Kara McAndrew
Flatiron Books
My Manuscript Wish List®
I’m currently an editorial assistant on the Flatiron Books editorial staff looking to build a list of literary and contemporary fiction by and about traditionally underrepresented populations. In particular, I’m interested in queer (especially lesbian) narratives, stories anchored in the global south, narratives of obsession, complex depictions of female friendships, unreliable narrators, and stories where something previously hidden comes to light. I’m also captivated by campus novels and coming-of-age narratives, as well as speculative fiction in the vein of Our Wives Under the Sea.
I’m also selectively interested in narrative nonfiction, specifically memoirs about women, sexuality, and people grappling with belonging.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Accessible Literary Fiction, Adult, African Diaspora, Asian American Literature, BIPOC, Biography & Memoir, Caribbean Literature, Classic retellings with BIPOC characters, Dark Female Friendships, Disability, Expat/Exile Literature, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Mothers and Daughters, Multigenerational, Multiple POV, Multiple Timelines, Sexuality, Southern Literary, Underrepresented Voices, afrofuturism, book club fiction, campus novel, character-focused fiction, character-focused stories, coming of age, contemporary, diverse voices, family stories, immigration, literary, queer narratives
I’d like the next…
Yael Van Der Wooden’s The Safekeep, Elif Batuman’s The Idiot, We Pretty Pieces of Flesh by Colwill Brown, Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth, Bunny by Mona Awad, Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Real Life by Brandon Taylor.
My favorites include…
Books: The Line of Beauty, White Teeth, Sula, Go Tell It on the Mountain, A Domestic Animal, Cassandra at the Wedding, Middlesex
TV / Film : Derry Girls, The L Word, The Wilds, Atypical, Bottoms, Insecure
