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I gravitate towards humorous, sarcastic, clever books like Jory John. I love punny and clever, and ordinary things turned on their heads and made hilarious. Think THE GREAT INDOORS. #MSWL
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James McGowan @jamerrson
It's #MSWL day! (pt. 2) (Children's Fiction)My door will always be open to picture books, running the gamut.
Fiction, non-fiction, funny, heartwarming, STEM, arts, anything. #MSWL
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Supernatural things I like:
-WITCHES!
-places that have their own life
-non-traditional vampires
-monsters from less well-known folklore
-Baba Yaga's chicken foot house
#MSWL
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Settings I like:
-small, rural communities (bonus points for difficult terrain like unforgiving shoreline or desert)
-old houses
-places that are cold/rainy
-tourist spots
#MSWL
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Headwater Literary Management @HeadwaterLit
Since it's #MSWL Day, how about we do a couple threads on what we're looking for? We'll start with @LZats:The books I love most are always the ones I'm surprised by in some way, so instead of plot-based #MSWL I'm going to spin through the elements I'm drawn to in a book!
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Send me your great Southern voice in MG and YA! Specificity of setting with clear stakes and hook, please. I loved WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, great Southern voice and a murder mystery/courtroom drama to boot! How to do this younger? #MSWL
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i'm sure i'm forgetting at least a thousand other things i'd like to see, and i'm always up for being surprised with a project that was never on my wishlist radar. at the end of the day it's all about voice. a magic kind of chemistry you can't explain. so please: send away! #MSWL
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Did I say I want graphic novels? I really want to see your graphic novel proposals, especially if you are an artist. I ❤️KISS NUMBER 8, MONSTRESS (any way to do this younger? that art-deco style is to die for!), ROLLER GIRL, SANITY & TALLULAH, and anything with cats... #MSWL
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Literary Agent
there's always room for more MG and picture books on my list, too. contemporary, fantasy, somewhere in between. lots of humor, lots of heart. those MG years are weird, funny, sad, hard, beautiful, and i want to feel alllll of it. take me back. (for better or for worse) #MSWL
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Other random elements I love: historical fiction, witches (historical and contemporary, but less on the humorous side), boarding schools, food, slow build romance, whimsy, retellings...#MSWL
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A give-for-graduation picture book #mswl
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Katelyn Detweiler @katedetweiler
i'm also here for smart rom coms and women's fiction, bright and joyful and swoony and fresh. unexpected love that comes in all shapes and sizes. real people, real dilemmas, real dreams. i just devoured RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and oh my god, yes, everything about that book. #MSWLThis in YA #mswl 👇
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I also love mysteries and thrillers that gravitate towards dark horror elements, like THE WHISPER MAN. One of my top reads so far this year. #MSWL
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Literary Agent
I also *loved* LONG BRIGHT RIVER, and want to see a m/s/t that centers around addiction the way this one does.
On my TBR- THE HUNTING PARTY & THE SILENT PATIENT.
#MSWL
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James McGowan @jamerrson
It's #MSWL day, and I don't make the rules, so here I go.(Adult Fiction)
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i'm also here for smart rom coms and women's fiction, bright and joyful and swoony and fresh. unexpected love that comes in all shapes and sizes. real people, real dilemmas, real dreams. i just devoured RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE and oh my god, yes, everything about that book. #MSWL
Literary Agent
Literary Agent
Literary MG, whether that's contemporary (a la Corey Ann Haydu) or an animal POV (PAX), I want the books that are going to pull at my heartstrings but leave me uplifted. I'd also love to see something girly (UNICORN QUEST) or with complex puzzles (BENEDICT SOCIETY). #MSWL