorrie Thomson
Chris Tompkins
Victoria Vane
Jade A. Waters
Jill Weatherholt
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Sydney_Schmied
04/29/2025 09:32 AM
rejected, but quick and kind reply.
Blackhat
04/23/2025 11:44 AM
4/22/2025 (in the pm)
QT Single Title Contemporary Romantic Suspense - 100k
4/23 (in the early am) Rejected in less than a day.
Thanks for querying me. I'm afraid (TITLE) doesn't sound like a good fit for my list at this time. I wish you all the best with your writing career and hope you find the right agent for you soon.
(My personal comment: I don't know which type of agent I hate worse. The one who is slow to respond or the one that responds negatively so quickly that you know she gave the project no thought whatsoever. With the first, at least you have the illusion that they considered it, but with the second you know they just arbitrarily cleared their in-box. The downside is such a kneejerk rejection often means a NO for the entire agency. It turns out that is NOT true of BookEnds, where you are still free to submit to another of their agents. Still, frustrating, to say the least.)
QT Single Title Contemporary Romantic Suspense - 100k
4/23 (in the early am) Rejected in less than a day.
Thanks for querying me. I'm afraid (TITLE) doesn't sound like a good fit for my list at this time. I wish you all the best with your writing career and hope you find the right agent for you soon.
(My personal comment: I don't know which type of agent I hate worse. The one who is slow to respond or the one that responds negatively so quickly that you know she gave the project no thought whatsoever. With the first, at least you have the illusion that they considered it, but with the second you know they just arbitrarily cleared their in-box. The downside is such a kneejerk rejection often means a NO for the entire agency. It turns out that is NOT true of BookEnds, where you are still free to submit to another of their agents. Still, frustrating, to say the least.)
CeceK
04/21/2025 12:26 PM
Q: 4/18/25 88k Women's Fiction
R: 4/21/25
Thanks for querying me. I'm afraid (TITLE) doesn't sound like a good fit for my list at this time. I wish you all the best with your writing career and hope you find the right agent for you soon.
R: 4/21/25
Thanks for querying me. I'm afraid (TITLE) doesn't sound like a good fit for my list at this time. I wish you all the best with your writing career and hope you find the right agent for you soon.
KNILMRDS
04/21/2025 10:18 AM
Q: 4/18/25 72k historical fiction
R; 4/21/25 "Thank you so much for querying me. XXX sounds like an interesting project, but I'm afraid I'm going to pass on looking at more. My client list is very full, forcing me to be extremely selective about taking on anyone new at the moment. But please do keep querying other agents, and I wish you all the best with your writing career."
R; 4/21/25 "Thank you so much for querying me. XXX sounds like an interesting project, but I'm afraid I'm going to pass on looking at more. My client list is very full, forcing me to be extremely selective about taking on anyone new at the moment. But please do keep querying other agents, and I wish you all the best with your writing career."
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- 04/16/2025 - Genres updated.
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Reply: 5/2/25 rejected - that's the quickest rejection I've ever received. I guess I'll keep on self publishing. The time I spent on this query was a total waste when I could have been working on publishing the manuscript myself.
The response is totally impersonal, which I can understand given she's probably very busy. However, coming from a literary agency, the response should have been free of errors. It uses the plural pronoun "their" when referring to one person (Jessica), making the noun singular. The pronoun should agree with the noun and be the singular "her."
BookEnds Literary Agent Jessica Alvarez has expressed that 'xxxx' does not align with their current list preferences and wishes you well in your writing career.
Well, back to self publishing. The only reason I submitted this manuscript to an agent is that I'm having a difficult time finding acceptable stock images with which to design my cover. Not a good reason to go for an agent.