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A link to other #MSWL items I've tweeted over the years.
Just went through and deleted some of them, because there were several wishes which were granted!✨This is why I post so many #MSWL items—because this silly hashtag actually works.☺️
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as a gal with many straight, strictly platonic, male best friends, I would love to see more of that in both YA and Adult #MSWL
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I'd also like some upmarket fiction that revolves around an event that changes a group of people. #MSWL
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#mswl Something with the fun #DnD vibe of #CriticalRole or The Adventure Zone. Could be straight fantasy or a mix of game narrative and "IRL" plot about the group of gamers.
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Thing I’ve noticed: my YA list skews more girl, and my MG list more boy. I’d like to balance that, but still maintaining my overarching tastes: high concept, good plots, not-issue-books, joy and exploration and fantasy (both literal and just escapism). #MSWL
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Annie Bomke @ABLiterary
If the title of your book is SO AND SO AND THE SOMETHING SOMETHING, it probably isn't right for me. Why? Because most of those books are MG, which I don't rep. Some people will mis-categorize these books as YA, but when I read it, it's usually a younger voice. #MSWLAlso, those kinds of books tend to be big on action and light on characters, which isn't my thing. So even if it was really YA, I probably wouldn't be interested. #MSWL
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#mswl Lesbian pirates, either historical or fantasy. I've seen a number of queries like this, but none have quite clicked with me so far. Still hoping!
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If the title of your book is SO AND SO AND THE SOMETHING SOMETHING, it probably isn't right for me. Why? Because most of those books are MG, which I don't rep. Some people will mis-categorize these books as YA, but when I read it, it's usually a younger voice. #MSWL
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YA contemporary: I don’t want good girls, nice girls, nice kids. I want kids with buried secrets and selfish truths. Ones that try their best to be good but falter and make the wrong choices. Dark tone, snarky but not the shitty kind of egotistical wittiness. #mswl
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#MSWL Smart and sexy rom-coms (I want to laugh and fall in love!), epic family dramas, gritty and contemporary YA, true crime that reads like a suspense novel, anything food related (f and nf), pop science and history
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Dana Murphy @manadurphy
some #mswl hopes after losing a book I loved dearly (but ended up at a wonderful home!): give me your big hearted rom coms, give me your novels that feel like the best fan fiction, give me your F/F love stories!!!!, give me your happy endings with just enough angst in the middle.refreshing a relevant thread on this beautiful #MSWL day:
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I'd love to see more true crime books that speak to a broader social issue, with a strong platform. #MSWL
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#mswl Contained/closed-room mysteries or thrillers with an SFF or historical setting
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#MSWL HORROR. Especially if you can comp The Luminous Dead
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#MSWL: Looking for #ownvoices Jewish lit! Either contemporary adult romance or YA. Does *not* have to be a story about religion or faith specifically.
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I always want #ownvoices books. If a book isn't #ownvoices I'm much more hesitant to take it on. #MSWL