Ashley Herring Blake
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Rees Literary Agency
Agent | Author of books | IVY ABERDEEN, GIRL MADE OF STARS, etc. | Up next: DELILAH GREEN DOESNโT CARE, Berkley 2.22.22 | she/her ๐๐๐

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Can I get an adult upmarket that feels like Valerie June album? Mkay thanks. #MSWL

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๐ซ Adult magical realism from Latinx creators. Think the gorgeous, atmospheric, queer af writing of Anna-Marie McLemore and Samantha Mabry, but age it up into adult fic. #MSWL

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๐ซ Iโd love a messy dysfunctional mother/daughter adult contemporary in the vein of VERY NICE, or a family saga a la THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, Iโm here for it, particularly if youโre a BIPOC author or have a queer story in this realm! #MSWL

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๐ซ Paranormal adult rom com. Iโm still on the hunt for a vampire or witchy rom com, and queer it if you got it. Iโm talking charming, quirky, funny, steamy, tropey, just add witches and/or vamps. Easy peasy. ๐คฉ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ#MSWL

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๐ซ Upmarket adult contemporary a la Emma Straub, Kiley Reid, Celeste Ng, Brit Bennett. Gorgeous writing, conversation starters, messy relationships, sisterhoods, friendships. Beyond the divorcรฉe book club fic. #MSWL

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Ashley Herring Blake @ashleyhblake
Can I get a sapphic YA rom that is essentially an ANNE OF GREEN GABLES retelling but with Anne and Diana admitting theyโre totally gone for each other please and thank you. ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ฆฐ๐ฉ๐ป๐๐ #MSWLAlso, an adult version of this? Historical rom with Anne as a young career woman in Charlottetown or wherever and Diana still unmarried much to her motherโs horror because oops sheโs in love with Anne and sheโs got to go to the city to profess her love right the hell now. #MSWL

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Iโm just saying that I just added โAdult Gothic Romanceโ to my genres list in Query Manager and I would like some. Make it queer. ๐๐ฅ #MSWL

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More (queer) adult romantic fantasy. That is all. #MSWL

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Sapphic rom coms in adult and YA. That's it. That's the #MSWL tweet.

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Ashley Herring Blake๐ @ashleyhblake
Hey all! I'm closed to queries for the end of the year, but when I open back up in January, here's a thread of what I'll be looking for in the new year. ๐๐โจ#MSWLI open back up to queries tomorrow (1/4) and Iโm so excited to read your words! Here a thread of what Iโm looking for in adult & MG. #MSWL

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Reading THE SWITCH & goddess, Iโd love a queer BIPOC contemporary adult novel (could say womenโs fic, but Iโd love any marginalized gender) that has similar feels. Light romance, quirky characters, humor, & a heartwarming takeaway that makes you want to live your best life.#MSWL

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Generally, I'm looking for mostly Adult right now, and specifically from BIPOC and QBIPOC creators. Contemporary romance, paranormal romance, historical romance, contemporary/upmarket fiction, cozy mysteries, thriller (non crime), light horror, & light fantasy. #MSWL

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Hey, all, Iโll be closing to queries on 12/1 through the end of the year, so send your wonderful words my way! Iโm specifically looking for queer & BIPOC creators & stories in Adult romance, womenโs fic, fantasy. Iโd love a sweet, sexy, diverse holiday rom right now. โจ #MSWL

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Hey, #amquerying writers, some #MSWL items for my holiday wishlist...
๐โ๏ธ Holiday adult rom com. My heart yearns. Do want. Give them to me. I reallyโok you get the drift.
๐โจAdult fantasy reminiscent of GIDEON or PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE or THE ONCE & FUTURE WITCHES.

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Vampires, YA or adult. Preferably queer & featuring (& by) BIPOC. That is all๐งโโ๏ธ๐ง๐งโโ๏ธ #MSWL

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Queer YA or adult horror by an author of color, I need it. Maybe itโs because itโs October, but Iโm craving a queer MEXICAN GOTHIC or THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING, or something like in the vein of WILDER GIRLS by an author of color. #MSWL

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Still looking for a Fleabag-esque disaster of a main character in an adult.

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Iโm currently reading THE PRIORY IF THE ORANGE TREE and it had made me so itchy for a sweeping adult fantasy (MAKE๐IT๐QUEER), with BIPOC, women, and non binary characters at the helm, immersive & fresh world-building, & writing so stunning Iโm furious I didnโt write it. โจ

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Contemporary adult fiction/womenโs fiction in the vein of SUCH A FUN AGE, THE VANISHING HALF, EVVIE DRAKE, and HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT.

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As always with this time of year, send me all your witches. Iโd love an adult or gothic, adult horror, and/or adult light fantasy with an unforgettable & unique setting, a fresh take or system of magic, and gorgeous writing. Queer always a plus.