Diane Zahler
@dianezahler.bsky.social
writer of middle-grade fiction about princesses, magic, and bubonic plague
http://www.dianezahler.com/
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Diane Zahler
@dianezahler.bsky.social
ยท Apr 10
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A starred review from Kirkus for The Queen's Granddaughter!
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November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A starred review from Kirkus for The Queen's Granddaughter!
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Hey MG and historical book folk -- I discovered that The Queen's Granddaughter is up on Netgalley! If you have access and are interested, it's here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
The Queen's Granddaughter
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September 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hey MG and historical book folk -- I discovered that The Queen's Granddaughter is up on Netgalley! If you have access and are interested, it's here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
OMG also they shook their heads fifty-five times. I bet their necks are sore...
June 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
OMG also they shook their heads fifty-five times. I bet their necks are sore...
Got pages for the new book, and the proofreader noted I used the word "nodded" somewhat frequently. FIFTY-FOUR TIMES. My characters nodded FIFTY-FOUR times.
a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Got pages for the new book, and the proofreader noted I used the word "nodded" somewhat frequently. FIFTY-FOUR TIMES. My characters nodded FIFTY-FOUR times.
Cover reveal! @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @ecfeinberg.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cover reveal! @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @ecfeinberg.bsky.social
Threads just went down and I assume it's b/c it was overloaded with Hegseth group chat jokes. Thank you, internet.
March 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Threads just went down and I assume it's b/c it was overloaded with Hegseth group chat jokes. Thank you, internet.
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Coming soon: new projects from @dianezahler.bsky.social, @adriana_mather, @jessicakhoury.bsky.social + more buff.ly/q68aecV
March 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Coming soon: new projects from @dianezahler.bsky.social, @adriana_mather, @jessicakhoury.bsky.social + more buff.ly/q68aecV
My new book, THE QUEEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER, has been announced!
Coming soon: new projects from @dianezahler.bsky.social, @adriana_mather, @jessicakhoury.bsky.social + more buff.ly/q68aecV
March 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My new book, THE QUEEN'S GRANDDAUGHTER, has been announced!
MAGAs responded to Janet Mills' ballsy move by calling her a harridan. So if I start a movement called "Harridans Against Trump" who will join?
February 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
MAGAs responded to Janet Mills' ballsy move by calling her a harridan. So if I start a movement called "Harridans Against Trump" who will join?
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We've got some marching orders, no pun intended. No one can do everything, but each of us canโand mustโdo something. No excuses.
February 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
We've got some marching orders, no pun intended. No one can do everything, but each of us canโand mustโdo something. No excuses.
Congratulations Shifa! (And so nice to meet you electronically on WRAD!)
2024 Poetry Novel in Verse Winner
Kareem Between
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
G.P. Putnamโs Sons Books for Young Readers
Nominated by:ย @achrishelton.bsky.social
#mglit #yalit #poetry #versenovel #booksky #poetrysky #cybils2024
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Kareem Between
by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
G.P. Putnamโs Sons Books for Young Readers
Nominated by:ย @achrishelton.bsky.social
#mglit #yalit #poetry #versenovel #booksky #poetrysky #cybils2024
@penguinschoollib.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Congratulations Shifa! (And so nice to meet you electronically on WRAD!)
Do this: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico. 2. You'll see "Gulf of America" show up at the top. 3. Click on the three dots to the right.4. Select "Send Feedback"5. Click on "Gulf Of America" text. 6. Select "Inaccurate content".7. Select "Incorrect," write "The rest of the world calls it Gulf of Mexico."
February 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Do this: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico. 2. You'll see "Gulf of America" show up at the top. 3. Click on the three dots to the right.4. Select "Send Feedback"5. Click on "Gulf Of America" text. 6. Select "Inaccurate content".7. Select "Incorrect," write "The rest of the world calls it Gulf of Mexico."
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
February 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Thought this was a joke -- and it is. But also real.
H.R.1161 โ 119th Congress (2025-2026) To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
H.R.1161 โ 119th Congress (2025-2026) To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
a man with a mustache is making a funny face
Alt: a man with a mustache is making a funny face
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February 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thought this was a joke -- and it is. But also real.
H.R.1161 โ 119th Congress (2025-2026) To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
H.R.1161 โ 119th Congress (2025-2026) To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
And check out the Live Oak Media audio Oddysey award winning version! www.liveoakmedia.com/Trombone-Sho...
February 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
And check out the Live Oak Media audio Oddysey award winning version! www.liveoakmedia.com/Trombone-Sho...
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Super Bowl
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Save Foreign Aid
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February 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Super Bowl
USAID
Save Foreign Aid
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Wow, Tom Brady must have gotten contouring lessons from Giselle.
February 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Wow, Tom Brady must have gotten contouring lessons from Giselle.
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Ask the Agent Question of the Day: "Is it possible for a book to be Genre-less"?
Answser: No. But also, "genre" comes from the same root as "genus" and I am extra and have a snow day today, so I created a Taxonomy of Books.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Answser: No. But also, "genre" comes from the same root as "genus" and I am extra and have a snow day today, so I created a Taxonomy of Books.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Ask the Agent:
If an author writes a book not knowing the genre, will the book fit into a genre when itโs finishedโor is it possible for a book to be completely genre-less?
I'm about to GO OFF, so if you just wantโฆ
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February 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ask the Agent Question of the Day: "Is it possible for a book to be Genre-less"?
Answser: No. But also, "genre" comes from the same root as "genus" and I am extra and have a snow day today, so I created a Taxonomy of Books.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
Answser: No. But also, "genre" comes from the same root as "genus" and I am extra and have a snow day today, so I created a Taxonomy of Books.
www.tumblr.com/literaticat/...
This is a beautiful thing. But...where does a novel in verse fit in? Is it a genre? or a sub-family? Is there such a thing as a sub-family?
February 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is a beautiful thing. But...where does a novel in verse fit in? Is it a genre? or a sub-family? Is there such a thing as a sub-family?
Where is our Starbuck?
February 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Where is our Starbuck?
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NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
February 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
So the world is falling apart...but I finished my draft today, so there's that.
February 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
So the world is falling apart...but I finished my draft today, so there's that.