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Diana M. Pho ๐ @writersyndrome
For #MSWL in horror- Creepy Southern/Western Americana or non-Western world Gothic
- horror that interrogates sociopolitical fears
- anything you can see Bruce Campbell starring in
- no exploitative violence against femmes and POC pls
Check out @writersyndrome's whole thread, but I'm highlighting her #horror #mswl for @TorNightfire!
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claddy (clown daddy) @inkybarracuda
sometimes relationship advice reddit is cute, actually pic.twitter.com/tVbLAapd7Emy eyes? heart-shaped
my heart? a pile of gooโจ
#mswl pls!!!
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Sarah Guan @Sarah_Guan
SNOW WHITE >> FOREST OF A THOUSAND LANTERNS @juliecdaoBEAUTY AND THE BEAST >> IN THE VANISHERโS PALACE @aliettedb
ROMEO & JULIET >> STREET LOVE by Walter Dean Myers (RIP, I had to include this one)
There are so many more! You could fill a whole display and then some!
Since weโre here: Iโd love to acquire some diverse speculative retellings of classic novels and myths by marginalized writers for @ErewhonBooks!
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I would very much love to see a non-white author reimagine The Secret Garden for todayโs middle grade readers. #mswl
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elizabeth ๐ฆโจ @prvserpine
Must a book have plot? Is it not enough for two mortal enemies to have to attend the same ball, dressed in their finest, to dance with each other, only half-unwilling?โif you'll land a blade in their heart later, why not simply hold them now, too close and too gentle?I mean. Eternal #mswl
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Agents! Iโm dying for some #ownvoices queer horror. I would love to see authors using horror as a unique lens to explore gender and sexuality. And I want it to be triumphant af.
Please give me all the LGBTQ+ protagonists. #MSWL #horror
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Agents! I am both in a buying mood AND doing a better job in 2020 about responding to submissions quickly. Send me your YA - esp. stuff featuring characters from marginalized backgrounds, interesting formats, high-concept contemporary. #MSWL
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Is there a YA rom-com out there where the protagonist leaves behind hidden letters for the love interest to find? Possibly hidden among some books? If not, I'd love to see it!
This #mswl brought to you by Romance Is A Bonus Book (Thanks for the recommendation @kurestinarmada)!
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Agent friends, if you havenโt connected with the fabulous Rose Pleuler yet, you totally should! Sheโs part of the Harper Alley team and is hungry for graphic novels across all age groups! @rosepleuler #MSWL
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Some random/ very specific things:
1. A cheerleading book (Gay BRING IT ON)!
2. Gay BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM!
3. A story with a Type 1 Diabetic protagonist!
4. Stories like WEATHERING WITH YOU where climate/ weather is the antagonist!
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EVERGREEN #MSWL, for everything listed above, I want to see more body diversity, more queer stories, more inclusive casts and worlds, and more disability rep!
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Speculative fiction and with a lightly dystopian angle like WILDER GIRLS and WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE. Give me something so weird here it's impossible to fit in one category. #MSWL
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Folkloric fantasy and fairytales with lush world building and gorgeous prose like WINTERWOOD, SORCERY OF THORNS, and HOUSE OF SALT & SORROWS. #MSWL
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Fantasy will always me my ๐. But I'm especially on the lookout for contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, and paranormal right now. Examples: A BLADE SO BLACK, THE DEVOURING GRAY, and CEMETERY BOYS. #MSWL
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Dark fantasy, gothic fantasy, horror-fantasy blends, and stories with subversive religious themes. Think SERPENT & DOVE, WICKED SAINTS, and THE YEAR OF THE WITCHING. #MSWL
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Historical novels both fantasy and realisticโespecially overlooked or underrepresented stories in history (though I'm pickier when it comes to 20th century history). Examples of what I'm looking for: DREAD NATION and BLOOD COUNTESS! #MSWL
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Finally updated my #MSWL for 2020! Who's ready for a thread?
I'm still only acquiring YA at this time, but I acquire all genres, so if your project isn't here please TRY ME ANYWAY! These are just some specific things I'm on the lookout for @PageStreetKids!
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Thicc Lizzy @chuckspear
Today I was reminded that there was a Black silk weaver in Tudor England with one of the greatest names in history and I had to share it with y'all again. pic.twitter.com/m6cTiXHRakGIVE ME HISTORICAL FICTION THAT DOES NOT ERASE BLACK PEOPLE OR ANY POC.
I will continue to say that Belle is one of my favorite movies (and yes I did read the nonfic book), and I want fiction like it.
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