Julia McCarthy
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Atheneum
Associate Editor at Atheneum (S&S) by day, purveyor of dad jokes by night, eternal sea hag. My tweets are my own. she/her π§π·πΊπΈ Avatar by lovely @NicoleGoux

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#MSWL if someone would like to write a picture book biography about all the marvelous, kind, beautiful things Robin Williams did with his brilliant and complex life, I would like to be first in line to see it!

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JOANNA NEWSOM BOT @jnewsombot
Life is thundering blissful towards deathin a stampede
of his fumbling green gentleness.
You stopped by;
I was all alive.
In my doorway, we shucked and jived.
And when you wept, I was gone;
see, I got gone when I got wise.
But I canβt with certainty say we survived.
#MSWL for a YA that carries this same heart

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Friendly reminder that gimme gimme all your BIPOC Kikiβs Delivery Service-adjacent middle grade, please and thanks! #MSWL

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Friendly reminder to the Universe that I am always looking for books that feel conjured from the same magic source as this album: #MSWL

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Hello Iβd love to see more books about intersectional environmentalism! #MSWL

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The Horn Book @HornBook
#CallingCaldecott: "History has been made today in that We Are Water Protectors is the first #Caldecott win for a Native illustrator and, more generally, the first solo win for a BIPOC woman" hbook.com/?detailStory=2β¦ #alayma #ALAMW21 #ALAMW21 #alamw @MichaelaGoade @CaroleLindstrom pic.twitter.com/wCjRgfLmxPI am SO happy to see more Native representation and celebration!! Agents, I am always looking to amplify Native voices in any genre or age range (with childrenβs publishing), so just putting that out there ;) #MSWL

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Stef Moony @ Artπ @stefthefrizz
A study of one of the best images on the Internet π€π‘ pic.twitter.com/3nZto0a97YGive me this exact energy in YA format #MSWL

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Cora Harrington @lingerie_addict
I would believe literally any story so long as it takes place in a Waffle House. Waffle Houses exist at the intersection of all dimensions. Anything is possible once you step in.Waffle House as a gateway to alternate dimensions and the goofball teens who meet there is 10000% on my #MSWL

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Emily Feinberg @EmilyFeinberg
I don't do much YA but if someone wants to write an alien contact SF, I'd take a look! #mswlYES! Always always thinking about what first contact would look like. Basically, gimme YA or MG Arrival β€οΈ

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Please to the Universe, might I have a Queenβs Gambit YA novel? #MSWL

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Walt Disney Studios @DisneyStudios
Restore peace. Find the last dragon. Watch the new trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, in theaters March 2021. #DisneyRaya pic.twitter.com/EUNUJajY01This this this is always my #MSWL and also I am here for these Avatar/Korra vibes and eternally here for queen Kelly Marie Tran πππ

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Hi! Iβm putting it out into the universe that Iβd love to acquire more middle grade novels! I want to find strong personalities and big hearts, stories about finding confidence and discovering friendship, magical stories, contemporary tales, amplifying marginalized voices. #MSWL

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I cannot believe that I am one day away from watching @LovecraftHBO . So Iβm gonna channel this energy and The Secret some stuff into the Universe: Please send all supernatural horror YA that centralizes PoC and examines racism and intersectional feminism via monsters thx!! #MSWL

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Hi I would give ANYTHING to acquire a middle grade novel thatβs like the nostalgic, slice-of-life, utterly precious gift that is Only Yesterday. #MSWL

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Hello, who wants to discuss #DarkNetflix ? And who wants to write its spiritual YA component? #mswl

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Henri Prestes @HenriPrestes
Photos from the misty forests surrounding my hometown in Portugal. pic.twitter.com/aOXJakpBiEYes HELLO I would love a YA novel that matched this mood, please and thank you!! #mswl

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π @CapybaraDaily
6 feet apart pic.twitter.com/dYVqsNqKEwAgain, still looking for that capybara picture book #MSWL !

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Hello! I am on the hunt for a dark, magical YA that has elements of romance but is more largely focused on Some Grand Mystery/Threat, in the vein of Chime or The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Gimme that spooky, transportive grit, especially if itβs from a BIPOC perspective! #MSWL

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Hi, I am always in the mood for spooky, feminist witch stories, so thatβs a hard #MSWL right there for ya