"Psychology is perhaps my favorite field in nonfiction. I'd love to read stories about therapists and their patients in the vein of MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE by Lori Gottlieb and GOOD MORNING, MONSTER by Catherine Gildiner."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL

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"Looking for essay collections like ONE DAY WE'LL ALL BE DEAD AND NONE OF THIS WILL MATTER by Scaachi Koul and THIS WILL BE MY UNDOING by Morgan Jerkins."
@agentvicente #MSWL

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Stories where women go feral, whatever that means. Like Margaret Atwood's SURFACING or the TV show Dr. Foster. #MSWL

Oh! Please see my #MSWL post for all my weirdly specific asks, many of which involve these SPINs!

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15/15 These are all things that make me VERY happy, and if I haven't made it clear in this thread/I don't say it enough - I am an #ActuallyAutistic agent, and always happy to hear from and work with neurodiverse creators!

14/ Lastly, textile arts and crafts. I do thread painting embroidery, spin wool, sew, and I started crocheting rather non-stop this year. My family is historically a shepherding family. Send me ALL your sheepie stories, and things like THE SUBVERSIVE STITCH, by Rozsika Parker.

13/ I love the global supply chain, and I think that it says SO MUCH about our society. I loved the podcast Containers by @alexismadrigal, and @rosegeorge3's NINETY PERCENT OF EVERYTHING. Have me on your podcast to talk about publishing supply chain! I can't shut up about it!

12/ I collect stickers! I love them! I have never seen or read a book in which this has been a theme or story, but I absolutely want to! Jigsaw puzzles and Legos are also strong interests of mine.

11/ @LouRaguse's true crime book VANISHED IN VERMILLION comes out soon, and I would LOVE to do more non-fiction crime stories. If you have read, watched, or listened to something true crime, I probably have, too. And if I haven't, please tell me about it.

10/ I grew up in the church, I continue to be a church nerd, and I am absolutely fascinated by the ups and downs of religions and spirituality. I am particularly keen on Mormonism and Utah, as well as spiritual cults. I devoured PRIESTDADDY by @TriciaLockwood.

9/ I was a child of the 90's, I LOVE 90's culture, and especially children's media. FOREST HILLS BOOTLEG SOCIETY by @nicolegoux and @xDaveBakerx was an INSTANT pre-order when I discovered it.

8/ Historic tragedies and melodramatic tragic figures have always FASCINATED me. I read Anne Frank's journal cover to cover repeatedly as a child. I PORED over photographs of the Titanic. I think of Marie Antoinette's cruel and misattributed "let them eat cake" regularly.

7/ Mental illness and psychiatric disability is always an area of interest of mine, since it both affects me and I've worked in the field extensively. I often refer people to non-fiction on this topic, but another favourite is @sentencebender's DESTROY ALL MONSTERS.

6/ Related, but not the same, I am also very interested in human-animal-nonhuman relationships. This is actually what I studied in my PhD. I've read many fantastic books on the subject, but still highly recommend LOVE NOTES by @philip_mckibbin, who is now ALSO doing his PhD.

5/ Animals. I have worked with and studied animals from childhood to present, including my PhD. My favourites are bees, bears, and kākāpōs, and I am highly interested in birding in general. @KellyOhlert nailed this interest of mine in her forthcoming TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE!

4/ Books! Surprise! I love books. Sometimes, the market for books about books and bookish things can be oversaturated, but I still do love them, and I'm always interested in a fresh take. Comp: Victoria Schwab's THE ARCHIVED duology.

1/ I had a call with an editor the other day, and I asked her what she always wanted to see in her inbox. She responded, ZERO hesitation: I LOVE MANATEES! This brought me SUCH joy! I thought I would be useful do a thread of some of my special interests! #MSWL

#MSWL update: Cozy mysteries.

#WritingCommunity #amquerying

I don’t work over the weekends but I do read queries when I can (shhh). And I’m caught up besides a few received since yesterday. Try me!

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#MSWL threaded

I would love to see more diversity in my inbox generally, but especially in both YA and Adult Suspense/Thrillers. #mswl