Guillermo Del Toro tells NPR he’d “rather die” than use generative AI: “AI, particularly generative AI — I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak... The other day, somebody wrote me

To everyone who’s querying or preparing to query, congratulations on getting that far ♥️

🥲♥️ GORGEOUS

Me reading the fulls in my inbox

Looking forward to everyone's #PitDark and #GhostPit pitches today. If I like yours, please feel free to query me 👻

The second that peppermint hot chocolate returns, me and my TBR list will be unstoppable

Come work with me!! Can promise cool books, good people and all sorts of bookish shenanigans😎

For everyone who asked…here’s the Halloween results

I’ve officially made an IG account for announcements (but mainly to scroll through character art). I’d love to see you on there! 🖤 instagram.com/litagent_madis…

How I feel scrolling through #questpit

I’m thrilled I get to work with grace is ✨AGENTED✨ on her incredibly sharp prose and haunting stories. Grace’s horror novel gave me full body chills from start to finish, and I’ve been obsessing over it since. Here’s to a fabulous new partnership! 🎉

This is happening today so be sure to submit today cuz might not be until 2026 before you get another chance

I see so many references on here about authors submitting to their “dream agent.” What makes someone a dream agent for you?

Just returned from a week long trip to see so many vague statuses and offer of rep emails! Congratulations to all of you 🫶

Writers: describe your current project in a single emoji. Go.

With my backlog of submissions and remaining client work, I’ve decided to close to queries on December 5. I’ll be reopening in the new year🖤

For everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays! I’m forever grateful I get to read SO many incredible stories 🦃