Kelly Van Sant

…have to be real! Always open to queer characters–which of course includes trans characters! TV shows I have loved: Orphan Black, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, Avatar: The Last…

Ellen Cormier

…The Westing Game, The Princess Diaries TV shows: Gilmore Girls, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Parks and Rec, Take My Wife, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Good Place, Riverdale, Killing Eve, Doctor Who…

Patrice Caldwell

…fiction. Dead genres. I will say it here as I have on Twitter many times: I want the genres everyone says are dead. Yes, if a vampire book is going…

Hannah Allaman

…Baptiste The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon Far From You, Tess Sharpe My favorite TV shows/movies include: Jane the Virgin Gilmore Girls Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lost You’ve…

Kara Leigh Miller

For Romance, I’m partial to contemporary stories, small towns, cowboys, law enforcement, firefighters, second chances, friends-to-lovers, and enemies-to-lovers. I’m a sucker for a fast-paced romantic suspense, bonus for forced proximity….

Jennie Kendrick

…marginalized communities. The Raven Cycle/The Folk of the Air–magical stories with gorgeous prose, firmly grounded in the real world. Vampire Diaries/Secret Circle/Forbidden Game (the original L.J. Smith books, not the…

Tiffany Shelton

…dark academia, southern gothic, speculative, contemporary fantasy, historical fantasy (Libba Bray’s Gemma Doyle and Diviners series), and epic fantasy. I would love to see vampires in the vein of The…

Alyssa Miele

…Club Girl, Interrupted for YA Buffy the Vampire Slayer Say Anything (pls gimme a Lloyd Dobler) Dead Poets Society American Beauty (but with much more focus on the teens) The…

Masha Gunic

…TV Shows: Veronica Mars; Gilmore Girls; Breaking Bad; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; My So-Called Life; Game of Thrones; Stranger Things; Forensic Files; Dateline; The Cosmos Films: Clueless; 10 Things I…

Judi Lauren

…sexy romantic subplot. Historicals. We LOVE historicals, whether it’s YA or adult. Strong romance a must! Vampire books! They’re making a comeback, and we’re here for it. The Night Circus…