The Myth of Morgan la Fey by Kristina Pérez

I would love to find a queer romance set in an alternate timeline or a well-considered secondary world. I love brooding (but not obnoxious) heroes and heroines. And if you have the taut characterisation of Patricia Highsmith, then please knock on my door (but not literally!).Ĭrossover YA Romance and Fantasy – Dark or light academia, I don’t mind, just give me some Bridgerton with magic. On the more psychological thriller side of things, lately I’ve been inhaling Shari LePena, Gillian McAllister, Louise Candlish and Catherine Steadman. I would also love to see Knives Out with a little romance thrown in. Ĭrime and Thriller – Sunday nights at my house as a kid were all about Murder, She Wrote, so if you have a clever murder mystery, cozy or darker, on your hard drive, then send it my way. I’d also flip for a retelling with the incisive perspective of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls.

I also love a high concept twist like The Other Black Girl and books set in non-Western locations like Crazy Rich Asians or My Sister the Serial Killer. Books with the lyrical prose of Jane Healey’s The Ophelia Girls won’t go amiss. The characters don’t have to be likeable so long as they’re compelling. Any kind of razor-sharp and laugh-out-loud social satire is my cup of tea. Upmarket Fiction – Give me The White Lotus but make it a book. Keenly researched historical fiction like Lynne Kutsukake’s The Translation of Love or anything by Yangsze Choo will hit the mark. Sweeping multigenerational dramas in the vein of Pachinko or books that take on timely issues such as Emily Edwards’ The Herd will catch my eye. Right now I am actively seeking projects in the following categories and particularly encourage submissions from writers from underrepresented backgrounds:Ĭommercial & Book Club Fiction – I’d love to see a manuscript that plays with form and narrative structure like Daisy Jones & the Six or The Paper Palace. As an author myself, I am an editorial agent and enjoy polishing manuscripts until they shine like the top of the Chrysler Building! What I am looking for will change from time to time as I build my client list. With my diverse background, my tastes in books are equally eclectic. I’m also the author of the Sweet Black Waves trilogy (Imprint/Macmillan), The Tesla Legacy (Tor Teen), The Myth of Morgan la Fey (Palgrave Macmillan) and the forthcoming The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins (Little, Brown). As a journalist, I’ve written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNN. I hold a PhD in Medieval Literature from the University of Cambridge and have taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. I am a half-Argentine, half-Norwegian native New Yorker who has spent the past three decades living in Europe and Asia.

The Myth of Morgan la Fey by Kristina Pérez