Roma Panganiban
@romapancake
Literary Assistant
Reading for a living @janklownesbit , tweeting for free. Constantly mortified by the ordeal of being known. Don't buy books from Amazon. she/her
20 MSWL
2 Tips

But please DON'T send me novels where someone dies with their inner turmoil tragically unresolved! I'm here for moral/emotional struggles that lead toward hope, if not happiness; not into screeds about the futility of existence and the impossibility of being truly good #MSWL

Roma Panganiban
@romapancake
Literary Assistant
Reading for a living @janklownesbit , tweeting for free. Constantly mortified by the ordeal of being known. Don't buy books from Amazon. she/her
20 MSWL
2 Tips

elise 🌿 @elise_forslund

i would love to see more stories of characters navigating well-deserved guilt. i read a lot of books about processing guilt and the arc is almost always the character realizing they aren’t truly at fault. but what about characters who really, genuinely are responsible?

Send me your novels about guilt, shame, regret, seeking atonement, earning forgiveness; redemption arcs for someone who isn't necessarily a villain, but who has made choices with irrevocable consequences and has to find a way to live with their actions and keep going. #MSWL

Roma Panganiban
@romapancake
Literary Assistant
Reading for a living @janklownesbit , tweeting for free. Constantly mortified by the ordeal of being known. Don't buy books from Amazon. she/her
20 MSWL
2 Tips

Roma Panganiban @romapancake

7 classics to get to know me (for real this time):

The Bell Jar
Franny and Zooey
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Anne of Green Gables (the whole series)
Les MisΓ©rables
A Separate Peace
I Capture the Castle twitter.com/uncanny_eli/st…

Obligatory #MSWL tag, but keep in mind these are "classics" as defined by my American education in the white Western canon; I'd love to see novels or narrative nonfiction engaging with similar themes and historical eras, but with a more expansive, inclusive worldview

Jane Chun
@janechunlit
Literary Assistant
Lit agent assistant @janklownesbit . Trying to think of what meme most defines me currently.
8 MSWL

It's #MSWL day so I'm sharing all the things I want to see in my inbox! Since there's a character limit, I'll just link to my MSWL page. I'm looking for a broad range of material in the adult, MG, & YA spaces:
manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/jane…

#amwriting #amquerying #WritingCommunity

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

If any of these describe your book, I hope to see you in my Query Manager soon! I'm updated on my queries through 1/29 and try to respond as soon as possible😊

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

I’m not the right fit for: military/police novels, β€œreturn to hometown” romances, fantasy, science fiction, most young adult, and WWI/WWII historical fiction.

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

I’m on the lookout for family sagas, new adult-ish protagonists, and anything that explores the human experience with nuance.

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

In literary fiction, I’m interested in messy people making tough choices, campus novels, unlikeable narrators (especially women who either gaslight, girlboss, or gatekeep) who may or may not win you over, and atmospheric writing styles.

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

In historical fiction, I’d prefer stories not set in Western Europe or the USA. Hidden histories and female-led retellings are also up my alley.

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL

Some tweet-sized updates: For book club fiction, I love voice-driven writing, a social commentary that resonates with the current culture, or a critique on the ideals of femininity.

Kendall Berdinsky
@klberdinsky
Literary Assistant
agent assistant @ DG&B πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ« πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ’» rom-com and Austen obsessive | OPEN to queries | she/her | no DM queries please!
14 MSWL
Bethany Ferguson
@BethFerguson__
Literary Assistant
Agency Assistant at @KNLitAgency πŸ“š Lover of stories in all their forms (books, musicals, films, tabletop RPGs, you name it!) πŸ–Š she/her
1 MSWL

#amquerying writers, I'd love to see:

✨️A cosy fantasy like Legends and Lattes - magic meets the mundane in mythical wedding planners or dragons at drama school

πŸ’–A dreamy fairy-tale inspired romantasy (soulmates are a plus)

πŸ”ŽA twisty Knives Out-esque murder mystery

#MSWL

Saskia Leach
@saskialeach_
Literary Assistant
πŸ“– Agent’s Assistant at @KNLitAgency and Secretary of the AAA Bridge Committee πŸ’¬ "You chose looks. I chose books." πŸ“š #RespectRomFic
12 MSWL
2 AskAgent
10 Queries

#amwriting & #amquerying writers, I'm looking for contemporary cosy crime in an unconventional setting, a character-driven WW2 story with female espionage (think Heather Morris), and a Lucy Foley-esque locked room psychological thriller that revolves around toxic friendship #mswl

Valentina Sainato
@val_so_
Literary Assistant
she/they || ✨ mostly void, partially stars ✨|| agency assistant @awfulagent
1 MSWL
Julie Gourinchas
@literaryfey
Literary Assistant
she/they 🌿 literary flΓ’neuse @BLM_Agency . πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. intellectual (non-practicing). likes: literary fiction, cheap wine, Aragorn II Elessar. views mine.
47 MSWL
Julie Gourinchas
@literaryfey
Literary Assistant
she/they 🌿 literary flΓ’neuse @BLM_Agency . πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. intellectual (non-practicing). likes: literary fiction, cheap wine, Aragorn II Elessar. views mine.
47 MSWL

honestly? #mswl for a grounded/speculative story featuring an Ellen Ripley-esque character at its heart: a working mother (in this house Alien: Isolation *is* canon, tyvm), full of grit and tenacity, *excellent* at her job, no romantic ties to speak of, a utility-fashion icon,,,

Julie Gourinchas
@literaryfey
Literary Assistant
she/they 🌿 literary flΓ’neuse @BLM_Agency . πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. intellectual (non-practicing). likes: literary fiction, cheap wine, Aragorn II Elessar. views mine.
47 MSWL
Julie Gourinchas
@literaryfey
Literary Assistant
she/they 🌿 literary flΓ’neuse @BLM_Agency . πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. intellectual (non-practicing). likes: literary fiction, cheap wine, Aragorn II Elessar. views mine.
47 MSWL

absolutely fascinated by the ongoing fall of FTX/crypto and would definitely not mind seeing a smart, incisive literary thriller on the subject πŸ‘€ #mswl

Julie Gourinchas
@literaryfey
Literary Assistant
she/they 🌿 literary flΓ’neuse @BLM_Agency . πŸ‡«πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§. intellectual (non-practicing). likes: literary fiction, cheap wine, Aragorn II Elessar. views mine.
47 MSWL

is it weird if I say I want to read a speculative novel, similar to the evolution of the Goncharov meme, where a collective unreality is collaborated on by a wide and disparate community, until eventually the lines between what's true and what isn't are thoroughly blurred #mswl

Roma Panganiban
@romapancake
Literary Assistant
Reading for a living @janklownesbit , tweeting for free. Constantly mortified by the ordeal of being known. Don't buy books from Amazon. she/her
20 MSWL
2 Tips

#MSWL: Adult literary fiction inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess (but anti-imperialist). I have no idea how one would execute that premise, but if you do, send it to me.