By Literary Assistants
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks · 1d
#QueryUpdate-- I'm all caught up on all queries, and reading/enjoying my last three submissions. I've updated my #MSWL on our website, and would love to see your query if you have something that fits. Just go here: querymanager.com/query/jmcgowan
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · 6d
I have been bingeing Succession all week, and I want someone to write me the book that is this show, but from Marcia’s POV. Please. #MSWL
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Mar 15
Emma @Little_emmaf
Made my first ever gif! A ghost in Jar👻This was so much fun to make😆 pic.twitter.com/ASzSAOCu2e#MSWL - SO CUTE. If you could catch them kind of like fireflies? Little ghosty friends?
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Mar 14
Micro Flash Fiction @MicroFlashFic
“I should learn how to can food.”“My grandma was into that.”
“What did she can?”
“No idea.”
“She never gave you anything?”
“No. She has tons of unlabeled jars. I wasn’t allowed near them.”
“Did you ask?”
“Once. She said she’d tell me when I was old enough. But she never did.”
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Mar 2
The Library Owl 🎄🎅🦉 @SketchesbyBoze
I’m never not thinking about St. Werburgh (died 699), who raised a beloved goose from the dead after it had already been eaten by her foe and digested. The bones took on flesh and the goose returned to life “with a glad honk.” pic.twitter.com/9Soh7dtmRo#MSWL THIS is the retelling I'm waiting for.
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Mar 2
Barlow Adams @BarlowAdams
9: Can I sleep with you?Me: Why?
9: Had a dream about the Lullaby Lady.
M: Who?
9: An old woman with no skin on her hands.
M: Why do you call her that?
9: Because she stands next to your bed and hums while you sleep.
M: Sure, just let Daddy put the house up for sale real quick.
Pretty much any weird, creepy, unsettling thing your kid comes up with unprovoked is on my #MSWL. 🤷🏽♀️
things i want to be reading right now, in rambling list form: zoebodzas.com/query #mswl
hello writing world, please bring me a wild & gorgeous coming-of-age graphic novel like ON A SUNBEAM or MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS #mswl
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Feb 22
The Library Owl 🎄🎅🦉 @SketchesbyBoze
things to ask yourself at a party:• where are the bookshelves
• where are the exits
• who poisoned the wine
• who wanted the hostess dead and why
• does the killer think they can outwit you, the greatest detective in the world
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Feb 19
Amber Sparks🪓 @ambernoelle
Four-year-old: *coloring* I’m drawing a princessMe: Yawn
Four-year-old: Her dress is covered with pictures of all her memories
Me: Oh?
Four-year-old: She’s making a worried face, because the dress is almost out of room and then there will be no more memories
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks · Feb 13
I am actively digging through my inbox looking for: #MSWL
▪️Humorous PBs
▪️PB/MG NF about science or history topics
▪️Adult mystery/suspense in the vein of Oyinkan Braithwaite, Steph Cha, Alex North, Tana French
▪️Upmarket family stories
▪️Horror: Psychological! Ghosts!
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Feb 8
beth phelan, here sometimes @beth_phelan
I’ve been invited to a Halloween wedding and i don’t know what to wear that’s cute but still that vibe like yeah I’m great at costumesI never thought I'd want a wedding story, but, #MSWL. Also, my dream life actually?? 👻
emmy, purveyor of spines @saskeah · Feb 8
Saturday #MSWL: rad non-fiction (maybe memoir, maybe anthology) about being aspec!
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks · Feb 6
kelly andrew @KayAyDrew
I was just told by someone in my life that no one cares about reading d/Deaf or HoH own voices stories, and that I'm "barking up the wrong tree."Maybe he was right, but I've never in my life been more motivated to prove anyone wrong.
Massive respect for the Deaf and HoH community! My college ASL Classes and time spent in the local community was an incredibly welcoming experience and I’d love to be a part of uplifting these stories. #MSWL
James McGowan @jmcgowanbks · Jan 24
Naomi Davis, literary agent @NaomisLitPix
Jumping on this @bookendslit #MSWL pile of awesomeness! I'm still desperate for my contemp YA updated Girl: Interrupted (NOT SFF for this). Mental health, mental health, mental health.Also seeking MG SFF.
I'd love to see some new adult space opera with #ownvoices elements! twitter.com/AgentJessicaA/…
I’m in @bookendslit team! I’m dying to see more kidlit non-fiction (pb and mg), and more adult mystery novels. ALSO would love to add an illustrator or author/illustrator to my list. #MSWL