Eric Smith
@ericsmithrocks
Literary Agent at @PSLiterary , YA author. Latest, THE GIRL & THE GROVE (@FluxBooks). Next, RECLAIM THE SUN (@HarlequinTeen '20). Loves corgis & @BeautyBritches .
Ann Arbor, MI
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 4d
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
I get upset about the idea of a book being “too quiet” because of seemingly small stakes.That internal journey is such a part of being a teenager. That’s your audience.
Yes fight The Citadel in the Battle of the Wars, but also maybe get books about panicking over first kisses.
*passes away on that Quiet YA hill while writing a tweet about wanting to read a book about a teen stressing over marching band auditions* #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · 4d
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
There are a few book-shaped hills I'm going to die on this year:1. Fighting for "quiet" books with personal stakes.
2. Yelling about the sequels by @RantingOwl and @cindypon. Support these series!
3. Asking for more "fluffy" contemporary stories with marginalized characters.
I love my fluffy books, I want more books-that-feel-like-hugs that my son can grow up and see himself in. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Apr 11
Molly Templeton @mollytempleton
@ericsmithrocks hi, it's me, I'm the audience for this and and an entire series of YA books featuring other dawn of the internet delights (there's gotta be an IRC one, of course)OMG. Please someone give me a book where teens swap super long ICQ numbers. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Apr 11
Every time I type “bbs” instead of “babies” I’m reminded how badly I want an early 90’s YA novel with a teen running a bulletin board system (BBS) on their computer.
“Who is the audience for dawn of the Internet niche YA-“
Shush! Gimme. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Apr 10
Dahlia Adler @MissDahlELama
If you happen to be looking for YAs set in college, here’s a post I did last year with a bunch that also links to another post with a bunch, for a total of 16: barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/10-n…Goodness do I want to get more college YA in my query box. #MSWL
Also American Panda by @gloriacchao is such a perfect book, just thinking about it makes me happy.
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Apr 9
Up late playing Far Cry so this is your annual reminder that I want some novels about cults in my inbox.
Send me that disturbing stuff. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Apr 1
Ryan Ramkelawan @ryanramkelawan
Have you ever accepted a query of an MS that wasn't in your wishlist or do you always preferred MS within your Wishlist only? #askLitAOCDefinitely. Agents use #MSWL for our specific requests and wishes (ie: I'm dying for a survivalist, plague-filled YA but... I want other stuff too), and always welcome surprises that are still within our interests. #askLitAOC
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 26
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
My wife is watching her reality shows (right now Temptation Island is on), and I so want to read a literary novel with reality TV in it.Like a novel that feels like the show UnReal, or reminds me of THE LAST ONE by Alexandra Oliva. Oof that was a perfect book. #MSWL
Oh! @BeautyBritches is watching @Andy Cohen’s show and he has my favorite YA novel of all time on his bookshelf!
Goodness I want to read a YA that makes me feel the way HERO did. What an amazing novel. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 26
My wife is watching her reality shows (right now Temptation Island is on), and I so want to read a literary novel with reality TV in it.
Like a novel that feels like the show UnReal, or reminds me of THE LAST ONE by Alexandra Oliva. Oof that was a perfect book. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 26
P.S. Literary Agency @PSLiterary
"As for weirdly specific things I'm looking for... I'm dying to find a great book about a cult or a survivalist or a plague... maybe all of them in one?" @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswlAnnual reminder that @erin_bowman's CONTAGION ruined me, and I want to find a book that makes me feel like that. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 25
Sangu Mandanna @SanguMandanna
@DelilahSDawson I’d love to see more brown people! I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a South Asian person on screen or page in Star Wars, other than Riz Ahmed! So a brown girl would be so cool! More mental illness rep would be great too.This is also eternally on my #MSWL for YA and adult sci-fi and fantasy, please. Brown kids in space.
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 24
I’ve been watching WRECKED lately, and I sure would love to read a survivalist novel that’s funny. Does that exist? Query me. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 17
Seeing a lot of queries from folks who love @mikechenwriter, and that fills my heart.
Reminder... I'm looking for adult literary genre blends, like Here & Now & Then, or like Station Eleven by @EmilyMandel and The Night Circus by @erinmorgenstern. ericsmithrocks.com/mswl #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 14
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
Oh wow, check out @slaughterwrites over on @coolhunting, talking about ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK RUM.His delightful 90's cocktail book is out this summer with @AndrewsMcMeel! coolhunting.com/food-drink/are…
Also please pitch me your quirky cookbook projects. I love stuff like this. 👌🏽🥃 #mswl
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 12
Someone write a geeky YA novel about teens competing in a Street Fighter video game competition so we can call it DOWN RIGHT FIERCE. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 12
Half the afternoon has been spent ranting with @far_ah_way about wanting more YA that feels like Mass Effect and @ashposton’s Heart of Iron.
Gimme character driven space opera with making out please. #mswl
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 9
Shout to all the writers pitching me survivalist, doomsday prepper, and cult books.
You are my people.
Keep querying me with these stories. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 8
Hey writer friends!
#PitMad was super fun yesterday! Remember, you can still query me (and most other agents!) via the ol' fashioned way... our inboxes!
Here's what I'm looking for this year. ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2019/01/3… #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 5
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks
And good morning! Way too many fabulous books out today.Run to your local indie and scoop up a book by @brownbookworm @andthisjustin @ladybookmad @LJSilverman1 @lilliamr @laurampohl @nikkigrey_ or @dianarwallach!
Whew that's a lot of greatness in one day.
Opposite of Always by @andthisjustin is just this brilliant, genre-blend of a book that captured my whole heart.
Definitely one of my favorites of 2019. Yes, I'm saying that in March.
Desperately want to see books taking risks the way this novel did, in my inbox, please. #MSWL
Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks · Mar 4
Where's the YA author writing a rom-com in space? #MSWL
Give me the Nora Ephron quality swoons and smiles from @LaurenEMorrill's books mashed together with the flawless SFF world building from @SanguMandanna and @rhodabee.
It'll be weird. A marketing nightmare. Send it to me.