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Megan Ilnitzki @megilnit
Throwing out a few Monday #MSWL items into the universe to brighten up this dreary day. ππΌππΌππΌMG or YA stories featuring found families. #mswl
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βI really love literary fiction that takes you into small worlds and communities where I'm an outsider. A glimpse inside a complex family, or a workplace.β @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl
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How Jessica Faustβs #MSWL Changed During Covid-19 bookendsliterary.com/2020/04/13/howβ¦
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i have SO many incredible queries in my inbox and i'm reading from my couch so keep 'em coming! some of my #MSWL : heartwarming YA w/ mixed-race families, gorgeous essay collections on queerness/sex/sexuality, and adult fic w/ a protagonist of color figuring out their early 20s
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Ever since I became an editor, I've wanted a GARDEN SPELLS-style project--a story about tangled family ties and old friendships, about how people fracture and mend, steeped in magic and warmth and charm and set in a town that could be anywhere, and yet... #MSWL 2/
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Priyanka Krishnan @mspriyanka
I tried to do a #MSWL thread the other day and twitter thwarted me. But I refuse to stay thwarted because have room on my list for new voices--and stories are one of the few things keeping me sane right now...Literary Agent
Picture books (fiction or NF) that show neurodiversity, disability, LGBTQ+ family structures, diaspora or immigrant experiences
Adult NF: I'm interested in cookbooks that teach me something new about the world
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Ever since I became an editor, I've wanted a GARDEN SPELLS-style project--a story about tangled family ties and old friendships, about how people fracture and mend, steeped in magic and charm and set in a town that could be anywhere, and yet... #MSWL
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I'm craving THE CITY OF BRASS-style rich and intricate fantasy, with complicated family dynamics, stark political tension, sweeping romance, and hard loss; stories that (respectfully) wed historical inspiration and folklore with unexpected magic and major stakes #MSWL
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Cheryl B. Klein @chavelaque
I first read them in Dell Yearling paperback editions when I was 8 or 9, and I canβt wait to read them to Dash β especially THE SATURDAYS, set in NYC.And a contemporary MG novel like this, featuring a boisterous & loving POC family, is an eternal #MSWL for me.
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C&W @CWAgencyUK
Last up, @ktgreenst wants a revenge plot, sweeping and/or funny family epics, meaty and multi perspective books like THE ART OF FIELDING, fresh campus novels, conversation starters a la SUCH A FUN AGE and historical fiction cum THE PARIS WIFE. Read more: bit.ly/2JfHm4f pic.twitter.com/6bPt9vkxDQππΌππΌππΌ some #mswl content for ya
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Last up, @ktgreenst wants a revenge plot, sweeping and/or funny family epics, meaty and multi perspective books like THE ART OF FIELDING, fresh campus novels, conversation starters a la SUCH A FUN AGE and historical fiction cum THE PARIS WIFE. Read more: bit.ly/2JfHm4f
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From @susanW1F: I adore novels with a sense of mischief, powerful prose/voice, dark in unexpected ways, but never bleak. I love a contemporary, complex family story, or something with a speculative edge - ghosts, folklore, magic, βothernessβ. Find me here: bit.ly/3dvyqWg
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On to @EmF1nn, who's hunting for love stories (platonic/romantic/big messy families); gorgeous writing with page-turning plot; high concept fiction with an arresting premise and characters to do it justice; immersive, cross-genre narrative non-fiction... bit.ly/3bnKerI
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39, 5β9β @huegolden
I havenβt smiled so hard all week. pic.twitter.com/3bugLnLdAr#MSWL STAT!!!! Gimme a fun MG dancing Muslim family that goes viral. π
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A YA about being trapped with your family. Yet finding connection, solace. #mswl
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π Family means everything to me and I'm a sucker for stories that feature big, multigenerational, immigrant families. π Have a story that has a treasure trove of family history? π« Bonus points for multilingual households and prose that keeps me up at night. YA or MG. #MSWL
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Family dynamic Γ la Wild Thornberries #MSWL
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Agented only #MSWL things I want across YA and adult: crossover fantasy (contemporary and not), magical realism, rom coms, rom sads, family stories, witches, vampires