Amy Elizabeth
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Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
NYC. Literary agent @DGandBTweets . Opinions my own. Resident millennial; cat mom; fast talker; she/her. I think I’m funny sometimes. @SUNYGeneseo alum.

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LOL, finally updated my #MSWL after weeks of going, "Huh, I should do that." Mostly inspired by all the great books I've been reading this year + ones I know of that I'm dying to get my hands on.
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-…

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UCLA Gymnastics @uclagymnastics
This is what #blackexcellence looks like. @DennisNia does it again! 🔥📹 @Pac12Network pic.twitter.com/2vxgyTvUCG
#MSWL the joy & pride in @DennisNia’s incredible routine!!

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June Hur @WriterJuneHur
More historicals set in non-western countries, please & thank you. Because the more non-western historicals there are, the more we normalize that history outside the west was as fascinating & complex. twitter.com/lillielainoff/…#MSWL this please, and with the added caveat that I'd be looking for these to be written by authors from these countries or with this heritage.

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#MSWL pt. II
Adult fiction:
-literary fiction by BIPOC authors
-bookclub fiction about friendships, tangled family relationships, grief
-literary suspense
-mysteries with a female protagonist

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Summer #MSWL refresh:
YA:
-still looking for great contemporary (or historical) YA thrillers & mysteries!
-would love to find a YA historical set in Asia, Africa, or South America
-smart, upmarket contemporary rom-coms by BIPOC authors

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Basically: teach me something I don't know. Give me a point of view I haven't pondered before. Give me chills. Make me cry. (How's that for uplifting to start the year?) #MSWL

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For nonfiction:
*cultural criticism a la Jia Tolentino (strong platform a must)
*historical nonfiction like SAY NOTHING or MIDNIGHT IN CHERNOBYL
*pop science/psychology
#MSWL

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*YA contemp. in the vein of I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN or EMERGENCY CONTACT
*literary suspense
*sister stories, a boarding school novel, anything with folklore/mythology/retellings
#MSWL

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Time for a 2020 #MSWL refresh!
Would love to see:
*more, generally by Korean authors in both YA & adult
*strong literary/upmarket fiction from a diverse POV (think Celeste Ng, Jean Kwok, Kamila Shamsie, etc.)
*YA thriller in the vein of SADIE

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Deanna Raybourn @deannaraybourn
Yo, Netflix. twitter.com/MorganAlMoor/s…Yo, #MSWL! This is what I'm talking about when I say I want historical fiction that focuses on "stories of those that history has largely chosen to not tell."

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Finally got around to updating my #MSWL page! (#springcleaning)
You can find it here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-…

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Also, please, as ever: any "big think" nonfiction. I'm fascinated by investigative journalism (I loved DREAMLAND by Sam Quinones); tech, pop science, pop psychology, and anything with a feminist lens (currently reading GOOD AND MAD by Rebecca Traister & loving it). #MSWL

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THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD; smart, female-driven speculative fiction (mobs a plus); gritty YA in the vein of SADIE or THE WALLS AROUND US #MSWL

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It's January, which means it's cold & gray & I hate leaving the house, so send me your work to keep me company! #MSWL: would love a more literary thriller a la THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY or BARBED WIRE HEART; writing from marginalized writers a la THE LEAVERS or

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My updated #MSWL is up! Find it here: manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/amy-… Would love more upmarket/literary fiction from women of color and, since we're approaching Halloween, things with a bit of spook to them.

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Amy Elizabeth @amylizbishop
I would just like this book right now, please #mswl twitter.com/GraceKendallLi…Actually, I would really just like any books featuring women of any age taking matters into their own hands and hunting down shitty men, so bring 'em on. #mswl

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Grace Kendall @GraceKendallLit
For any of you who have a Teen-Girl-Becomes-Serial-Killer-Who-Targets-Misogynists-with-Overwhelming-Success manuscript sitting on your hard drive, have your agent submit it to me in the morning, please and thank you. #mswlI would just like this book right now, please #mswl

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Also re: @SetItUpNetflix, I spent the whole movie being mad that Lucy Liu's character wasn't actually real because I've been looking for a badass lady sports journalist/writer for my list (and so has @sharongracepjs). #MSWL