Shana Youngdahl
@shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
Novelist and poet, latest book: A Catalog of Burnt Objects (Dial/Penguin Teen), teacher of writing.
Seven years ago, my hometown was decimated by the Camp Fire. In the wake of the disaster, I wrote my novel, A Catalog of Burnt Objects, and watched my friends rebuild. Now, the PHS Cheer team got invited to Nationals. These girls are the spirit of the town, join me in support gofund.me/17332b646
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Seven years ago, my hometown was decimated by the Camp Fire. In the wake of the disaster, I wrote my novel, A Catalog of Burnt Objects, and watched my friends rebuild. Now, the PHS Cheer team got invited to Nationals. These girls are the spirit of the town, join me in support gofund.me/17332b646
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Friends! I'll be in upstate New York next week! Come say hi!
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Friends! I'll be in upstate New York next week! Come say hi!
So happy to be seeing stars. If you read it, you can give it some too.
Consider leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.
Thank you!
Consider leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.
Thank you!
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So happy to be seeing stars. If you read it, you can give it some too.
Consider leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.
Thank you!
Consider leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon.
Thank you!
Sometimes the author is the last to know: A Catalog of Burnt Objects officially earned three starred reviews! www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.ht...
Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, March 28, 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Sometimes the author is the last to know: A Catalog of Burnt Objects officially earned three starred reviews! www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.ht...
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Hey! Do me a favor and drop the name of your favorite author who lived or worked in London?
Does anyone know British #kidlit folks who can help me?
I’d like to make a map of children’s book creators who lived/worked in London. Milne & Nesbit & Blake & Streatfield & Travers & Burnett & Barrie &&&…
But someone must have done this before, right? Pass this on and help me find someone?
I’d like to make a map of children’s book creators who lived/worked in London. Milne & Nesbit & Blake & Streatfield & Travers & Burnett & Barrie &&&…
But someone must have done this before, right? Pass this on and help me find someone?
October 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hey! Do me a favor and drop the name of your favorite author who lived or worked in London?
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Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
Yesterday attended a school event with @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social as a board member of the MSB Literacy Foundation. We gave away copies of PANDAS to all the K and 1st graders & after I was as inspired & joyful as the kiddos! Thanks, Jody!
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Yesterday attended a school event with @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social as a board member of the MSB Literacy Foundation. We gave away copies of PANDAS to all the K and 1st graders & after I was as inspired & joyful as the kiddos! Thanks, Jody!
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Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
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I went on an @umnenglish.bsky.social MFA book buying spree this week! Can't wait to read @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social's A Catalogue of Burnt Objects, Cheri Johnson's Annika Rose, & Kevin Fenton's brand new Cyan Magenta Yellow Black!
#amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity
#booksky
#amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity
#booksky
September 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I went on an @umnenglish.bsky.social MFA book buying spree this week! Can't wait to read @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social's A Catalogue of Burnt Objects, Cheri Johnson's Annika Rose, & Kevin Fenton's brand new Cyan Magenta Yellow Black!
#amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity
#booksky
#amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity
#booksky
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Happy #PunctuationDay to all you Oxford comma haters and advocates! Though I learned from @hunderdown.bsky.social & others that the term "Oxford comma" is relatively new Internet coinage, that the proper term is "serial" comma.
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy #PunctuationDay to all you Oxford comma haters and advocates! Though I learned from @hunderdown.bsky.social & others that the term "Oxford comma" is relatively new Internet coinage, that the proper term is "serial" comma.
New newsletter on character groundwork and being a girl from Paradise (that inspired the new movie The Lost Bus). open.substack.com/pub/theirwil...
I was from Paradise
Character grounding in place+ Paperback news!
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September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
New newsletter on character groundwork and being a girl from Paradise (that inspired the new movie The Lost Bus). open.substack.com/pub/theirwil...
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Author Visits with ME 😉 Dropping 9/1. All kinds of tips for success, planning, and why this years' selection is Catalog of Burnt Objects by @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
Ep 53 on @schoollibln.bsky.social Listen and start planning. #TLSky #EduSky #Books #Librarians @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
Ep 53 on @schoollibln.bsky.social Listen and start planning. #TLSky #EduSky #Books #Librarians @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Author Visits with ME 😉 Dropping 9/1. All kinds of tips for success, planning, and why this years' selection is Catalog of Burnt Objects by @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
Ep 53 on @schoollibln.bsky.social Listen and start planning. #TLSky #EduSky #Books #Librarians @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
Ep 53 on @schoollibln.bsky.social Listen and start planning. #TLSky #EduSky #Books #Librarians @penguinschoollib.bsky.social
My husband has this cool new podcast, Meta doesn’t allow him to link to it. . . www.fascismonfilm.com @fascismonfilm.bsky.social
Fascism on Film Podcast
The Fascism on Film Podcast is about power, propaganda, and the stories we tell ourselves. The show examines how cinema has reflected, supported, resisted, and reimagined fascist ideologies throughout...
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August 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
My husband has this cool new podcast, Meta doesn’t allow him to link to it. . . www.fascismonfilm.com @fascismonfilm.bsky.social
The last thing you read that made you happy?
August 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The last thing you read that made you happy?
So excited to learn that A Catalog of Burnt Objects is and A-List Editors Choice Award pick at St. Louis Mag! www.stlmag.com/a-list/arts-...
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August 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
So excited to learn that A Catalog of Burnt Objects is and A-List Editors Choice Award pick at St. Louis Mag! www.stlmag.com/a-list/arts-...
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We're interviewing for two roles at Literary Mama: Publisher and Marketing Director. LM staff are volunteers. Click on the link below for details, and please share!
Opportunities
Literary Mama is an all-volunteer organization that brings mamas and mama supporters together through literature. Over the years, our staff has included mamas of all sorts, reaching across identities ...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We're interviewing for two roles at Literary Mama: Publisher and Marketing Director. LM staff are volunteers. Click on the link below for details, and please share!
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Across the country, thousands of books are being stripped from schools and libraries—many of them LGBTQ-affirming stories that help young people feel seen.
Think you know which ones made the banned list? Take our quiz and see how many you can spot. act.glaad.org/page/86470/d...
Think you know which ones made the banned list? Take our quiz and see how many you can spot. act.glaad.org/page/86470/d...
August 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Across the country, thousands of books are being stripped from schools and libraries—many of them LGBTQ-affirming stories that help young people feel seen.
Think you know which ones made the banned list? Take our quiz and see how many you can spot. act.glaad.org/page/86470/d...
Think you know which ones made the banned list? Take our quiz and see how many you can spot. act.glaad.org/page/86470/d...
New newsletter: On community, networks and who to eat pie with . . .https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/net-work?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Net Work
Who are you tied to? Who do you want to share pie with?
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August 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New newsletter: On community, networks and who to eat pie with . . .https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/net-work?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
So happy to be included in this article--I wrote A Catalog because my heart was broken after The Camp Fire, and I found my hope through writing--check out these other books about how to have hope in a world on fire.
Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron
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@tltkaren.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
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@tltkaren.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron
Authors Chris Baron, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Shana Youngdahl, and Caroline Starr Rose talk about community, hope, courage, and wildfires.
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July 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So happy to be included in this article--I wrote A Catalog because my heart was broken after The Camp Fire, and I found my hope through writing--check out these other books about how to have hope in a world on fire.
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Submissions OPEN for the Wisconsin Poetry Series @uwiscpress.bsky.social ! Daniel Borzutzky is this year's judge for the Wisconsin Translation Prize! Airea D. Matthews for the Brittingham and Pollak Prize. Finalists are also chosen for publication! wicw.submittable.com/submit
July 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Submissions OPEN for the Wisconsin Poetry Series @uwiscpress.bsky.social ! Daniel Borzutzky is this year's judge for the Wisconsin Translation Prize! Airea D. Matthews for the Brittingham and Pollak Prize. Finalists are also chosen for publication! wicw.submittable.com/submit
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#filmsky #cabaret #antifascism #cinemasky
Bob Fosse’s Cabaret isn’t just a musical set in Weimar Germany—it’s a warning.
In this episode, we examine how the film portrays fascism creeping in at the edges, while people drink, dance, and look the other way. Satire, spectacle, song—is it resistance?
Bob Fosse’s Cabaret isn’t just a musical set in Weimar Germany—it’s a warning.
In this episode, we examine how the film portrays fascism creeping in at the edges, while people drink, dance, and look the other way. Satire, spectacle, song—is it resistance?
Wilkomen to the Weimar Republic: ‘Cabaret’ - Fascism on Film
In this episode, we turn our attention to Cabaret (1972), Bob Fosse’s masterful film set in the final days of the Weimar Republic. At first glance, it’s a dazzling musical about performers in a Berlin...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#filmsky #cabaret #antifascism #cinemasky
Bob Fosse’s Cabaret isn’t just a musical set in Weimar Germany—it’s a warning.
In this episode, we examine how the film portrays fascism creeping in at the edges, while people drink, dance, and look the other way. Satire, spectacle, song—is it resistance?
Bob Fosse’s Cabaret isn’t just a musical set in Weimar Germany—it’s a warning.
In this episode, we examine how the film portrays fascism creeping in at the edges, while people drink, dance, and look the other way. Satire, spectacle, song—is it resistance?