I also represent a select list of romance authors, and I’d love to find the next Sarah MacLean. I’d love some really ambitious, lush fantasy, à la the upcoming Caraval, which is a really big, buzzy fantasy coming soon from Flatiron Books.
Fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary…if it’s got a central love story, I want to see it. Actually, I love to have a romance as a central plot point in just about any YA novel. Per above, I’m definitely game for some really fresh, well-written paranormal, especially if it’s heavy on the romance. What book/genre/topic would you like to see cross your transom? But it’s been six years already, and anything acquired now is probably a 2018 book, so I’m betting on the door creaking open to some fresh paranormal soon! I started agenting in 2010, and at that point, signing and selling paranormal YA was already difficult, as the genre had become oversaturated. I’m rather hoping that paranormal comes back sooner rather than later. I wish we’d see some funny rom-com type YA break out, but it’s struggling to find an audience. That’s really where the market is right now. So keeping that in mind, I’m expecting to see fantasy and sci-fi trends keep building, along with serious contemporary YA. What are some upcoming trends for the next year?įirstly, I should mention that my answers are going to be specifically about young-adult novels, which make up the bulk of my list.
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