Malinda Lo

A couple of weeks ago I found out that there is an actual historic working blacksmith’s forge located in Fremont, CA, about an hour and a half south of where I live. Coincidentally, the book I’m currently writing has a smithy in it, so I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to see some real blacksmithing ... More→

This month at Book Chic’s blog has been devoted to GLBT YA books and authors, including fellow Deb Saundra Mitchell (Shadowed Summer) and Lambda Award winner Alex Sanchez (Rainbow Boys, Bait). I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in GLBT month as well, and you can check out my interview, in which I ... More→

Into the Wardrobe, a blog about children’s and YA books, has a monthlong series of posts about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which takes place every May in the U.S. Many APA authors are interviewed, including Cindy Pon and Justina Chen Headley, whose books I have both recently read and highly recommend! Headley’s latest, North ... More→

Last night I went to the protest rally following the California Supreme Court decision to uphold Proposition 8, which makes same-sex marriage illegal in California. I haven’t read the decision, but I did read portions of it, and I just wanted to pull out my favorite quote from Justice Carlos Moreno’s lone dissenting opinion: “There ... More→

This week at The Enchanted Inkpot, we are discussing our book of the month: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, which just happens to be one of my favorite books of all time (and I am not exaggerating!). The Blue Sword begins when young Angharad Crewe, who prefers the nickname Harry, journeys from her Homeland ... More→

I’ve got one more batch of photos from my trip up to Mendocino County, this time revealing my unending fascination with old stuff. If you’ve been to the town of Mendocino, you’ll know that it’s basically all tourists all the time. It also was the town featured in Murder, She Wrote back in the ’80s, ... More→