Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · Jan 22
Kat Cho 🦊🇰🇷📚 @KatCho
I NEED a YA novel with competitive teens that also have a fierce, tough, complex adult character like Monica from CHEER to support and push them! #cheeronnetflix pic.twitter.com/1EkcidfK6P#MSWL I adore YA and MG with well-rendered adult characters no matter how peripheral they are to the story.
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
"Make it gay," is essentially my entire #MSWL. 😋
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
I love books with elderly protagonists. Think THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Yewande Omotoso or OUR SOULS AT NIGHT by Kent Haruf. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
Oh, and if you're bringing back paranormal? Call me. #MSWL (Please don't literally call me--this is what email is for)
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
#MSWL can be so hard because on the one hand, I'm like, "Well, send me everything good." And on the other, I know that there are things I DON'T like (dragons, faeries, video games, time travel). And things I am especially called to--queer voices, theater anything, family stories
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
I also reallllllly want to see nonfiction. Again, MG to adult. I love memoir. I'm also into intriguing takes on history and science, anything to do with the arts or pop culture. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
On the adult side, I would loooooove some epic family stories across generations. Think PACHINKO or AMERICA IS NOT THE HEART or THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
WHAT. ELSE. I want more MG and more adult. I'm hungriest in these areas because it's what I see less often than YA. In the MG space, I want stories I haven't heard before and voices I haven't seen before. Which is BROAD but basically means: I want all of it. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 24 Sep 2019
Jessica Sinsheimer @jsinsheim
Good morning Twitter! It's #MSWL Day! 🎉☕️📚Today, agents and editors will be tweeting what they wish they had in their inboxes. And we, of course, have surprises for you all day long!
First up! We have a podcast guide to #MSWL for your commute here: soundcloud.com/user-965795498…
Oh, hey #mswl! Let's see: on the YA side, I'm looking for romcoms, ghost stories, clever thrillers, fresh fantasy, and pretty much anything that can fall under the broad and general category of "literary."
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 30 May 2019
It's thrilling to see that legends, icons, and heroes Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera will finally be receiving tribute statues in NYC. I've said it before, but I still #MSWL a vigorous, thoughtful book about their friendship and their power.
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 10 Apr 2019
Speaking of conferences, why has no one written a novel about someone getting murdered at a mystery writers' convention where EVERYone thinks they're the person who can figure out whodunit? #mswl
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
And that’s just a few ideas off the top of my head. I’m always looking for MG, YA, and adult, and I’d love to find something that knocks me out! Happy new year! #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
As ever, I want novels with a sense of humor whether that means a light romcom or a scathing satire: truly, anything from When Dimple Met Rishi to My Sister, The Serial Killer. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
I’d be ecstatic to find more nonfiction for any age. I particularly swoon for memoirs, popular history, social commentary, and pop culture. Recent loves: Laymon’s Heavy, Chee’s How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Westover’s Educated. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
I am ALWAYS looking for YA fantasy or sci-fi. It’s not even out yet, but Swati Teerdhala’s stunner, The Tiger at Midnight is EXACTLY the kind of high-stakes, thrilling novel that I tumble head over heels for. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
On the adult side, I would love, love, love to find some multi-generational family stories. Think Fluornoy’s The Turner House, Sullivan’s Maine, Urrea’s The House of Broken Angels, Gyasi’s Homegoing, etc. #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 2 Jan 2019
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528
Hello, friends! Haven’t been here in awhile and probably won’t be popping back in too much for reasons I won’t bore you with. But I wanted to open the year with some #MSWL. I’m always on the lookout!I’d love to find some wonderful author-illustrators in any space from middle-grade to adult in fiction or nonfiction. Can be for pure graphic novels or more mashed-up, partially illustrated projects! #MSWL
Jim McCarthy @JimMcCarthy528 · 22 Aug 2018
#MSWL I'd love some fun, happy stories. I ADORE my list and my clients, and I'm always willing to read dark material, but in terms of upcoming stuff (with exceptions!), it's a little...