Jenna Johnson

Jenna Johnson is an Executive Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux working in both fiction and nonfiction, with particular interest in overlooked stories from around the world, religion, cultural history and biography, natural history and ecology, and food. Among her titles are Samantha Hunt’s “The Dark Dark” and “Mr. Splitfoot,” National Book Award Finalist “The Turner House” by Angela Flournoy, national bestseller and NBF 5 Under 35 honoree “We the Animals” by Justin Torres, Booker shortlisted “Pigeon English” by Stephen Kelman, Man Asian Prize Winner “Three Sisters” by Bi Feiyu, National Jewish Book Award winner “The Lion Seeker” by Kenneth Bonert, and James Beard Winner “Save the Deli” by David Sax. Before FSG, she worked at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and in advertising and public relations. She holds a B.A. in History from Columbia and an M.A. in Religious Studies from NYU.