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#MSWL: MG that includes solving puzzles or clues, turns into grand adventure.

Great hooks! High-concept! And contemporary #MG and #YA with a splash of something extra, be it fantasy, sci-fi, magical realism, etc. #mswl

Would adore a #YA or #A retelling/expansion of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, or YA Crusades (historical or hist-inspired fantasy) #HF #F #WF #MSWL

#MSWL: YA w/an anti-hero, a la BREAKING BAD.

#MSWL anything that gets me to laugh! KING DORK, WHERE'D YOU GO BERNADETTE and SCARLETT EPSTEIN all cracked me up #MG #YA #Adult

Send me great women's fiction w suspense/mystery hook or domestic thriller like The Husband's Secret, The Good Girl #MSWL #A #T #S

#MSWL Magical Realism with strong plotting. Think PRACTICAL MAGIC or GARDEN SPELLS or 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE #YA #Adult

Smart “Book Club” book. Literary writing meets commercial storytelling = upmarket (Lori Lansens, Joyce Maynard, Meg Mitchell Moore) #MSWL #A

#MSWL literary coming-of-age with a great hook. #adult #YA

#MSWL a creepy gothic or southern gothic or near ghost story a la WINTER PEOPLE in #MG #Adult #YA

I’ve been looking for a historical upmarket novel about a cult or commune (like Arcadia by Lauren Groff) for awhile #MSWL #A

Looking for a historical: well-paced is most important, larger than life characters, big love story hooks (i.e. Beatriz Williams) #MSWL #H

#MSWL #MG or #YA I'd love a voicey, literary novel where the setting and/or time is almost a character.

Dramas that are serious, but funny with a rich, lively cast of characters (This Is Where I Leave You, Seating Arrangement) #MSWL #A

MG and YA with rich cultural backgrounds that are integral to the depth of the story but aren't the problem/issue. #mswl

I love coming-of-age stories but a plot bigger than the internal struggles (i.e. The Age of Miracles, The Secrets of Lake Road) #MSWL #A

Family secrets with deep rooted drama & single events that change the course of lives: i.e. Atonement, Labor Day #MSWL #A

#mswl: a contemporary YA novel in which a teen doesn't speak the same language as his/her parents. also, definitely #ownvoices.

#MSWL But I ALSO love characters that just want SO BADLY to do good, like in THE GOBLIN EMPEROR or Finn from SW:TFA