Colette Shade

My debut collection of essays, Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was) is out now from Dey Street Books. Order it here:

     
Praise for Y2K
Book Tour
1/8/2025 • 7:00 PM • Baltimore, MD
In conversation with Osita Nwanevu
at Greedy Reads

1/9/25 • 6:30 PM • New York, NY
In conversation with Vinson Cunnigham,
John Ganz, and Jeremy Gordon
at McNally Jackson Seaport

1/15/25 • 6:00 PM • New Haven, CT
Event with the Yale Register at Yale College

1/17/25 • 7:00 PM • Cambridge, MA
In conversation with Moira Weigel
at Harvard Bookstore

1/22/25 • 7:00 PM • Los Angeles, CA
In conversation with Gabrielle Korn &
Emma Specter at Skylight Books

1/24/25 • 7:00 PM • San Francisco, CA
In conversation with Joanne McNeil
at Green Apple Books on the Park

2/1/25 • 6:00 PM • Washington, DC
In conversation with Kyndall Cunningham
at Politics & Prose Union Market

2/6/25 • 7:00 PM • Baltimore, MD
Hidden Palace reading series at Fadensonnen
About
I write narrative nonfiction, personal essays, and cultural criticism. I’ve also published straight reporting, interviews, and op-eds. I specialize in writing about the history and culture of the Y2K era as well as the politics of nostalgia. My work has been published by Teen Vogue, Interview Magazine, The New Republic, The Baffler, The Nation, and Gawker.

I’m always accepting pitches for relevant projects.

For all other professional inquiries, please contact my agent Erik Hane at Headwater Literary Management.
The New York Times
Review: Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget.

The Washington Post
Review: Y2K’ Recalls an Era When We Dreamed of Leaving History Behind

Harper's
Review: New Books, January 2025

NPR
Interview: A new book examines millennial nostalgia and the economic consequences of Y2K

Bloomberg
Interview: What It Felt Like When Everyone Was Hopeful, Happy, and Rich

The New Republic
Review: The 2000s and the End of American Optimism

CBC Day 6
Interview: Colette Shade says the 2000s were full of optimism. 25 years later, she feels let down
Y2K In The Media
Chapo Trap House
Podcast Interview

Bustle
January 2025 Book Club Pick & Interview

C-Span BookTV
Interview at Greedy Reads Boookstore

Harper's Bazaar
The 28 Most Highly-Anticipated Books of 2025

Esquire
The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2025

British GQ
The New Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2025

The Wall Street Journal
Article about Y2K nostalgia

Publisher's Weekly
Starred Review

Booklist
Starred Review
Select Writing

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