Kelly Oden @kellyodeling · Feb 7

I just want to laugh! #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · Feb 7

Since I'm caught up on queries and subs to Jan 11th, I will take this time to say that for 2019, I'm on a major hunt for some diverse YA (in any genre). It's my #1 goal this year to find some books like those by Samira Ahmed & Jason Reynolds, or Neal Shusterman & Marie Lu #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · Jan 23

Send me a YA as badass and edgy as @DeadlyClassSYFY. Preferably something lower on the fantasy scale, but who am I to tell you how to write the books? #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · Jan 15

I’m on the hunt for a great contemporary #YA. I’m open to anything that feels fresh— and would love something like Samira Ahmed or Ben Phillips’s The Field Guide to the North American Teenager. #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · Jan 15

I will happily read anything like this that comes through my inbox. #MSWL

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Kelly Oden @kellyodeling · Jan 14

Hungry! Check out my #MSWL manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kell…

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Kelsey Klosterman @klklosterman · Jan 10

I would rep this #MSWL

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Kelsey Klosterman @klklosterman · Jan 6

#MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 19 Dec 2018

#MSWL-- A main character obsessed with True Crime + a mystery. Preferably in YA?

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

It has taken me all week to nail down my top 10 reads of 2018, but I’ve finally done it. Send me your thoughts/Send me your top books!

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

Send me your #ownvoices and diverse books! I want to read your stories. I want to be a part of bringing them to shelves.

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

Bonus points if any of these are Irish related, by the way! #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

In Mystery, Tana French is my favorite. I’d love mysteries with writing elevated to her level, but really I’m looking for ANYTHING in mystery. From procedurals to regular old mysteries, psychological thrillers. Suspense like Susan Furlong!(Excluding spy books, please). #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

In Literary/Upmarket Fiction, I’m looking mainly for books that explore families like Sing, Unburied, Sing (or groups, like Station Eleven) #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

In YA and adult, I love small town settings. #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

I’m dying (heh) to find a thriller author like BookEnds’ very own Amanda Searcy or Karen McManus. Twisty and dark. Bonus points for something as unputdownable as Watch You Burn’s fire obsessed Jenny! #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

I also love speculative elements that run the gamut from DRY to STRANGER THINGS. Ultimately, I like stories grounded in our reality, no matter a spec element. #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

Also, CHICKENS. I am dying for that chicken picture book. I’ll know it when I read it, I think. #MSWL

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

Clearly I love animal protagonists, but humans welcome, too 😂 #MSWL As a rule, not one for appliances or food as the main character. It’s just not for me.

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James McGowan @jamerrson · 12 Dec 2018

I’m looking for picture books like Elise Parsley, Tammi Sauer and Ryan T Higgins. I prefer humorous, silly or witty picture books. Things kids (okay I) can read over and over again and still laugh. #MSWL

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