Laura Zats
Literary Agent
Headwater Literary Management
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
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- #100Queries (1)
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- #500queries (3011)
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- #pubtip (140)
- #askagent (149)
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Q421: I was on the fence with this hist YA but the tonal comps grabbed me. Request. #500queries
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Q420: I really would have loved it if this query actually told me about the book. #500queries
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Q419: Christian fic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q418: Genfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q417: F. A lot of explanation, no plot. Pass. #500queries
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Q416: Gift book! Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q415: MG. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q414: This book is sold as YA, but it’s definitely not. Pass. #500queries
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Q413: I liked this horror-y YA, but I think it was a little too middle-of-the-road for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q412: NF. Do not rep. #500queries
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Q411: I am such a hard sell for Arthurian stuff at this point, it might as well be a blanket no. Pass. #500queries
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Q410: Memoir. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q409: This F just fell really flat for me. Pass. #500queries
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Q408: genfic. Do not rep. Pass. #500queries
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Q407: This is like a nerdier, funnier SUPERNATURAL. Request. #500queries
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Q406: This YA F is too short, but I love the voice and the concept, so I’ll peek. Request. #500queries
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Q405: There wasn’t enough of a plot para here, and I don’t like the comps. Pass. #500queries
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Q404: This YA is far, far too close to a book series that came out in the last couple years. Pass. #500queries
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Q403: This F was pitched too tropey and without enough details to really stitch the plot together. Pass. #500queries
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Q402: I was told exactly 0 about the world in this F, and thus, felt totally lost. Pass. #500queries