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