MSWL
I am currently looking for upmarket and literary fiction, YA, and select nonfiction, with a focus on work by Latinx authors and BIPoC. I am drawn to innovative, language-driven work in fiction, often with weird or speculative elements, and idea-driven, researched nonfiction on culture, feminism, immigration, and the environment. I am not currently seeking memoirs.
What I've Been Craving
ADULT FICTION
Queer Latinx / BIPOC Joy
A deep feeling of PLACE
A quozzy (queer + cozy) mystery with a BIPOC lead (extra points if a series)
Smart (scary, wondrous, joyful) climate fiction with protagonist who is BIPOC
Social horror contending with housing insecurity (urban, rural, suburban)
Latinx mythology for the adult market (think Miller's CIRCE or Saint's ARIADNE)
*I've always wanted to publish something about Zapotec culture, so extra pts for that
Books that reflect the diversity of the NYC I grew up in and love,
especially ones that feature native NYers' love of language (borough specific!)
Close and complex relationships between womxn
The love child of Deborah Levy and Samanta Schweblin
The adopted, anxious canine of Yuri Herrera and Miriam Toews
Hopkins' "Carrion Comfort" x Howe's "What the Living Do": A Novel About Grief
Something that will make me feel awe and wonder at the world
A book that sweats the small stuff (a world in a grain of sand)
ADULT NONFICTION
Anti-capitalist, anti-racist mindfulness and practical self help for BIPOC
A deeply researched, heart-forward, immersive look at Latine/x/o culture in the United States, centering indigenous communities, grassroots advocacy, sister cities, and decentering whiteness
A book on caring for elderly parents for first gen eldest daughters with everything from the basics of navigating state-assisted healthcare and alternative options, to finances, wills, etc. A one stop shop for folks who may have no one to ask.
Hidden histories of BIPOC artists and artistic communities
Instructions for a better world
YOUNG ADULT
Latinx mythology and urban fantasy