"I want adult fiction or YA graphic novels comping DEAD BY DAYLIGHT or HOCUS POCUS that are character-driven and emotional."
@readbystephanie #MSWL

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For the tropes section of my query application... here are some I can't resist: grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, only one bed, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity #MSWL

Is anyone watching The Serpent Queen? I'm obsessed. I'd love to see the YA version of this in my box. #mswl

Okay, I lied. I'm going to close to queries on October 15 - December 31st because you all have sent me entirely too many good things to read and I've fallen waaaay behind. #amagenting #mswl #lovemyjob

Agents! I am eager for new, exciting acquisitions and I updated my #mswl to prove it! Check out what I’m looking for here (spoiler alert: subversive horror, witty rom coms, & unique genre mash-ups): manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/alis…

I second this! #mswl

"I'm on the hunt for nonfiction that explores the intersection of behavioral economics and gender economics. Proven expertise is a must."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL

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Adult:
-BIPOC-led mysteries and thrillers, especially those with romantic and cozy *elements* even if you may not consider them fully cozy. e.g. there are dogs. there is a bakery. there is a fluffy tooth-rotting romance
-again, more BIPOC in the great outdoors

MG and YA:
-mysteries, family dramas, tearjerkers w happy endings (especially autumn- and holiday-centric this time of year!)
-more BIPOC in the great outdoors
-really strong voices with messy feelings

-Specifically would love a PB about BIPOC learning to camp, visiting a national park, etc.

PB:
-outdoors. more outdoors, always
-gutsy, silly, obnoxious kids taking center stage
-unique aspects of culture (am always open to food, but am mostly looking for non-food entry points to story right now)
-author-illustrators whose styles feel ✨cozy✨
-NF about BIPOC history!

(Reminder that I only rep writers from systemically excluded communities, with an emphasis on BIPOC)

I will be closing to fiction queries from November 1st through January 9th for holidays and catching up. (I will still be open for cookbooks.) If you want to get your fiction (or NF PB) in before then, here's an #MSWL thread of what I'm looking for right this moment.

Evergreen #mswl: character-driven mystery/thriller which leads me one way and then springs a trapdoor of a twist (ala Brianna Labuskes, Ruth Ware, Riley Sager, etc)

Queries reopen 12/1!

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I’d be very interested in a book with an MC with Alopecia. Any age. Preferably written by someone who has dealt with it themselves. #MSWL
And It doesn’t have to be an “issue” book either, just a character existing ❤️

On the more literary side: Rachel Cusk, Annie Ernaux, Olga Tokarczuk.

On the more commercial side: Blake Crouch, Peter Clines, Ruth Ware. #MSWL

Iain Reid's I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, Karl Ove Knausgård's THE MORNING STAR, Hervé Le Tellier's THE ANOMALY, Yoko Ogama's THE MEMORY POLICE, José Saramago's BLINDNESS, Mary Beth Keane's ASK AGAIN YES, Ayelet Gundar-Goshen's WAKING LIONS. More ⬇️ #MSWL

Seeking literary fiction w genre element. Literary speculative, crime, thriller. Unique hooks & new views. Linguistic & storytelling mastery, high personal stakes, psychological depth. Kazuo Ishiguro, Katie Kitamura, Ted Chiang, Emily St. John Mandel, Tana French. More⬇️ #MSWL

When I reopen to queries, I would LOVE a Halloween rom-com. Or really anything set with Halloween as the background.

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