Sara Megibow, KT Literary Agency

I am actively acquiring and looking for books that consume me; stories I can’t stop reading and heroines/heroes to cheer for. My list of genres is very specific but within that list there are no boundaries: I’m looking for debut authors with a complete, never previously-published manuscript in middle grade, young adult, romance, erotica, science fiction or fantasy. Doesn’t matter … Continue reading →

Jessica Sinsheimer, The Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency

I’m officially open to all genres–I know how that sounds, and yes, I know, YIKES, I’ll be getting a lot of mail–but I’m particularly interested right now in the following: Whatever the age group, I tend to love contrast–highbrow sentences and lowbrow content, beautiful settings and ugly motives–the books that are beautiful and scary, heartbreaking … Continue reading →

Allison Janice, Berkley/Penguin Random House

I am looking for intelligent, well-written nonfiction—such as memoir and more journalistic nonfiction—as well as women’s fiction that suits Berkley’s more commercially oriented list without sacrificing on craft and on unique characters whose stories are organic and compelling. Stories with strong female voices are close to my heart, but I am also a fan of … Continue reading →

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Megha Parekh, Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group

I am currently looking to acquire Scottish romance, romantic suspense, alpha hero or band of brothers contemporary romance, military romance, western/cowboy romance, a sexy sports romance series, erotic romance, new adult, dark romance, stepbrother romance, LGBTQ, multicultural, and commercial woman’s fiction. I’m not really looking for paranormal or sci-fi right now, unless it’s an author … Continue reading →

Laura Zats, Red Sofa Literary

Across all of my genres, I am looking specifically for diversity (of all kinds), feminism, and geekery. I am especially interested in well-drawn and strong female characters, retellings, and interesting story-telling techniques (epistolary, unreliable narrators, lists, emails, texts, etc.) In middle grade, I gravitate towards smart, adventure-type books (especially with STEM) that will appeal to … Continue reading →