Jennifer Herrera

Jennifer Herrera

David Black Literary Agency
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 9/28/2025
Agent Bio

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.

Her authors have been awarded the Harriet Tubman Prize, nominated for the J Anthony Lukas Prize, appeared on NPR’s Fresh Air, and been New York Times bestsellers.

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