My number one wish list item right now is heartfelt, voice- and relationship-driven contemporary MG. Recent faves like IVY ABERDEEN, LOVE LIKE SKY, and FRONT DESK gave me families, friendships, and crushes that felt achingly, oh so real. If you have it, I want it! š #MSWL
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Erika W. Smith @erikawynn
how would you describe this genre of books because I love it: the Secret History, A Little Life, Brideshead Revisited, Special Topics In Calamity Physics. Books about beautiful smart pretentious way-too-close school friends who are surrounded by sexual tension, money, and death?This genre is š and a perpetual #MSWL
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Where is the non-fiction writer / relationships expert working on a book about making friends as an adult when you're over 30?
Send me your manuscript proposal. For personal and literary agent reasons. I'm both lonely AND see the value in a book like this! #MSWL
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Saba Sulaiman @agentsaba
give me this hilarious 21st century intercontinental immigrant brown boy camaraderie friendship story navigating fashion, stereotypes, self-image issues and inside jokes asap I NEED IT #MSWL twitter.com/netflix/statusā¦Same! I've watched this three times today, too, and it gives me such joy. I keep sharing it with everyone. #MSWL š
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āCommercial āMillennialā novels: i.e. STARTUP, THE HATING GAME, THE ASSISTANTS, THE KNOCKOFF, THE REGULARS. Starting careers, moving to new cities, friendships etc.ā @carlywatters #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/
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Netflix US @netflix
Watch as @hasanminhaj get's "Queer Eye'd" by @TanFrance pic.twitter.com/40ISIArvNBgive me this hilarious 21st century intercontinental immigrant brown boy camaraderie friendship story navigating fashion, stereotypes, self-image issues and inside jokes asap I NEED IT #MSWL
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The more books I acquire, the more I realize that my brand is 100% āfriendship is magic.ā Give me your spooky, magical romps with strong relationships! #MSWL
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Anne ThƩriault @anne_theriault
Thereās a post circulating tumblr/Facebook asking why so many tween girls go through a witchy āletās read fortunes and levitateā sleepover/jr. coven phase. I actually talked to an expert about this exact thing two years ago! medium.com/the-establishmā¦I would die for a YA/MG along these lines. #MSWL Real magic or just imagined, doesn't matter. I especially like stories that focus on girl friendships/sisterhood.
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Tiffany Shelton, Witch-in-Training šøļø @TiffanyDiahann
I can't tell you how much I say I want to acquire books about friendships, especially how to deal with either growing up and apart or having an incident that breaks the friendship apart. #MSWL twitter.com/Jene_e_edwardsā¦How many times have I asked for this? Give me my friendship breakup bookāit hurts at every age. #MSWL
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Jen āeeeeekā Edwards @Jene_e_edwards
been thinking about how the worst heartbreak iāve ever suffered was from a friendship breakup, and how that is so rarely explored in YA. i didnāt know how to cope because i didnāt know anyone who had gone through something that intense. we need to fix this.I can't tell you how much I say I want to acquire books about friendships, especially how to deal with either growing up and apart or having an incident that breaks the friendship apart. #MSWL
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Jen āeeeeekā Edwards @Jene_e_edwards
been thinking about how the worst heartbreak iāve ever suffered was from a friendship breakup, and how that is so rarely explored in YA. i didnāt know how to cope because i didnāt know anyone who had gone through something that intense. we need to fix this.This is why I love novels that are focused on the bonds between young women -- crushes came and went, but my female friendships defined my high school experience. #MSWL
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Reading @AshWritesā new book, and remembering @WriteinBKās talk yesterday at the festival, Iām reminded how badly I want to read more YA friendship books.
If youāre writing one, query me next year when Iām open again. ā¤ļø #MSWL
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#MSWL I always fall for the "best friends should be dating" trope but lately I'd also love a bff pair who love and admire one another's beautiful selves but also do not want to bang. Think Jack & Liz or Harry & Hermione or John Kimble & Phoebe O'Hara (Kindergarten Cop, y'all).
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Alex Arnold @alexyarnold
Iām late to the #MSWL party this week but I can still hang, right? Hereās what Iām looking for right now:YA of all genres that feature friendships as found families #MSWL
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Looking for a modern-day #YA #SisterhoodoftheTravelingPants with strong, positive female friendships! Magic realism is always a plus! #MSWL