Nicole Luongo
Grand Central Publishing
My Manuscript Wish List®
FICTION:
I’m looking for edgy, voice-driven book club fiction with a fresh, commercial hook (commercial with a “bite,” as I like to call it)! I love anything grounded speculative—magical realist, horror, sci-fi, dystopian, you name it, especially if there’s a feminist bend! In mystery/suspense, I’m drawn to genre-subverting psychological thrillers (cunning female perpetrators, unreliable female narrators, etc.) and the occasional cozy mystery.
Other fiction genres/sub-genres I’m open to: coming-of-age; feminist satire/dark comedy (big fan of biting, whip-smart humor a la Fleabag or a Melissa Broder); cozy fantasy (grounded); select historical.
NONFICTION:
I mainly acquire fiction but am also open to select narrative nonfiction/memoir. Specific areas of interest: mental health/illness, feminism, pop culture, psychology, social justice, climate change/eco-conscious nonfiction
*Emphasis on diverse/marginalized voices for fiction + nonfiction.
Fun facts about me:
I was born at 11:11!
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to Nicole.Luongo@hbgusa.com
Agented submissions only, please!
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Accessible Literary Fiction, Activism, Apocalyptic, Artificial Intelligence, BIPOC, Beauty, Biography & Memoir, Caribbean Literature, Complicated Relationships, Cozy Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Cross-genre, Dark Female Friendships, Dark Humor, Dark topics with a light touch, Diaspora Narratives, Disability, Dystopian, Essay collections, Fairytale Retellings, Family Drama, Female Friendships, Feminist, Folklore, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Grounded fantasy, High Concept, Humor, Immigrant Experiences, Immigrant Voices, Intersectionality, LGBTQ+, Layered Family Stories with multiple narrators, Magical Realism, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health, Modern Dating, Modern Retellings of Fairy Tales, Multigenerational, Multiple POV, Mythology, Narrative Nonfiction, Neurodiversity, Occult, Post-apocalyptic, Psychological Thrillers, Racial Justice, Relationships, Retellings, Smart Beach Reads, Social Issues, Social Justice, Strong Females, Time Travel, Underrepresented Voices, Women's Issues, alternate history, books in translation, campus novel, classic retellings, coming of age, contemporary, dark academia, diverse voices, eco-fiction, historical, horror, locked room, mental illness, near-future science fiction, subversive, upmarket/book club with female protagonist, weird fiction
I’d like the next…
(In no particular order)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The List by Yomi Adegoke, The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok, The Pisces by Melissa Broder, Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Big Swiss by Jen Beagin, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, The Push by Ashley Audrain, The Change by Kirsten Miller, The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris, Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder, Rouge by Mona Awad, Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, Three Women by Lisa Tadd
My favorites include…
Books: Writers & Lovers by Lily King, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne, Beartown by Fredrik Backman, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados, American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
TV shows: Fleabag, New Girl, Ted Lasso, Normal People, Succession
