P.S. Literary Agency

“Fiction I loved (from the past year or two): THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD, THE GREAT BELIEVERS, FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, THE LAST ROMANTICS, CHARLOTTE WALSH LIKES TO WIN, COMMONWEALTH, CIRCE, THE GREAT ALONE.” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Joyful novels and powerful memoirs about the adoptee experience, written by adoptees. I can’t stress that enough.” @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

“Adult contemporary fiction set in the Midwest.” @claire_m_harris #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“I love all the graphic novels. Send me the next LAURA DEAN, PUMPKINHEADS, or ALWAYS HUMAN.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Stories featuring morally ambiguous protagonists! Give me your liars, your thieves. Your unlikeable peeps! I do NOT like reading about perpetually happy characters who spend their lives being good and moral (snooze).” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Middle Grade: an animal story (not talking animals).” @agentvicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

"Thrillers like WHAT HAVE YOU DONE by Matthew Farrell." @CurtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Indigenous food writers! I want to hear from you! We need more books in this space.” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Stories that celebrate neurodiversity, from authors who are themselves neurodivergent, both in fiction and non-fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult.” @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

“Psychological thrillers with elements of horror (light on the gore).” @claire_m_harris #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

I loved THE DREAMERS by Karen Thompson Walker. Send me more grounded spec fiction, even better if it has an environmental angle. Adult and graphic novels welcome!” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“I love novels that deal with female relationships. Think: best friends; mother-and-daughter(s); sisters (incl twins!); sisters-in-law; mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; and girlfriends.” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Authentic contemporary YA like Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi, Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour, and The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.” @agentvicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

"History, Business, Politics, Current Affairs, Memoir.” @CurtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Non-Fiction by BIPOC food writers.” @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Standout single subject books tend to grab me really quickly. If you think your project is too niche, I might be right for you.” @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl

“Adult romcoms for millennial audiences with an element of social media.” @claire_m_harris #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

"Non-Fiction Pop culture nostalgia. Projects that take pop culture and apply it to a new form. For example, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK RUM? (An excellent @PSLiterary book btw.)" @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“I want to read stories that are dark and taboo. I love secrets and revelations. I love plot twists.” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Socially conscious critiques like the Pocket Change Collective series from Penguin Workshop.” @agentvicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation