Amy Bishop Wycisk’s Wish List
I’m looking for…
Mystery, thrillers, and suspense from BIPOC/underrepresented authors featuring characters of color, like THE BANDIT QUEENS or THE VERIFIERS
Upmarket or book club fiction: PORTRAIT OF A THIEF or THE FORTUNES OF JADED WOMEN
Historical fiction by authors of color and/or set in an unexpected time or place; recent favorites were DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA; THE DIVORCÉES
Low/grounded fantasy or character-driven sci-fi like THE MINISTRY OF TIME, WATER MOON, BOOK OF NIGHT, OCEAN’S GODORI
Lighthearted, “cozy” book club fiction like AMAZING GRACE ADAMS
Female driven historical narrative nonfiction like Liza Mundy or Sonia Purnell
Pop science or psychology
Cultural criticism with a feminist bent
Select YA across genres
I am not considering the following at this time:
Picture books
Middle grade
Police procedurals/hard boiled crime fiction/legal or political thrillers
High fantasy/hard-sci-fi
Memoir
Dystopian/post-apocalyptic fiction
Romance