Finally read @Blind_Nycteris' The Book Eaters and #MSWL 😭❤️‍🔥✨️💕

#MSWL I had to return Leila La Brujita Perfecta to the library and now have a vacant hole for PB stories that bring on all the whimsy of Flavia Z. Drago's work.

If you're a BIPOC author/illustrator with a dummy or working on a dummy that can fill this, I want to hear from you!

Here’s a Friday #mswl call-out for #history + #mystery! I love the #EnolaHolmes movies and just watched #lidiapoet. Would love to see more along these lines in the #ya and #upmarket spaces in my #submissions inbox. #amquerying #amwriting

I’m really on the hunt for some smart, compelling non-fiction. I saw this deal reported today and it’s right up my alley. Science AND revenge? What’s not to love? #MSWL

"In the middle grade space, I love grounded fantasy, magical realism, or any stories with light touches of magic."
@adriamgoetz #MSWL

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I think there is a discussion to have here about this and I have thoughts on ways to present it but I’m curious to see if anyone is already working on this in novel form 👀

"I am hungry for dark and twisty dysfunctional family stories."
@ceciliaclyra #MSWL

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Been watching POKER FACE and MURDER SHE WROTE and really feeling #MSWL BIPOC amateur investigating. Because, damn, we could use better representation in this space! Loved Jane Pek's THE VERIFIERS, for example.

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#mswl — my goal for 2023 is to sign a suspense novel written by a BIPOC author. We need more of your books on shelves.

If your book could comp Cinderella Snapped by Jax I think we could likely be a good match #MSWL

"Send me Gothic fiction with possibly a modern storyline, too (like MEXICAN GOTHIC and THE LITTLE STRANGER)."
@carlywatters #MSWL

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Cottagecore, but make it horror #MSWL

I am obsessed with friendships! Understanding the depth & importance of platonic relationships, friendship breakups, what kinds of relationships get prioritized & why, making meaningful connections as an adult.

Fiction or nonfiction, I wanna see! #MSWL

🌟Well-researched historical novels featuring underrepresented people and time periods
🌟Ensemble casts
🌟Novels-in-verse
🌟Heists
🌟Banter
🌟Angst
🌟Himbos

🌟Isolated settings such as islands, carnivals, and boarding schools and novels with a survival component
🌟Characters growing up in unconventional or nontraditional settings
🌟Revenge stories with unreliable narrators
🌟Strong sibling relationships and misfit friends

🌟Evergreen themes: body positivity, self-love, coming-of-age, girls supporting girls, friendship and friendship breakups, sex positivity
🌟Ghosts, creepy crawlies, witches, and things that go bump in the night

Things I love across the board:
🌟Stories inspired by mythology, folklore, and legends
🌟Magical schools
🌟Empathetic villains and morally gray heroes/antiheroes. Bring on the thieves, assassins, and characters with questionable pasts

Right now, my list is fairly PB heavy and fantasy heavy, and I'd love to find more in other categories I rep. I'm still looking for PB and fantasy, but I have fewer slots in my list to take on new projects in these areas.

I rep PB, MG, YA, GN, and select A genres. I keep my MSWL fairly up-to-date. There are a few areas that I'd love to build my list our more robustly in the coming months. #MSWL