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Faith Black Ross
Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press
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About
Faith Black Ross is an executive editor at Crooked Lane Books and Alcove Press, imprints known for publishing mysteries, thrillers, and cozies. She has worked in publishing for a number of years and has developed a strong list of crime fiction titles. She is known for championing cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, and psychological thrillers.
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Award-winning Senior Editor Faith Black Ross has spent the last two decades working in publishing and has been with Crooked Lane Books since 2016. Prior to that she handled mysteries and historical fiction for the Berkley Publishing Group (Penguin Random House), handled US acquisitions for Severn House, and opened Faith Black Ross Editorial. For Crooked Lane: ● Mystery: Particularly with strong female main characters and marginalized voices ○ Traditional ○ Cozy ○ Historical ● Thrillers ○ Psychological ○ Suspenseful ○ Upmarket ○ Historical For Alcove Press: ● Book club fiction ● Upmarket women’s fiction ● Historical fiction: Predominantly 19th and 20th centuries ● She would love to receive projects perfect for fans of Paula McLain, Lauren Willig, Lucy Foley, Claudia Gray, and Alan Bradley Faith is always on the lookout for projects with strong voices, precocious protagonists, and a touch of humor—dark humor included—especially if they involve history, fun settings, or food and give her a good laugh (or a good cry, but nothing too mawkish – there’s a reason she stopped watching This is Us). An Anglophile at heart, Faith is a sucker for a good UK-set story, especially in the realms of historical fiction, historical mystery, and women’s fiction. She also enjoys a clever retelling of a classic story.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submissions@crookedlanebooks.com or submissions@alcovepress.com Unagented submissions: Please send your query letter, along with the first two chapters of your manuscript pasted in the body of your email, to su*********@*********ss.com or su*********@**************ks.com and addressed to Melissa Rechter. Be sure to include your contact information as well. Due to the large volume of submissions we receive, we cannot respond to every query. We will contact you within two weeks if we are interested in reading further. Guidelines & Details Vital Info Website
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