Shana Youngdahl
@shanayoungdahl.bsky.social
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Novelist and poet, latest book: A Catalog of Burnt Objects (Dial/Penguin Teen), teacher of writing.
What is on your winter to read list?
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If you or your dog likes signed books, order mine from my local indie Main Street Books St Charles today and they will ship to you. If you want them PERSONALIZED, make a note to whom they should be signed, and allow a few extra days to ensure I can drop in the store.
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Katie
21 days ago
Author Visit books. Students love having the book AND the memories it represents. Which ironically ties into this year's- Catalog of Burnt Objects by abfab
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#TLSky
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martha shearer
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not éireann making me want to re-read a christmas carol?!?!
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If you or your dog likes signed books, order mine from my local indie Main Street Books St Charles today and they will ship to you. If you want them PERSONALIZED, make a note to whom they should be signed, and allow a few extra days to ensure I can drop in the store.
about 1 month ago
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Gregory A. Wilson
about 1 month ago
I've seen a lot of depressed takes today about modern students, who in these stories are completely disinterested and disconnected from their classes. I don't really want to disagree with takes which come from real experience. But I do want to note that this has not been my experience at all. 1/?
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Authors Against Book Bans
about 1 month ago
Some good news out of Missouri!
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Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-11-18/missouri-court-strikes-down-book-ban-law-2022
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Mombian
about 2 months ago
An MA parent is using a recent SCOTUS decision to sue his school district, claiming he should have been able to opt-out his kindergartener before child’s class read 2 books that included same-sex parents. It’s the same district that saw a similar case in 2008.
#BookSky
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Parent Uses SCOTUS Decision to Sue School Over Books With Same-Sex Parents - Mombian
A Massachusetts parent is using the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Mahmoud decision as reason to sue his school district, claiming he should have been able to opt-out his kindergartener before the child'...
https://mombian.com/2025/11/17/parent-uses-scotus-decision-to-sue-school-over-books-with-same-sex-parents/
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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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Donate to Help Send Paradise High Cheer Team to Nationals, organized by Paradise High Cheer
On November 8th of 2018, the Town of Paradise, California was deci… Paradise High Cheer needs your support for Help Send Paradise High Cheer Team to Nationals
https://gofund.me/17332b646
about 2 months ago
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Friends! I'll be in upstate New York next week! Come say hi!
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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!
2 months ago
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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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Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, March 28, 2025
https://www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.html?issue=1280#m25591
2 months ago
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#NoKings
Saint Peters, MO
2 months ago
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Laurel Snyder
3 months ago
Hey! Do me a favor and drop the name of your favorite author who lived or worked in London?
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall
3 months ago
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.
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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!
3 months ago
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Hannah Fearn
3 months ago
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.
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Kate Hopper
3 months ago
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
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi
3 months ago
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.
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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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I was from Paradise
Character grounding in place+ Paperback news!
https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/i-was-from-paradise?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Katie
4 months ago
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
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My husband has this cool new podcast, Meta doesn’t allow him to link to it. . .
www.fascismonfilm.com
@fascismonfilm.bsky.social
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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...
https://www.fascismonfilm.com/
4 months ago
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The last thing you read that made you happy?
4 months ago
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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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https://www.stlmag.com/a-list/arts-culture-entertainment-2025/
4 months ago
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Literary Mama
4 months ago
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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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 ...
https://literarymama.com/opportunities
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GLAAD
5 months ago
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...
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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
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Net Work
Who are you tied to? Who do you want to share pie with?
https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/net-work?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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www.newyorker.com/news/as-told...
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A Mother and Her Trans Teen Decide to Leave the U.S.
After President Trump issued an executive order aimed at restricting access to gender-affirming care for minors, one family made the difficult choice to relocate to Mexico City.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/as-told-to/a-mother-and-her-trans-teen-decide-to-leave-the-us
5 months ago
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Just back from a great CA visit where I got to see the newly rebuilt historic Honeyrun covered bridge.
#honeyrun
#paradise
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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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6 months ago
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Jesse Lee Kercheval
6 months ago
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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Fascism on Film Podcast
6 months ago
#filmsky
#cabaret
#antifascism
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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?
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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...
https://www.fascismonfilm.com/cabaret/
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New newletter about the importance of showing up--if you spot a typo you win a prize
open.substack.com/pub/theirwil...
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Be Someone Who Shows Up
On Building The Life You Want
https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/be-someone-who-shows-up?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Check out this new podcast all about how Fascism has been depicted on film. You might find it timely.
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6 months ago
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Éireann
7 months ago
here you go:
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subscription starts in late summer/early fall 2025, depending on life conditions. what is Abundant Number? see here:
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Come see me in Minneapolis June 26th where I will be talking with the fantastic Selina Li Bi!
7 months ago
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Fascism on Film Podcast
7 months ago
The Mortal Storm (Frank Borzage, 1940) A science professor with a heavy heart looks on as his students, now members of the Nazi party, burn the knowledge he hoped to impart.
#filmsky
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I'm thrilled to see A Catalog of Burnt Object featured on YALSA's The Hub as a quick pick for reluctant readers!
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2026) Feature Review: A Catalog of Burnt Objects by Shana Youngdahl
The resolution is poignant and heartbreaking in its realism around loss and grief but also an uplifting reminder of the value of family, both blood and found.
https://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/05/27/quick-picks-for-reluctant-readers-qp2026-feature-review-a-catalog-of-burnt-objects-by-shana-youngdahl/
7 months ago
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Éireann
7 months ago
MAKE CULTURE WITH OTHER PEOPLE where you are very beautifully over and over at the lowest frequencies out of ordinary things right here
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Wonderland Bookshop
7 months ago
Have Pride in your Shelf.
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I love visiting bookclubs! And what a joy to get to talk about As Many Nows As I Can Get, my debut novel, after several months of talking about my new book. If your book club is interested in reading one of my books please feel free to reach out and discuss a visit.
7 months ago
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Malinda Lo
7 months ago
Read this to understand how the recent 5th circuit court decision fundamentally misunderstands the purpose of libraries when the court claims that libraries are government speech and thus can include or exclude whatever they wish. This decision overturns decades of well-established precedent.
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Éireann
7 months ago
This is, shockingly, the day after tomorrow! And then I will never post this particular post again. But until then I plan to continue to be the amateur second-string publicist you've come to love (?). Please be very welcome to the online launch of
#patternbook
, 28 May at 7pm UK time:
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi
7 months ago
If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. -
@lianabrooks.bsky.social
#WriterSky
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#KidLit
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Damion
8 months ago
FEMA, bizarrely claiming to act under Kristi Noem's 'leadership,' just axed $870M in WILDFIRE PREVENTION funds from California, calling them 'wasteful' & 'more concerned with climate change.' What's your plan
@governor.ca.gov
? Article:
archive.ph/mxZgw
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‘Fairly horrific’: Local officials decry feds’ move to scrap $110 million in fire prevention grants
As peak wildfire season arrives, Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties are scrambling to address the loss of key FEMA grants for fire prevention work already underway.
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/fema-wildfire-funds-sonoma-napa-mendocino/
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New Newsletter:
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May I?
Stand up for your right to read freely, CA event recap, Minneapolis event scheduled, end of the school year + double-giveaway at Casie's Substack!
https://open.substack.com/pub/theirwillbetypos/p/may-i?r=n8i3l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 months ago
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Children's Bookshelf
8 months ago
National Ambassadors for Young People's Literature Respond to the Removal of the Librarian of Congress
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National Council of Teachers of English
8 months ago
We’ve partnered with Penguin Random House and the Anne Frank Fonds to award ten $1,000 grants to ELA educators teaching memoir, especially texts that uplift youth voices in times of conflict. Learn more:
ncte.org/blog/2025/05...
#AnneFrankAward
#TeachingMemoir
#NCTE
#MemoirMatters
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Mia Tsai, rabble-rouser
8 months ago
Sometimes, the world gives us beautiful examples of why copy editors are necessary.
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