About
Based in Tel Aviv, Blueprint Literary connects exceptional regional authors with their global readership.
The agency specializes in diasporic Jewish literature, current Israeli and Arab-Israeli writing, and Palestinian voices. We cultivate projects from inception by drafting the blueprint that takes a great idea and builds a great book.
Our mission is to bring sidelined literary excellence to the global reading public, and we champion projects that fill the gaps in knowledge around one of the most complicated regions in the world.
And while we work within our niche, our doors are open to writers of all backgrounds. If you think Blueprint sounds like a match for your project, we’d love to hear from you.
Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs brings a decade of experience at the intersection of literary culture and international publishing. In her years as a literary agent, she has built a global network and negotiated deals with major publishers across the US, UK, and Europe.
Jessica has worked on award-winning and critically acclaimed books by Amir Tibon, Ben Resnick, Anshel Pfeffer, Maya Kessler, Eli Zuzovsky, Benjamin Balint, Ilana Kurshan, and Tehila Hakimi. Her work as an editor and advocate has helped bring exceptional books to readers in more than 20 countries.
Before moving to Israel, Jessica served as Assistant Books Editor at The Wall Street Journal. Her own criticism and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Journal.
Jessica is the Director of Events at Bookhaus, Tel Aviv’s beloved English-language bookshop, and the co-curator of Parliament TLV, a salon series gathering artists, writers, journalists, and policymakers for underground parliament-style debates and supper clubs.
Contact her at jessica@blueprintliterary.com