Malinda Lo

I got back from my offline writing retreat to discover that my latest Notes & Queeries column, titled “The Trouble with ‘Bisexual,’” was published on AfterEllen.com Sunday night. Can I just say: WOW on the response. If you haven’t read it, you can go here to check it out. In my column, I wrote about ... More→

Today I’m heading off on a mini-retreat through Sunday, so I won’t be updating my blog again till next week (probably Tuesday), because during this mini-retreat I will have no internet access. Yes, this is a revolutionary situation! If you’re following me on Twitter, though, you might already know that I’ve begun to practice a ... More→

This is the second of three interviews with authors I talked to for an AfterEllen.com article on lesbian/bi characters in YA fiction. This week I’m posting my complete interview with Mayra Lazara Dole, author of Down to the Bone, about a Latina teen in Miami who is kicked out of school (and her home) when ... More→

Earlier this week I took my camera into San Francisco with the goal of taking some pics in my old neighborhood. This was the first photo I took: Click photos to enlarge What is it? Well, it’s the ceiling that was over my head the moment I discovered that Ash is now available for preorder ... More→

Last week my article about lesbian/bisexual characters in young adult fiction was published at AfterEllen.com (read it here). For the article, I interviewed a bunch of authors including Ellen Wittlinger (Love & Lies: Marisol’s Story), Mayra Lazara Dole (Down to the Bone) and Carrie Mac (Crush). I wasn’t able to use most of what these ... More→

Usually on Fridays I post photos of stuff I’ve seen lately. Generally that involves prosaic things like food, wildflowers and my dog (because, ya know, I take the photos). But recently, I’ve seen Kelly Clarkson everywhere. It’s not exactly surprising, because her album, All I Ever Wanted, has just topped the Billboard charts for the ... More→