Vicki Lame
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St. Martin's Press
Wednesday Books
Executive Editor, @StMartinsPress & @WednesdayBooks . Books about Big Feelings. Opinions mine. She/her. Not here as often as you think.

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#MSWL YA or adult (agented): A big romantic fantasy from the POV of the villain (or one of the POVs is the villain, but like a real villain with a redemption arc or the heartbreaking lack thereof) (Maybe this makes no sense but this is what my heart wants right now lol)

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#MSWL (agented only) (yes I am going wishlist happy) - fresh retellings, YA verse novels (though I am very picky on that end), epistolary

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I'm no longer tired post-Covid and I am hungry for amazing, complex, propulsive storytelling that reflects the world around us, YA and adult fiction. (Agented only) #MSWL

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#MSWL (agented only) - YA or adult - novels that can be comped to shows like Never Have I Ever, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Jane the Virgin, Bridgerton, Sex Education

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#MSWL (agented only) - YA / adult romance, would love a fun workplace romance, enemies to lovers always, grumpy/sunshine, heart breaking but hopeful, joyful, fresh takes on time honored tropes

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#MSWL (agented only) - YA and adult - Gothic horror or fantasy, would love a fantasy that reads like a fun romp (like This Vicious Grace), vampires, witches, morally gray characters

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#MSWL YA romances set in other countries. Actually, just generally YAs set in other countries (but, like, wouldn't mind a romance in there 😉) (agented only) #editorvacation

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DJ @LifeinFiction
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#MSWL help us give DJ what he wants: Mermaids, YA and up (agented only)

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#MSWL YA and crossover fantasy featuring morally grey characters (agented only)

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#MSWL YA and adult romance: rom coms, rom sads, contemporary, historical, particularly love enemies to lovers and fake dating (agented only)

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Agented #MSWL only: a truly joyful novel, YA or adult (example from my list: @casey_mcquiston’s RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE) @editorMSWL

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Agented only #MSWL: adult historical (ripped from the headlines or little known stories), upmarket women's fiction, Millenial fiction, college set fiction (YA or adult)

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Agented only #MSWL things I want across YA and adult: crossover fantasy (contemporary and not), magical realism, rom coms, rom sads, family stories, witches, vampires

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#MSWL diverse rom coms that are smart and complicated and reflect the world we live in. Adult and YA. (Agented only.)

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#MSWL historical rom coms with a modern sensibility, adult or YA. (Agented only.)

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#MSWL crossover fantasy (adult or YA) that is fresh and full of morally gray, complicated characters (Agented only.)

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#MSWL YA and adult fantasy with great world building, diverse, complicated characters, and fresh takes on tried and true themes, or even new ones! Surprise me. Agented only.

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#MSWL boarding school / prep school / ivy league novels of all kinds (YA and adult)

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#MSWL YA and adult rom coms or rom sads that are funny and emotionally complicated (I'll know which kind of rom when I read it! 🙂 )