Acquisition Wish List
Genres: realistic contemporary, romance, fantasy, magical realism, mystery/thriller, horror, alternative history
Wish list:
Re-tellings/re-imaginings of myths, fantasies, fables, or classics
Modernizations of Shakespeare, Jane Austen, biblical tales
YA adaptation of “The Aeneid” or “The Iliad”
Modernization of Antony and Cleopatra
Novels in exotic, unexpected, or underrepresented settings: the Arctic, jungles, foreign countries, the American West, cruise ships, unique academies
Novels with structural quirks: alternating POV, alternating Before/After sections, stories told in reverse
YA with Maleficent-type protagonist: beautiful, dangerous, all-powerful
Character-driven romantic YA set on a ranch in the contemporary West: rugged and evocative atmosphere
Judd Apatow-esque YA novel
YA novelization of Kate & Prince William’s love story
YA novels featuring a forbidden romance
YA novel featuring pirates, a feisty heroine, the high seas, and a strong alpha pirate love interest (yes, you read that right)
YA novels with a Southern Gothic flair, or any novels set in the deep South with strong Southern flavor
Into Thin Air for teens
Before Sunrise for teens
Mean Girls for teens
Homeland for teens
The Blue Lagoon for teens (or any book involving a boy, a girl, and a desert island)
Downtown Abbey for teens
Legends of the Fall for teens
*PLEASE NOTE: I do not accept unsolicited submissions.
Favorite books: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shephard, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Wither by Lauren DeStefano
