P.S. Literary Agency

"I'm drawn to big, messy feelings and characters screwing up over and over before succeeding."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

"Send me dark retellings of fairy tales and classic stories, with similar sensibilities to THE BLOODY CHAMBER by Angela Carter or WICKED by Gregory Maguire."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

"I want unlikely friendship novels with heavy plot and a feel-good ending."
Carly Watters #MSWL

"I want crime fiction like Louise Penny, Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich."
curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL

"Send me history, business, politics, current affairs, memoir."
curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL

"Send me nonfiction by BIPOC food writers."
Carly Watters #MSWL

"Send me Gothic fiction with possibly a modern storyline, too (like MEXICAN GOTHIC and THE LITTLE STRANGER)."
Carly Watters #MSWL

"Seeking generational stories of parenthood and family with non-binary and/or trans characters in the commercial or historical adult fiction genre (ie. heavy with plot!)"
Carly Watters #MSWL

"I'm looking for a heartwarming middle grade novel about animals. Ex: PAX by Sara Pennypacker, SILVERWING by Kenneth Oppel, and SANTA PAWS by Nicholas Edwards."
mariavicente.com #MSWL

"Romance novels like HOW TO END A LOVE STORY, LEFT OF FOREVER, ALIVE AND WELLS, NORA GOES OFF SCRIPT."
Carly Watters #MSWL

"Send me themes of spiritualism, humanity, community, and holistic living."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

"For YA fantasy, I would love a propulsive retelling that is distinct and fiery with something important to say. Think FOR SHE IS WRATH by Emily Varga."
Marina Green #MSWL

"I am seeking romantic fantasy, especially in the vein of Juliet Marillier, Prime’s MY LADY JANE, and EMPIRE OF SAND by Tasha Suri."
Marina Green #MSWL

"In adult fiction, I'm looking for code-breaking or puzzle-solving-based mysteries."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

"I am seeking wilderness settings in any genre, especially if the setting has a really meaning to the plot or stakes."
clgslr.bsky.social #MSWL

"Indigenous food writers! I want to hear from you! We need more books in this space."
Carly Watters #MSWL

"I'm seeking books that drip with dreadful suspense."
clgslr.bsky.social‬ #MSWL

"I love Gothic fiction of all kinds and crave horror through immersive atmosphere and prose."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

"I’d love to see projects like FROM HERE TO ETERNITY by Caitlin Doughty, YOU WERE BORN FOR THIS by Chani Nicholas, and THE RADIUM GIRLS by Kate Moore in my inbox."
alexandragrana.bsky.social #MSWL

"Time periods I like to read about: 1920s-present day. I don't read a lot of historical fiction older than that (like FOUR WINDS, OUR WOMAN IN MOSCOW, and Beatriz Williams in general)."
carlywatters #MSWL