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Hannah @PalindromeTodd
Following a very busy and exciting few months of deals and client signings(!), I thought now would be a great time to update my Manuscript Wishlist! #mswl 🧵madeleinemilburn.co.uk/agents/hannah-…
I am DESPERATE for body-positive romcoms in the vein of Bethany Rutter and Julie Murphy. Please don't send me books where a 'weight loss journey' is the central premise. It's a real personal ick! #mswl
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I’m not usually one for horror (scaredy cat party of 1 😅) but I’d love to try some horror in my QM. Bonus points for being something out of the ordinary. Adult fiction only please. #mswl
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"I want adult fiction or YA graphic novels comping DEAD BY DAYLIGHT or HOCUS POCUS that are character-driven and emotional."
@readbystephanie #MSWL
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For the tropes section of my query application... here are some I can't resist: grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, only one bed, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity #MSWL
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Is anyone watching The Serpent Queen? I'm obsessed. I'd love to see the YA version of this in my box. #mswl
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Okay, I lied. I'm going to close to queries on October 15 - December 31st because you all have sent me entirely too many good things to read and I've fallen waaaay behind. #amagenting #mswl #lovemyjob
Assistant Editor
Agents! I am eager for new, exciting acquisitions and I updated my #mswl to prove it! Check out what I’m looking for here (spoiler alert: subversive horror, witty rom coms, & unique genre mash-ups): manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/alis…
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"I'm on the hunt for nonfiction that explores the intersection of behavioral economics and gender economics. Proven expertise is a must."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL
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Adult:
-BIPOC-led mysteries and thrillers, especially those with romantic and cozy *elements* even if you may not consider them fully cozy. e.g. there are dogs. there is a bakery. there is a fluffy tooth-rotting romance
-again, more BIPOC in the great outdoors
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MG and YA:
-mysteries, family dramas, tearjerkers w happy endings (especially autumn- and holiday-centric this time of year!)
-more BIPOC in the great outdoors
-really strong voices with messy feelings
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-Specifically would love a PB about BIPOC learning to camp, visiting a national park, etc.
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PB:
-outdoors. more outdoors, always
-gutsy, silly, obnoxious kids taking center stage
-unique aspects of culture (am always open to food, but am mostly looking for non-food entry points to story right now)
-author-illustrators whose styles feel ✨cozy✨
-NF about BIPOC history!
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(Reminder that I only rep writers from systemically excluded communities, with an emphasis on BIPOC)
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I will be closing to fiction queries from November 1st through January 9th for holidays and catching up. (I will still be open for cookbooks.) If you want to get your fiction (or NF PB) in before then, here's an #MSWL thread of what I'm looking for right this moment.
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Evergreen #mswl: character-driven mystery/thriller which leads me one way and then springs a trapdoor of a twist (ala Brianna Labuskes, Ruth Ware, Riley Sager, etc)
Queries reopen 12/1!
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Natalie Kill-dead 🪓☠ @NatalieKelda
Do you have a bald MC?I can't remember ever reading a book with a bald MC....
I’d be very interested in a book with an MC with Alopecia. Any age. Preferably written by someone who has dealt with it themselves. #MSWL
And It doesn’t have to be an “issue” book either, just a character existing ❤️
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On the more literary side: Rachel Cusk, Annie Ernaux, Olga Tokarczuk.
On the more commercial side: Blake Crouch, Peter Clines, Ruth Ware. #MSWL
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Iain Reid's I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, Karl Ove Knausgård's THE MORNING STAR, Hervé Le Tellier's THE ANOMALY, Yoko Ogama's THE MEMORY POLICE, José Saramago's BLINDNESS, Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN YES, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen's WAKING LIONS. More ⬇️ #MSWL