Can I have this in kidlit with POC? I was convinced when I was a kid that nothing magical or even INTERESTING could ever happen for a Mexican kid in suburban TX like me, and I would have LOVED to have a fantasy novel prove me wrong #mswl

THIS!!! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 If a trope and/or trend has "already been done” but it's never been done by BIPOC authors, I want to read it 💜 This is forever on my #MSWL

This feels like a MG novel?! #mswl

Just re-watched Akeelah and the Bee and remembered how much I LOVED it as a child. Like, 10 yo me could not stop saying "pulchritude." It has its problems, but its hopeful message and diverse cast are things I NEED RIGHT NOW. If you have MG like this, please give it to me #mswl

I honestly have so many great things to read that I can't keep up buuuuuuut

I would kill for a Vicar of Dibley romance. Plus-size female vicar/preacher, incredible cast of characters, HOT HOT new neighbor in the town??? It's everything I've ever wanted #mswl #dawnfrenchmyqueen

I gravitate towards books and authors with a clear, definitive voice full of intensity and emotion, and showcase deep meaning and character work through commercial fiction tropes #MSWL 7/7

For all of the above:

-Diverse experiences and marginalized voices are essential.

-Books that uplift women and are intersectional are a must.

-I love both books fueled by rage, as well as books that make me believe in love and joy #MSWL 6/7

In young adult:

-Romance! Rom com all the way through "the universe must have put us together" love.

- voice-driven contemporary set against a big, pivotal point in the MC's life

-psychological horror that has something bigger to say about who we are as a society #MSWL 5/7

-locked room mysteries/thrillers with a big cast of characters

- I like historical-set fiction but only if it is a genre I love (horror, rom com, etc) set in a different time period #MSWL 4/7

-what I'm calling the "rom dram," or romantic drama, with deep emotional conflict, rather than plot-driven drama

-social thrillers and horror w. commercial pacing, but have a deeper level of weight to them about something that occupies the social consciousness today #MSWL 3/7

In Adult:

-a big, gorgeous love story that rips your heart out

-voice-driven fiction for millennials and Gen Z that encompasses the social, romantic, and professional dynamics of the generation, preferrably with a light touch or dash of humor #MSWL 2/7

but also... #mswl! give me more sea witches with dubious morals who want what they want and will do what it takes!

speaking editorially for a moment: this is one of the reasons that my general/historical fiction #MSWL includes "immigration stories that are not from Ellis Island."

ditto for Jewish stories--tell me a story that isn't about Ellis or the Holocaust (or the US, for that matter)

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finding 'ohana is sO delightful, and if anyone has a middle grade exactly like it (fish out of water! treasure hunt! reconnecting to your heritage! making friends! grandparent relationships! annoying siblings stuck on an adventure!) i would love love love to see it #mswl

Agents, my #MSWL page is now live! Please check it out to see what we’re looking for @JoyRevBooks !
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Ok... "Immune" by Jensen McRae, but it's a YA novel? Who's going to make this happen with me? #MSWL

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I am drowning in PB submissions, so my #MSWL right now is NOVELS. Agents, send me MG & YA! (Definitely not a subtweet—I have gotten some DELIGHTFUL picture books but there’s a limit to how many I can buy at once! 😅)

I watched Promised Neverland and omg.......#MSWL

#MSWL from a Black or Inuit writer (or both) messynessychic.com/2020/02/28/the…