Emily is seeking fiction for middle grade and young adult audiences, and select adult/crossover stories. She does work on picture books, but is focused primarily on non-fiction and historical stories, and is currently not taking on unsolicited picture books at the moment. She would like to see more fiction from BIPOC and stories that do not necessarily feature trauma at the forefront of these character’s arcs (although she is open to reading anything complex and well done). She would love the next best heist novel, mythological retellings, young assassins, and heart pounding fantasy romances. Send her the best summer lovers, middle grade fantasies, adventure stories, and fantastical worlds. Across all age groups, Emily is especially keen on finding good genre fiction in the form of re-tellings, dark academia, high fantasy, and spooky. For young adult, she tends to lean more in the fantasy and speculative realm, but would also like to find Jenny Han-like cozy, sweet stories. She's also a sucker for classic YA tropes (fake dating, high school contests with rivals to lovers, etc.). For middle grade, she would love fantasy of all kinds, although it needs to be grounded and the world building cannot sacrifice the character development. In adult, she really only takes fantasy (witches, fae, and creatures of all kinds) or contemporary romances with young protagonists not gearing up for marriage or children yet. She wants lush worlds, romantic tension, court intrigue, spies and assassins, and powerful family betrayals. In contemporary romance, she looks for books that straddle the line between women’s fiction and romance, with big emotions, great atmosphere, and big hooks. She is not a good fit for war stories, science fiction, novels in verse, or non-fiction.