Works in the book trade: publisher & 2x Hugo Award-nominated editor of speculative fiction @erewhonbooks . @Stanford 🎓, New Yorker, Earth citizen. (she/her)
new #MSWL unlocked: electoral politics meets Jane Austen (or, if we’re talking about my list, A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAGICIANS by H. G. Parry meets THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN by C. L. Polk)
Jess Harold
@jessharold
Editor
Editor | Holt BYR | she/her | @POCPub | bi | cancer sun | views are my own | no DMs
#MSWL and i'm not asking for an interpretation or allegory, i want a human who dates a monster and they get to have a very cute time before or while Other Things Occur. :)
Romance! Happy to consider any and all queer and BIPOC stories, would especially love a cozy fantasy with romance, a horror romance, something speculative/five minutes in the future.
Anything that can be comped to Talia Hibbert, Helen Hoang, Emily Henry, etc. #MSWL
Queer characters across all genres. I'd love to see more trans femme stories, especially with joy and/or being the center of some adventure or solving a mystery/crime/murder! #mswl
Hi, Agents! Annual reminder that in addition to all things young readers, I'm also acquiring in the adult space! Some things that I'm on the hunt for: #MSWL 🧵
Acquiring editor for @freespiritbooks (@tcmpub), the leading publisher of social & emotional learning books for kids, teens, & educators. Write for us! She/her
I'm also looking for authors with strong qualifications to write about activism for teens. Firsthand experience with teens on this topic is essential. Please DM me if you'd like to chat. #MSWL#youthactivism#teenactivism
Jess Harold
@jessharold
Editor
Editor | Holt BYR | she/her | @POCPub | bi | cancer sun | views are my own | no DMs
Inspiration/motivation: Illustrated gift books, whether interactive or otherwise, from artists/authors with big platforms on Instagram and/or TikTok offering advice in an unconventional way #MSWL
Lauren Appleton
@LBApple
Editor
Senior Editor at Avery/TarcherPerigee, a @penguinrandom imprint. I enjoy wit and sarcasm. She/Her
Platform/experience-led self-improvement: Books by people who have been through something and are offering advice based on experience, geared toward Millennials and Gen Z who are perhaps skeptical or tired of being “talked down to” by credentialed experts #MSWL