Colette Shade

My debut collection of essays, Y2K: How the 2000’s Became Everything (essays on a future that never was) comes out January 7, 2025 on Dey Street Books. Pre-order now:

     
Advanced 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. In the past, I have written about residential segregation, preppy culture, Edith Wharton, Confederate reenactors, and interior decorating, as well as the culture and politics of mental health. My work has been published by Interview Magazine, The New Republic, The Baffler, The Nation, and Gawker.

I mostly write about the Y2K era these days, but I’m willing to discuss any topic if you feel it’s a good fit. I’m especially interested in the multimedia space (podcasts, TV, and the like). I’m always accepting pitches for relevant projects.

For all other professional inquiries, please contact my agent Erik Hane at Headwater Literary Management.
Select Writing
Select Media Appearances
Wall Street Journal December 2024

Undiplomatic March 2023

Citations Needed November 2020

The Politics of Everything November 2020

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