Smart “Book Club” book. Literary writing meets commercial storytelling = upmarket (Lori Lansens, Joyce Maynard, Meg Mitchell Moore) #MSWL #A

#MSWL literary coming-of-age with a great hook. #adult #YA

#MSWL a creepy gothic or southern gothic or near ghost story a la WINTER PEOPLE in #MG #Adult #YA

I’ve been looking for a historical upmarket novel about a cult or commune (like Arcadia by Lauren Groff) for awhile #MSWL #A

Looking for a historical: well-paced is most important, larger than life characters, big love story hooks (i.e. Beatriz Williams) #MSWL #H

#MSWL #MG or #YA I'd love a voicey, literary novel where the setting and/or time is almost a character.

Dramas that are serious, but funny with a rich, lively cast of characters (This Is Where I Leave You, Seating Arrangement) #MSWL #A

MG and YA with rich cultural backgrounds that are integral to the depth of the story but aren't the problem/issue. #mswl

I love coming-of-age stories but a plot bigger than the internal struggles (i.e. The Age of Miracles, The Secrets of Lake Road) #MSWL #A

Family secrets with deep rooted drama & single events that change the course of lives: i.e. Atonement, Labor Day #MSWL #A

#MSWL But I ALSO love characters that just want SO BADLY to do good, like in THE GOBLIN EMPEROR or Finn from SW:TFA

#MSWL I love characters that are willing to get their hands dirty to reach their goal, that are sly and cunning and ruthless

#MSWL Commercial/upmarket fiction that handles family secrets/reconciliation w/tenderness like THE MEMORY GARDEN & TELL THE WOLVES I'M HOME

Extra awesome if your story is on my #MSWL and also: diverse, LGBTQ, gender swapped, or set in a non-European culture. #MG #YA #A

STEM, especially women in STEM fields. #MSWL #MG #YA #A

#YA horror please! I want to be too scared to go to sleep. No werewolves, vampires, or zombies though. #mswl #H

Give me #MG starring misfits. Show me MCs who do their own thing and don't apologize for who they are. #mswl

Speaking of food...I am (extremely) obsessed. So #MG or #YA about cooking, or where the MC is a chef, would make me a very happy girl. #mswl

#MSWL Still into retellings of fairy-tales and myths, but with some kind of twist. Different ending? Gender swapped? You tell me!

#MSWL action-packed science fiction, possibly with a big sprawling world, but powerful characters & motivations are a must