Susie Nadler
School librarian and debut YA author of Lies We Tell About the Stars, a novel about two best friends in San Francisco dealing with an earthquake and the disappearance of one friend.
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Mar 6, 2026 • 55min
Local YA Novels Tell San Francisco Stories
Susie Nadler, a school librarian and debut YA author of Lies We Tell About the Stars, and René Peña-Govea, a teacher-librarian and debut novelist of Estela, Undrowning, talk about crafting San Francisco as setting and character. They discuss housing insecurity, elite school pressure, earthquake aftermath, poetic voice, censorship, and why YA matters to young readers.
