Stories make us who we are, and everyone deserves a chance to write their own narrative. I’m actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled and/or chronically ill writers.
FICTION
I’m seeking accessibly-written novels for Adult and YA audiences that transport you and make you forget the world around you. I love deep POV, a hook that makes my jaw drop, and a confident voice. If you can make me laugh, cry, and scream in the same novel, you’ll win me over. Fantasy (including political, epic, and romantasy) Romance Mystery Horror Women’s fiction Upmarket + book club/commercial fiction (especially if it has a speculative edge) I’m most excited about fantasy (including political, epic, and romantasy), romance, mystery, horror, and upmarket or book club/commercial fiction, especially if it has a speculative edge. I am also open to thrillers and sci-fi, although I am much pickier about these genres. At this time, I am not open to non-speculative historical or literary fiction. While I love books that feel distinctly Jewish, I’m not a great fit for books about the Holocaust or that focus on real-world antisemitism. I don’t love detective/police POVs and/or procedurals. Please do not send books centering a culture/experience that doesn’t belong to you (i.e. a White author writing a US slavery narrative). In particular, please do not send me books that use Dissociative Identity Disorder or schizophrenia as a plot device unless you have DID or schizophrenia.
Please don’t send me
Literary fiction Historical fiction without a speculative element Books about the Holocaust and antisemitism Main characters who are droids/androids, and stories about AI Competitions and trials as plot devices in fantasy settings (fantasy sports are okay) Middle grade, chapter books, or picture books Books that center around child sexual abuse Stories centering a culture/experience that belong to a minoritized group the writer is not a part of (i.e. a White author writing a US slavery narrative) Dissociative Identity Disorder as a plot device, unless the author has DID Romance tropes: pregnancy/secret baby, bully romance, fated mates (without a unique twist) I’m really picky about pirates. Will Turner was my first love and it’s sort of ruined the whole thing.
NONFICTION
I’m looking for paradigm-shifting, platform-driven books that make readers reconsider what we think we know about the world, or that teach us something new through storytelling. If your book is a narrative, make it as un-put-down-able as BAD BLOOD by John Carreyou, or something I can’t stop listening to like Slate’s SLOW BURN or Dana Schwartz’s NOBLE BLOOD. Because of my background in health care research, I’m particularly interested in finding books about US health care and navigating the health care system. If you have a book interrogating the culture of modern competitive figure skating, please send it to me immediately! I do not represent memoirs. I’m also not interested in prescriptive books about Christianity, astrology, or magic and/or witchcraft. I do not represent memoirs. Here’s an example of some of the things I’d love to see, but if your topic isn’t here, please consider sending your proposal anyway: Mental health care, substance use disorder treatment (this interest is specific to nonfiction) (no memoirs) The American health care system (no memoirs) Academic research for a commercial audience Making business better Sports (literally anything in sports) Gender + sexuality, focused on queer identities The role of women in _________ The role of race or ethnicity in _________ Psychology, neuroscience, and the human brain Parasocial relationships Multilevel marketing Cults, scams, and Fyre Festival-style disastres Politics, policy, and the future of government Climate change Science in modern life
Please don’t send me
Memoirs Prescriptive books about Christianity Astrology Magic and witchcraft h