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Jennifer Herrera

About Jennifer

Jennifer Herrera joined the David Black Agency in 2015 after working at Fletcher & Company and Europa Editions, where she was an early advocate of Elena Ferrante. She went to college in Ohio, where she studied Philosophy, French, and Russian, and has master’s degrees in Philosophy and Social Sciences.

She loves reading nonfiction books about big ideas and fiction that is thoughtful, unselfconscious, and authentic. Jennifer is actively looking for submissions in upmarket and literary fiction, as well as nonfiction. She is particularly drawn to science, psychology, philosophy, economics, prescriptive, lifestyle, and smart gift books, as well as history, when its focus is on the stories of underrepresented groups, and anything that has a social justice angle.

Recent books she loves include: Far From the Tree, Sapiens, The Rules Do Not Apply, My Brilliant Friend (obviously), Evicted, Gotham: A History of New York City, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Being Mortal, and Hidden Figures.

She perhaps consumes excessive amounts of coffee. 

Query Instructions

Please note that at this time, Jennifer is open to non-fiction queries only.

To query the agency, please send a 1-2 page query letter describing your book, and include information about any previously published works, your audience, and your platform. Remember that this letter is our introduction to your work and who you are as an author and, if applicable, an expert in your field. If someone kindly referred you to us, do please let us know. You must include a self-addressed stamped envelope in order to receive a response.

Helpful reminders:

-Do not forget to include contact information
-Please allow a minimum of 8 weeks for a response
–Do not email your query (unless an agent specifies this preference); NB: Email queries are often held by spam filters and may not be received.
-If you’re not querying a particular agent, you can address your query to David Black/The David Black Agency
-We do not keep and are not responsible for maintaining records or copies of the queries we receive. If you do not receive a response from us, then you did not include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
-If you send additional material (not preferred), please include enough postage for us to return your material to you.
-Please do not send payment (checks or money) for postage, perishables, or other ancillary material with your query.

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Suite 2707
Brooklyn, NY 11201

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