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What Elana is looking for
Elana specializes in children’s and young adult books, and is now expanding her list into adult commercial fiction. To that end, she’s looking for commercial-leaning middle-grade, young adult, and adult novels. In general, her tastes run more commercial, so she’s mainly looking for high-concept or commercial-leaning novels. That means good plots and good twists. She likes to say her tastes lie at the intersection of timeless and fresh. Above all else she’s looking for a good hook and a strong plot (make her keep turning pages, please) told by a strong voice. She wants the kind of books that readers come back to over and over again. She reads to escape, so take her far away with an irresistib
Notable sales & clients
- The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
- The Ivies by Alexa Donne
- The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
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Frequently asked questions
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What genres does Elana Roth Parker represent?
Elana Roth Parker represents Young Adult, Middle Grade, Commercial Fiction.
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