Heather Jackson

Heather Jackson

Heather Jackson Literary Agency
Likely Open
USA
Updated: 2/2/2026
Agent Bio

Heather Jackson decided to vault over the desk to the agent side in 2016 after a highly successful career as a trade editor.

In her 20+ years as an editor she acted as the creative midwife to multiple dozens of New York Times bestselling authors and titles.

The selective client list we are cultivating has one unifying theme: to represent authors and books that entertain, elevate, inform, or make some type of positive difference to the individual reader or our larger society.

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Clients
  • Tim Ferriss
  • Dr. Steven Gundry
  • Ron Fournier
  • Joy Bauer
  • Rick Hanson
  • Dr. Robert C. Atkins
  • Dr. Arthur Agatston
  • Dr. Nancy Snyderman
  • Dr. Susan Love
  • Dr. Alice D. Domar
  • Dr. Barbara Fredrickson
  • Mallika Chopra
  • Barbara Sher
  • Martina Navratilova
  • Joe and Teresa Graedon
  • B. Smith and Dan Gasby
  • Howard Dully
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