Associate Literary Agent
Lorijo Metz
Lorijo (pronounced Lori Jo, not Lori ho) Metz has no memory of reading until the day she picked up The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. Today, while she prefers books that have robots or elves, spaceships, witches, or some other worldly theme or creature, she will read other genres… if just to expand her mind.
A voracious reader and theatre major, who still occasionally performs, Lorijo also loves to write. Her published works include a picture book published by Dial Books for Young Readers, 25 nonfiction, educational books for children, published by Powerkids Press, a self-published sci-fi novel, and the lyrics for the title track on Owen Duggen’s children’s CD, Puppy Dog Jig. And finally—drum roll please—she recently finished writing her first young adult epic fantasy. More on that later.
When not reading, writing, editing, or walking her dog, she’s probably taking a writing class or traveling abroad. To find out more about Lorijo or to get her grandmother’s Swedish Cardamon bread recipe, go to LJMetz.com.
Lorijo’s wish List includes Adult and Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy books that are full of adventure, thought provoking, and character driven.
HISTORICAL FANTASY
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY
YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION
YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN
ADULT SCIENCE FICTION (Character Driven)
LITERARY SCIENCE FICTION
HUMOROUS SCIENCE FICTION
POST-APOCALYPTIC / DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION
EPIC FANTASY
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A voracious reader and theatre major, who still occasionally performs, Lorijo also loves to write. Her published works include a picture book published by Dial Books for Young Readers, 25 nonfiction, educational books for children, published by Powerkids Press, a self-published sci-fi novel, and the lyrics for the title track on Owen Duggen’s children’s CD, Puppy Dog Jig. And finally—drum roll please—she recently finished writing her first young adult epic fantasy. More on that later.
When not reading, writing, editing, or walking her dog, she’s probably taking a writing class or traveling abroad. To find out more about Lorijo or to get her grandmother’s Swedish Cardamon bread recipe, go to LJMetz.com.
Lorijo’s wish List includes Adult and Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy books that are full of adventure, thought provoking, and character driven.
HISTORICAL FANTASY
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- The Rook Files by Daniel O’Malley
- Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
YOUNG ADULT FANTASY
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
- The Scholomance Book Series by Naomi Novik
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H. G. Parry
YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION
- Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson
- City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
YOUNG ADULT DYSTOPIAN
- Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
ADULT SCIENCE FICTION (Character Driven)
- The Bobiverse series by Dennis Taylor
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
LITERARY SCIENCE FICTION
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
HUMOROUS SCIENCE FICTION
- Starter Villain by John Scalzi
POST-APOCALYPTIC / DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE FICTION
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Silo Series by Hugh Howey
EPIC FANTASY
- The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence
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