Peter Knapp

#MSWL -- scary middle grade! I'm particularly eager to add more MG to my list this year & love a good, spooky tale. petejknapp.com/post/155642618…

#MSWL - YA contemporary that is funny and has the anything-is-possible energy of our teenage years.

#MSWL - epistolary YA novels and novels that play with format, including YA with illustrations. #amquerying

#MSWL - ambitious YA! Stories with a strong point of view and that take narrative risks. petejknapp.com/post/155639793…

#MSWL - middle grade with big worlds that readers will want to escape into.

#mswl - smart, fun escapist (or attempt-to-escape-ist—ha!) MG like these!

As always, MG is on my #mswl these days & all days. Everything from standalone contemporary and magical realism to big fantasy series.

#mswl - In terms of MG, I'd especially love to find contemporary & historical, magical realism, & stories that feel very classic & timeless!

Writers! I am loving all of the YA subs in my inbox, but I'd love to find more middle grade right now, too. It's high on my wish list! #mswl

#mswl - strange and magical MG & YA. Contemporary or historical where the magical feeling comes from how the protagonist sees the world.

...books that are autumnal and have that wistful, melancholic feeling that you get after the first frost. #mswl #DVpit

...books where you're not sure if magical things are happening or if it's just how a character processes the world (4/?) #dvpit #mswl

...books about the relationship between hurt, anger & empowerment; books that are witchy or ghostly; (3/?) #dvpit #mswl

...a standout, high concept YA series; books about how identity is both passed down and reformed with each generation... (2/?) #DVPit #mswl

Things I'd be particularly excited to find in #DVPit today: #ownvoices stories; MG mysteries; MG contemp; YA suspense; (1/?) #mswl

Also, #mswl - YA & MG novels about characters who also feel they've "always been a storm."

#mswl -- MG mysteries with heart, where setting is a character, like THREE TIMES LUCKY, THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY, WHEN YOU REACH ME.

#mswl - novels about how family & regional history inform identity; about how cultural identity moves & transforms between generations.

#mswl - YA full of wonder & magic; this is what I love about @EBain's THE DISAPPEARANCES; @SGarberGirl's CARAVAL; @mstiefvater's RAVEN BOYS.

I loved FISH IN A TREE from start to finish. It represents the kind of heartfelt, dynamic, cry-laugh-cheer MG I love & look for. #MSWL