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Zilla Novikov (she/her) is on her fourth iteration of living through this timeline, and she's starting to get the hang of it. She compiled the sum total of her wisdom into The Sad Bastard Cookbook: Food You Can Make So You Don't Die, which she co-authored with Rachel A. Rosen. Query, on the other hand, contains no wisdom whatsoever. ...more

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How to Write a Fantasy Battle: Basic Medieval and Modern Military Tactics for Authors by Suzannah Rowntree. It's got a dragon head and inside is some kind of epic battle scence.

Rachel: I found this guide so incredibly helpful, and I’m sure our readers will too! Can you tell us a little about the book? What made you decide to write it (and was it the Rings of Power battle scenes)?

Suzannah: I’m absolutely thrilled to hear tha

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Published on September 02, 2025 03:00
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A fast-paced novel that moves from country to country and literary reference to reference as Cross flees incoming angels with the dubious aid of somewhat trustworthy Fae. When your allies are Faerie, who needs enemies, but he's certainly got plenty o ...more
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It's written as well as Rejected and Despised, but without the complexity of the subject matter. The psychological torment of a composer who is a closeted gay man and consciencious objector during WW1 is a much more fertile ground than the psychologi ...more
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A heartwarming story of healing and love. This is the story of the aftermath, but in the kindest possible way - three refugees who reach utopia, and are given the chance to grow and heal and realize their feelings for each other. A tender and gentle ...more
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What a delightful series of stories--as engaging for adults as for children (source: I am an adult and I was engaged). And now I know how to bake a parkin!
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"It's cover reveal and Kickstarter day. The first volume, "What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire's Yacht?" (named after the story I have in it!) drops May 31, and the Kickstarter for Volume 2 is available now."
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“As far as I can tell, activism is composed of meetings, spreadsheets, and arts and crafts.”
Zilla Novikov, Query

“One of the questions you ask writers to answer in their Query Tracker submissions to you is "Why are you querying me?" and I don’t know how to break this to you, but it’s because you’re an agent.”
Zilla Novikov, Query

“Your agency bio states that you’re looking for great books but life is hard, Alister Tylte, and sometimes you have to settle for what you can get. Sometimes you’re someone’s McGill, but sometimes you’re their safety school, and that’s okay. I believe my book is a book, and you should probably be satisfied with that for your list.”
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Goodreads Librari...: New Book: Reprise, by Zilla Novikov 2 202 Sep 06, 2023 09:05PM  
“a damn roach…[that] scuttled around just like Nate; reappearing, existing forever, never dying. Like Twinkies. So bad, yet deeply desired.”
Rachel Corsini, Sushi and Sea Lions

“But maybe healing from the wound on my foot was just the beginning. Maybe I still needed to heal the wound on my heart, too.”
Rachel Corsini, Sushi and Sea Lions

“I couldn't believe this was happening. That I could possibly be everything Vinny wanted. That this was real life and I was here being carried to Vinny's bed like a princess. Like his princess.”
Rachel Corsini, Sushi and Sea Lions

“I used to be alive, filled with fire, consuming the world like tomorrow might never come. I relished a good love story, the exertion of leaping across a ballet studio, the sighs a piece of art could emit from me. Since the injury, since my heartbreak, I'd lost my desire. It was time to find it again and the Billys weren't doing the trick.”
Rachel Corsini, Sushi and Sea Lions

“I glanced over at...Billy? I think his name was Billy. If it was, he'd be the third one since the walking boot came off. Like the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Trip trap, trip trap right into my bed. Especially after one too many Pinot Grigios.”
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