Amanda Jain

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · May 9

Warm weather is finally here, and I'd love to see some fun, summery, laugh-out-loud romcoms in my query box! Send 'em if you got 'em! #MSWL

• Romantic Comedy

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · May 1

I'd love to see some more mysteries, thrillers, and crime novels in my query box! I'm in a murdery mood, so whaddaya got for me? #mswl

• Thriller
• Mystery
• Crime

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Apr 23

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Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 28

Here is March's visual #mswl, a pile of books on my TBR list that are great examples of the types of projects I'm looking for in my query box. Send 'em if you got 'em!

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 15

A few more #mswl items from yours truly.

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Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

So, as you can see, my nonfiction tastes are pretty varied, and I'm open to seeing a range of projects. If you have something you think would be a great fit, you can find my submission guidelines and upload your materials at QueryMe.Online/AmandaJain. #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

MEMOIR: I'm interested in memoirs that have a really interesting hook like Rachael Hanel's WE'LL BE THE LAST ONES TO LET YOU DOWN. Sarah Smarsh's HEARTLAND bowled me over with its writing, and I'm looking forward to reading Casey Gerald's THERE WILL BE NO MIRACLES HERE. #mswl

• Memoir
• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

But I would love to see some projects that open up this space and give a wider perspective. Books like Rahawa Haile's forthcoming IN OPEN COUNTRY and Edward James Mills' THE ADVENTURE GAP are great examples. #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

TRAVEL / THE OUTDOORS / THE WORLD AT LARGE: Who doesn't love a good armchair exploration? Bonus points if it makes me laugh or combines travel with history. Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz are favorites of mine... #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

MATERIAL CULTURE: The subject I studied in grad school, and a topic near and dear to my heart. Lara Maiklem's MUDLARK, Marilyn Johnson's LIVES IN RUINS, Glenn Adamson's FEWER, BETTER THINGS, and Samuel Redman's BONE ROOMS are all great examples. #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

Steve Brusatte's THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DINOSAURS, Deborah Blum's THE POISON SQUAD, Sang-Hee Lee's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH HUMANKIND, or Nick Pyenson's SPYING ON WHALES, I'd love to see it. #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

POP SCIENCE: I love pop science that takes me on a deep dive into a subject I don't know a lot about, or that takes a look at the scientists themselves. If you have something like Rob Dunn's NEVER HOME ALONE, Brian Keating's LOSING THE NOBEL PRIZE... #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

Super, SUPER interested in books that explore women's history and tell me the stories left out of my school textbooks. Books like Margot Lee Shetterly's HIDDEN FIGURES, Denise Kiernan's THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY, or Mallory O'Meara's THE LADY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. #mswl

• Women
• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

HISTORY: Super, long-time history nerd right here. I would love to see some projects like David Grann's KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, Anna-Lisa Cox's THE BONE AND SINEW OF THE LAND, or David Randall's BLACK DEATH AT THE GOLDEN GATE. #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

So, if you have a project like Michael Twitty's THE COOKING GENE, John T. Edge's POTLIKKER PAPERS, Ronni Lundy's VICTUALS, Edward Lee's BUTTERMILK GRAFFITI, or Asha Gomez's MY TWO SOUTHS, send it! #mswl

• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 8

First up, FOOD, because we've established how much I want to both eat it and read about it. I love food books that explore forgotten histories, take deep dives into one particular aspect, or that look at how food cultures intermingle and change one another. #mswl

• Food
• Nonfiction

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Mar 6

Evergreen #mswl: books about food! Cookbooks, food histories, food + race, food + gender, food + basically anything. FOOD.

• Food
• Cookbook

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Feb 26

Here's my visual #mswl for February! If you've got a book like this ready to go, send me a query.

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Feb 7

Evergreen #mswl.

• Contemporary
• Thriller
• Mystery
• Historical
• Speculative Fiction
• Horror

Amanda Jain @wensday95 · Jan 29

I just ran across this book on Goodreads, and it sounds so wonderfully delightful. If you have a contemporary romcom with a fun hook like this and you're looking for an agent, send me a query! #mswl

goodreads.com/book/show/4096…

• Contemporary
• Romantic Comedy