Melissa Edwards
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Stonesong
Literary Agent at @stonesongNYC . Lawyer. Lover of TV, movies, and books. Slow runner. Let Bartlet be Bartlet.
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Body positivity in YA or WF, with a character who actually *likes* exercise! We exist!! #MSWL
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After a bit of brainstorming with @maria_ribas, I'd love to see some "women behaving badly" fiction. Give me your Miranda Priestly, your Cersei Lannister, your Bellatrix Lestrange. #MSWL
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Maybe some *funny* historical fiction? That's a thing, right? #MSWL
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Hey y'all, I'd love an action-adventure novel for kids a la Jumanji. Bonus points if it's body positive. #MSWL
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I'd love a book on the history of dieting in America. When did we get this obsessed? #MSWL
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The New York Times @nytimes
With neither a ticket nor a passport, a 66-year-old woman slipped into Chicago O’Hare International Airport, sneaked onto a British Airways flight and traveled to London nyti.ms/2DZCJbiThis is a badass thriller that needs to be written. The Spy Who Grannied! #MSWL
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Yas! #Mswl for stories about kids with chutzpah! dailymail.co.uk/femail/article…
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I want a magical novel where magic informs the plot, but isn’t the plot. #mswl
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I'm not proud of it but I'd be into a YA novel about a shitty teenage Youtube celebrity #MSWL
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Peter Senftleben @gr8thepeter
@MelissaLaurenE LOL, I just made it up after seeing more GIRL books. But I kind of like the idea... If only I were a writer.But for real #MSWL, adult thrillers with gay/ gay couple protagonists...
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Huge #MSWL for a fictional Dirty John story because that podcast was bananas.
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I want a "fun-ance" finance NF book for kids. #MSWL
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I'd like some sweet, somewhat quiet, women's fiction that will fill my heart with joy and warmth a la HOW TO FIND LOVE IN A BOOKSHOP #MSWL
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I voted! All the cool kids are doing it. #MSWL for politically engaged fiction for kids.
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True crime for teens. #MSWL
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After all the talk yesterday of tear jerky MG, I'm ready to be devastated. I challenge you to make me weep on the subway. #MSWL
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I'm also very hungry for the artist formerly known as chick lit, tackling big life questions with humor and levity. #MSWL