I represent nonfiction books for both the children and adult markets. I expect a nonfiction book proposal to offer a new perspective on an entertaining topic. I particularly enjoy nonfiction projects about arts and entertainment, science, environmentalism and veganism, cultural history, and occult topics.

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My favourite nonfiction reads include:

realistic explorations of mental health topics (ex: Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me by Anna Mehler Paperny and Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig);

books about occult topics (ex: Becoming Dangerous edited by Katie West, Witches of America by Alex Mar, and Taschen’s The Library of Esoterica series);

illustrated and photography books (ex: Literary Witches by Taisia Kitaiskaia and Katy Horan, Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval, and What We See in the Stars by Kelsey Oseid);

essay collections (ex: One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by Scaachi Koul, This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins, Girls Can Kiss Now by Jill Gutowski, The 2000s Made Me Gay by Grace Perry, Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino, and I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum);

and socially conscious critiques (ex: the Pocket Change Collective series from Penguin Workshop).

I am looking for literary and upmarket fiction writers to add to my client list. The novels I love are both incredibly written and have a compelling sales hook.

Some stories I’m particularly interested in:

upmarket fiction with speculative elements—grounded fantasy, magical realism, retellings of fairy tales and folktakes, and horror (ex: Of Bees and Mist by Eric Setiawan, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker, Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh, and anything by Helen Oyeyemi);

adult fiction with child/teen protagonists (ex: Gutter Child by Jael Richardson, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, and A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews);

novels that tackle mental health topics (ex: Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria, The Virgin Suicides by Jeffery Eugenides, Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby, and Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk);

and books that experiment with storytelling structure (ex: Night Film by Marisha Pessl, Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje).

Other literary fiction favourites of mine include Bone and Bread by Saleema Nawaz, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, A Beautiful Truth by Colin McAdam, and anything by Akwaeke Emezi.

I am also looking for commercial fiction in two specific categories:

highly stylized mysteries and thrillers (ex: Knives Out (film), Kingsman: The Secret Service (film), The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler, and the James Bond series by Ian Fleming);

and LGBTQ+ romance (ex: Happiest Season (film), One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston, and Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

I am not interested in high fantasy, science fiction, or WW1/WW2 historical fiction.

I represent graphic novels, graphic memoirs, and graphic nonfiction in all age categories. I am currently only looking at graphic novel submissions created by author/illustrators (a sole creator both writing and illustrating the book).

Some of my favourite graphic novels include: Spinning by Tillie Walden, the Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman, The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski, Constantly by gg, Operatic by Kyo Maclear and Byron Eggenschwiler, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green, The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown, Acquicorn Cove by Katie O’Neill, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll, and the A Quick & Easy Guide series published by Limerence Press.

My graphic novel wish list for 2023:

• YA LGBTQ+ contemporary romance
• graphic nonfiction and graphic memoir

I am interested in a variety of YA genres: contemporary, magical realism, grounded fantasy, horror, and select mystery/thriller.

Teen novels I love:

authentic contemporary books (ex: Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi, Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour, Let Me Hear a Rhyme and Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, and The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo);

weird and wonderful tales (ex: Wilder Girls by Rory Power, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, and The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton);

and compelling historical stories (ex: The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf).

Specific YA wish list items:

• LGBTQ+ contemporary romance
• historical fiction based on a music subculture (disco, grunge, emo, etc.)
• contemporary YA with Gossip Girl or Riverdale levels of drama

I am currently looking at all genres of middle grade fiction with the exception of science fiction.

Some of my favourite middle grade books:

realistic stories featuring characters with compelling interests (ex: The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez and The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin);

inventive, beautifully written fantasy (ex: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, When You Trap a Tiger by Kat Keller, and Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee);

animal stories (ex: Pax by Sara Pennypacker, Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel, Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe, and Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards);

Topics and tropes I’m not looking for: gross-out humour, pirates, time travel, and superheroes.

I am currently only reviewing submissions for illustrated picture books created by a single author/illustrator.

I prefer “literary” picture books. My client Cat Min’s debut Shy Willow is the perfect example of my taste in picture books, both in story and art.

Some of my picture book favourites include: Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddoir and Daniel Egneus, Birdsong by Julie Flett, Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault, Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson, This is Sadie by Sara O’Leary and Julie Morstad, and Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel.