Emilie Summer

Caveat, I am not an agent.

We've got agent experts here at The Shit No One Tells You About Writing.

I am not one of them.

But this is just my instinct as a reader going on the vibes and trying to find similar audiences.

So I would stick with Wally Lamb if that feels right to you.

And I think more or less Maddie is probably more upmarket than that.

So if that feels right to you, not too large, that seems like a good one.

One additional novel I will mention, a personal favorite of mine, is Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason.

Absolutely a brilliant novel about a character struggling with an unnamed mental illness.

I actually can't remember if or how much of the book might take place in an actual hospital.

So TBD if it really fits well.

But it is at the very least a brilliant book.

about struggling with your own mind, struggling with an illness.

It has an incredible voice.

I think everybody should read it.

And Meg Mason has a new book coming out this year that is one of my most anticipated of 2026, just on the street of how great Sorrow and Bliss was.

Hi, Stacey.

Thank you so much for calling in.

I love your pick of The Agathas.

That is one of my favorite YA mystery books.