Saskia Leach
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Kate Nash Literary Agency
📖 Agent’s Assistant at @KNLitAgency and Secretary of the AAA Bridge Committee 💬 "You chose looks. I chose books." 📚 #RespectRomFic
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#amquerying / #amwriting ? Here's my #MSWL !
🧠 A twisty psychological thriller ft. a unique setting
✨ Stories that explore moral dilemmas
🏳️🌈 LGBTQIA+ romance
I'd especially like stories from underrepresented backgrounds and voices.
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#amwriting & #amquerying writers, I'm looking for contemporary cosy crime in an unconventional setting, a character-driven WW2 story with female espionage (think Heather Morris), and a Lucy Foley-esque locked room psychological thriller that revolves around toxic friendship #mswl
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Please note that I am not the right person to represent works of non-fiction, literary fiction, short stories, erotica, screenplays, poetry, hard SFF (speculative is fine though) or anything younger than middle grade children’s fiction.
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I particularly welcome submissions from writers from communities that have been underrepresented in mainstream publishing.
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📚 Bookclub Fiction ☕️
Stories with talking points, that make me think or force my friends into reading too so I can talk about it with them! My all-time faves are Khaled Hosseini, Matt Haig and Mark Haddon.
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💕 Romance 🏳️🌈
Including LGBTQ+ romance, YA romance and romantic comedy. I would love an adult Heartstopper or Love Frankie, as well as rom com that is laugh-out-loud funny.
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🩸 Crime 🚓
Likewise, crime with a standout quality is always welcome, whether police procedural, historical crime, detective, psychological crime or crime thriller. Nothing overly gratuitous please!
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🥶 Thriller 🚪
I’m always looking for anything hooky within thriller for both adults and young adults. Locked room thrillers, like The Sanatorium and The Guest List, are especially welcome.
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🤔 Psychological Thriller 🧠
I’m looking for psychological thriller and domestic suspense which is twisty and has a unique hook. I love an unreliable narrator and the feeling of not knowing who to trust. Shock, surprise and confuse me in the best ways!
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🏰 Historical Fiction/Saga 🛡
I prefer HF that is character-driven rather than action or ‘battlefield’ heavy and I have a particular penchant for WW2 historical fiction (think Markus Zusak and Heather Morris).
Morally grey, complex and flawed characters are a plus!
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🦊 Cosy Crime 🕵️
I’d absolutely love cosy crime from *any* period, whether contemporary like Janice Hallett and Richard Osman, traditional Golden Age murder mystery, or historical crime. The more suspects and red herrings, the better!
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✨ #MSWL ~ a thread ✨ I’ve updated my submissions wishlist! 🧞♂️
WRITERS, if you’re #amquerying commercial or bookclub fiction, I’d love to hear from you!!
THREAD below… 🧵
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I am looking for hooky cosy crime and historical fiction set in/around WW2.
Morally grey, complex and flawed characters are a plus!
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