There's a lot going around about how editors don't want books by/for marginalized communities anymore because of fear of the current administration. It sucks. It's happening. But here's what you can do about it. www.agentsandbooks.com/what-if-edit...

Mid-January, feels the world is waking up now lol.

I'm seeing a lot of queries with bolded lettering and I am here to tell you that it is not standard to query letters.

Hi there. Isn't it interesting how the most popular TV shows and movies this year (Sinners, Kpop Demon Hunters, and Heated Rivalry) were all hyper specific stories, proving that "universal appeal" (i.e. appealing to white straight folks) is not actually that appealing?

Lots of folks in publishing are returning to make the books tomorrow, so just a reminder to treat industry people like people in the New Year. Everyone is just trying their best. ❤️

Agent friends! My first read of the year was Tasha Suri's THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA, and I loved it! If you have any YA projects with similar elements (lady knights, sapphic yearning, time loops, stories about stories, did I mention sapphic yearning??), please please send them my way! #MSWL

IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

#WriteTip All revision is important, even when it feels like you’re spinning your wheels. Sometimes you need to write in one direction to discover you need to follow a different path. Compare the different options. Which one best suits the story you want to tell? #amwriting #amrevising

I'm EXCITED to start 2026 with a new query regimen: open for the first two weeks of every month! I know... it's 🍌 but I'm actually looking forward to it! Be sure to check out my updated bio on the agency Team page for info on what I'm looking to acquire in 2026! 2/2)

Did I mention big 5 editor interest? #writingcommunity

Closed to unsolicited subs but if you have written this book or would be interested in writing it, comment here and I’ll send you a DM!

i’m looking for agented authors of color interested in writing new adult contemporary romance for our new adult imprint, requited. any agents i can connect with on this? #mswl

Hey #amquerying writers and illustrators, I'm open to queries for children's graphic novels and children's fantasy, spy, and heist novels! You can find my #mswl here: jdlit.com/tori-sharp

To me 😆

Hi All! I'm opening to submissions between Dec. 1 and Dec 20 - a few short weeks so I can find something fresh to work on for 2026 - before going back to being referral only. For more on my updated manuscript wish list, go here: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/al...

I am so thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency! I am looking forward to working together on IVORY TOWER, a psychological horror and dark academia novel.

As a neurodivergent person, it takes a while to find the right people. The more you mask, the slower that process is, says Kate Rolfe in an interview on her latest picture book, Owl and Moon 👇 #BookSky

SWORDCROSSED X THIS WILL BE FUN Standalone Spicy Cozy Fantasy Demisexual Rep Fat Main Character MM Second Chance Romance After the Lich Queen's Demise is the perfect book to heal your inner gifted child suffering from burn out. Please take a gander at my Agent's Guide! #QuestPit #Q #A #F

Winters are unkind to a vila, especially one stuck in the world of mortals with no powers. Nor's only chance to return home are the Gods but their favor never comes for free. A samodiva punishes, and she never forgives A samodiva rewards, and she never forgets #QuestPit #Q #A #F

Dune 2 X The Unbroken In a city under constant threat, those gifted with psychic abilities are honed into warriors charged with defending their home. Sylin and Naraha, born with the gift, are conscripted into a brutal guild to be trained as killers against their wills. #QuestPit #AgentsGuide

In the century Tilaani has been alive and the 85 years she‘s been dead, she’s escorted the soul of nearly everyone she knew into the afterlife. And as always she is left in the space between: 🌱 Life and death 💀 🔥 Fire and ice ❄️ ❤️ Surrounded and alone 🔪 #A #F #R #FR #C #Agented #GhostPit

A village witch teams up with the vampire she vowed to protect her village from in order to take down the child of a god who has been terrorizing them both. #GhostPit #A #F #FR #WIP

THE HONEY WITCH X LATE BLOOMER A disabled witch hires a butch werewolf grocer to work in her failing apothecary. But when she and the grocer fall in love, a ghost torments the shop! The witch must solve the haunting to save the town and her new hot gf. #ghostpit #A #FR

"HatWIP" The Babadook X The Exorcist He has been tormented by Shadow people since almost dying at age six. They are increasing in frequency. The Red Eyed God in the woods speaks of a great change. Now, a man in a hat, who speaks the language of hate, wants him too. #GhostPit #W #Horror #A

After tragedy and family drama broke them up, Jasper and Brett moved on with their lives. Ten years later, they reunite for a wedding in the place they fell in love and fell apart. Has their dormant love story reawakened or are they just yearning for nostalgia? #ghostpit #a #q #wf #r

THESE DEADLY PROPHESIES X BITTERSWEET IN THE HOLLOW While searching for her sister’s killer, Ana becomes the prime suspect. Now on the run, an unexpected ally is her only hope to find the monster behind the murders, clear her name and set her sister’s spirit free. #GhostPit #W #Spec #YA

#GhostPit, #A, #Q, #T YOU x Dexter Quiet teacher, Ella, is not a psychopath – she’s just very committed to her anti-bullying policies. The kind that involve zip ties, knives and plastic sheeting. And if you stay cruel and remorseless as an adult, she’ll teach you one final, bloody lesson. 👻🔪

GRIM PORTENTS HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE X CONSTANTINE A man is murdered by a hell-beast on his wedding day. Now, with the help of the reaper who collected his soul, he must uncover who is releasing monsters from Hell if he wants to return to the life he was robbed of. 👻 #SP #F #H #PN #OWN #GhostPit

Alex is used to Yakuza business rivals and back-alley deals. But nothing prepares him for Jason, a witty bartender who challenges everything he knows, and who harbors secrets as deadly as the vampires after them. I Am Chosen~A different type of love story. #ghostpit #A #PR #Q #HappyHalloween 👻🧛‍♀️

NAUSICAÄ X FF7 A young woman is blessed with magic that could restore life to a dying world. Allied with a mentor who thinks the world should burn, a ruthless noble with her own agenda, and an enigmatic prince, she must evade enemies and learn if she is meant to save the world. #ghostpit #Q #A #F

#AmQuerying #YA #F #Q #authors

#GhostPit #YA #R #LGBT #Q Erin & Liv Are Not (Not) Together 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ - lesbians, therapy cat, queer care home, exes, fake dating, friendship love, yearning, ghost tour walks, doughnuts, LEGO, found family, mental health rep, queer JOY, CHAOS and the HORROR of toxic relationships 🚩

BLACK MIRROR × SEVERANCE × THE GOOD PLACE Having a happy death is a luxury service for the rich and Wren is the rising top salesman—until a cynical coworker and a depressed billionaire force him to rethink it all in a world where even your last smile has a price tag. #GhostPit #A #DS #SF #W

🧹 EARLY MAGIC 🧹 👻 🎃 Clueless x Practical Magic Two witches. A missing portal. And a crafty daemon. Also a hot vet and some surfing. Oh, and a perfect pair of Prada boots. #ghostpit #Q #F #YA #Q #WriteSky

F/NB WAYFARERS x MURDERBOT x SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN Everything fell apart when the human came aboard. Instead of nice meals and quiet cargo runs, Tai's stuck with bickering crewmates, sinister criminals, explosions, and worse, a human who wants to be friends. #GhostPit #A #Q #R #LGBT

After a missile explodes near San Francisco, killing thousands, 16-year-old Zuriah Laguerre and her 7-year-old twin siblings begin a dangerous journey to the military base they call home and discover an enemy not of this world. #GhostPit #Q #YA #SF #DR

She sounds like me! I've gone so far as to edit my PC's registry to get rid of AI assist shit. I'd take Clippy over Copilot.

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

Pathway to success

Respect to those who got here first.

I’m so damn proud of this series. I really think it occupies a unique space on the shelf. I hope now that it’s all collected more folks give it a shot.

If you ever wondered if your art was valuable, the people who are stealing it for profit sure think so

That's a wrap on #DVpit 2025! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered, or supported! Thank you to the agents & editors who showed up! And thank you to our board @peterlopez.bsky.social & @katchowrites.bsky.social & @claribelortega.com who brought #DVpit to Bluesky!

LONG WAY DOWN X FOREVER on NETFLIX Sixteen-year-old Donovan Easton loves the thrill of leading The Beamer Crew, but that changes when his feelings for the wrong girl spark a deadly fight with a rival gang, and they demand more bloodshed to settle the score. #DVPIT #YA #CON #BVM #POC

THE FIFTH WAVE X THE LAST OF US After a missile explodes near San Francisco, 16-year-old Zuriah Laguerre and her 7-year-old twin siblings begin a dangerous journey to safety and discover an enemy not of this world. #DVPIT #YA #SF #BVM #POC

16-year-old Donovan Easton thinks being the leader of a suburban gang makes him untouchable until his feelings for the wrong girl spark a beef with a rival inner-city crew that leads to bloodshed. #DVPIT #YA #CON #BVM #POC

After a missile explodes near San Francisco, ending a half-century of global peace, 16-year-old Zuriah Laguerre and her 7-year-old twin siblings begin a dangerous journey to safety and discover an enemy not of this world. #DVPIT #YA #SF #BVM #POC

Friendly reminders for my DVpit peeps 🙋‍♀️ 1. Don’t forget to double check your hashtags! 2. Don’t like or repost anyone’s post so you don’t accidentally get someone’s hopes up ❤️ Show everyone love in their comments! #DVparty

Back from the dead!!!! #yankees