Julie Gourinchas

ok. y'all know what I want? a series of interconnected romantasies like Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers series ... but make it speculative. same level of heat and drama and character development, but just add magic. not sequels! interconnected standalones. this is my #1 dream #mswl

listening to Hadestown again and hey, if you can reasonably comp to it and these vibes 👇 then I want to see it #MSWL

need to see more Rococo-style fantasy. Marie Antoinette and Versailles fantasy. Venice Carnival fantasy. lavish, elaborate, artistic fantasy #mswl

anyways. if anyone wants to toss an accurate, properly gothic retelling of Wuthering Heights that actively engages with the themes from the original novel in a new, fresh, and exciting way ... ya girl's inbox is open #mswl

desperately need a romantasy with ship vibes like Rumi and Jinu from KPop Demon Hunters. I’m on my third rewatch #mswl

yearning for a historical horror/fantasy/romantasy featuring pirates. please. give me an Elizabeth Swann-coded heroine. give me the Jack x Elizabeth x Will OT3 we all deserved. give me sea battles and flintlocks. I beg for the swashbuckle #mswl

desperately looking for a speculative upmarket circus novel, maybe with some fantasy elements – The Night Circus vibes, pls! I have wanted this for years 😭 #mswl

between dimension20.bsky.social’s Cloudward, Ho! and Washington Black on Hulu (not to mention the enduring success of Arcane!), I really really *really* need steampunk to have its comeback in books as well!!! give me goggles! airships! weird retro technology!! magitech!!!! #mswl

burning need for a literary dark academia horror pls #mswl

cosmic or body horror novel inspired by the Stanford Prison Experiment pls ... #mswl

I have got SUCH A NEED for fantasy with archaeological, paleontological, or anthropological elements at the minute, bonus if it's got a historical/Victorian and academic aesthetic similar to Emily Wilde #mswl

to expand on this: *greenery* in my fantasy, pls! a fantasy set in a garden or a greenhouse, with carnivorous plants, with academic vibes... 🌱#mswl

and if I said I wanted cottagecore, whimsical, cosy-with-some-teeth fantasy.................. what then #mswl

a lil #MSWL but make it ✨ book vibes ✨

thought I’d make a moodboard of books I’ve enjoyed lately or whose themes, storytelling, and/or writing resonate with me. If your querying novel sits in conversation with any of these books, I want to see it!

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gave a lil zhuzh up to my agent profile and #mswl so do have a nose and a gander if you like 💫
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been a bit behind on my queries recently and haven’t had much time to read I’m afraid BUT I’m finally catching up and I’m absolutely ravenous for new projects to work. so a very happy #questpit and #mswl day to all! looking forward to seeing your fab books 💕

a little Monday morning #mswl for you all: I would love to see some literary-leaning 🩸🌼 cottagegore 🌼🩸 in my submissions! give me fields of flowers growing over the bones of the dead, brutal murders set to soft sunshine, cannibalism and cinnamon-apple tarts----

hello friends! my colleague, the brilliant Lorna Hemingway, is on the hunt for new projects! she represents everything in the children's space from board books to YA and is specifically looking for:

- contemporary romance
- coming of age (especially BIPOC)
- gorgeous, punchy graphic novels

#mswl

I know I've only just made a #mswl thread a month ago but given the new year and all I'm tempted to make an ✨aesthetic✨ one – all pretty and shit, get those Canva skills cracking – to cross-post here and on Instagram.

also I am reading @sapphomancer .bsky.social’s Metal from Heaven and I’m only a chapter or two in and this is some of the most insane, voicey, incredible writing I’ve ever read. bravo.

(and also, if anyone can comp this: #MSWL )