In adult fiction, she is seeking fantasy (inspired by historical/cultural events and folklore, in-depth world-building and authentic characterizations, secondary worlds, ensemble casts and solo protagonists, epic/high and soft/low, and horror) like Babel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The City of Brass, A River Enchanted, The Wolf of Oren-Yaro, Daughter of the Forest, Priory of the Orange Tree, Mexican Gothic, The Year of the Witching, Nettle & Bone, and The Book of Gothel; historical fiction (spotlight on feminism, STEM, spies and code-breaking, non-European and/or little-known eras, parallel narratives) like The Alice Network, Hamnet, Next Year in Havana, and The Dictionary of Lost Words; and women's fiction (romcoms, millennial-driven, slice of life, compelling obstacles and moral dilemmas) a la Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Ayesha at Last, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Maame, Abby Jimenez, and Mhairi McFarlane. In YA, Laura is seeking contemporary realistic fiction (romcoms, fierce feminists, strong family/friendship dynamics, light-hearted and humorous, interesting jobs/hobbies, hopeful) like A Pho Love Story, Happily Ever Afters, and Dumplin’; and fantasy (fractured fairytales, culturally-influenced folklore, historically-inspired, lush world-building, horror) akin to House of Hollow, Divine Rivals, Together We Burn, and Six Crimson Cranes.