P.S. Literary Agency

Curtis is looking for more nonfiction like Jim Collins' GOOD TO GREAT, Susan Cain's QUIET, or Charles Duhigg's THE POWER OF HABIT.
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"I’m hungry for a good middle grade mystery! I will never forget reading The Dollhouse Murders when I was a kid and having to close the book for a moment because I was so scared." @adriamgoetz #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

"Looking for graphic memoirs and graphic nonfiction by author/illustrators in all age categories."
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“I’d love to see a voicey spin doctor narrative in adult fiction. Think the energy of the Good Wife's Eli Gold.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“The thing that makes me keep reading is VOICE.  I want access to your narrator’s inner life. I should feel what they are feeling. They should feel ‘bad’ things (e.g. anger, envy, greed, etc.), too.” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Middle grade animal stories like Pax by Sara Pennypacker, Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel, Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe, and Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards.” @agentvicente  #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

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

“I would love to see middle grade historical fiction that has a unique commercial hook and strong voice.” @adriamgoetz #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Non-Fiction by BIPOC food writers.”  @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

"If you have a contemporary family drama set in the Midwest (especially in my home state of Wisconsin), please send it my way." @claire_m_harris #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Fandom books and other illustrated, geeky/pop culture non-fiction titles are my bread and butter.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“A few of the [nonfiction] themes that I’m looking for include: Privacy; Big Tech vs. Government; Flexibility, Climate Change, and Infrastructure. Bonus points if you’re conveying an original idea through a counterintuitive angle.” @ceciliaclyra #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Weird and wonderful tales for YA like Wilder Girls by Rory Power, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton” @agentvicente  #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

"Crime fiction like Ian Rankin, Chevy Stevens, Patricia Cornwell, & Lee Child." @CurtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“In the middle grade space I love grounded fantasy, magical realism, or any stories with light touches of magic.” @adriamgoetz #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

“Unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot & a feel-good ending.” @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

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

“Adult fiction or YA graphic novels comping #DeadbyDaylight or #HocusPocus that are still totally character-driven and emotional.” @readbystephanie #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/