Malinda Lo

Today, Oct. 11, is National Coming Out Day. It was also the day of the National Equality March in Washington, D.C. I was not there, but I followed it on Twitter for a while, and this is one of my favorite signs I saw: I’ve had a few people ask me about my own coming-out ... More→

Here’s a roundup of what’s been going on with Ash in the last two weeks: One of my favorite authors, Nicola Griffith, blogged about Ash. True story: I was a big fan of Nicola when I interviewed her for AfterEllen years ago. She then volunteered to read a draft of Ash, which not only nearly ... More→

Several people have asked me lately if there’s going to be a sequel to Ash, so I thought I’d address this on my blog. (I’ve also added it to the Ash FAQ.) The short answer is: No. I have never planned to write a sequel to Ash. The requests for a sequel are very flattering, ... More→

I’m answering a series of interesting questions about Ash. Read previous posts in this series here. Sarah asks: Why did you include Sidhean in the story? What about his character made him fun to write? In most, if not all, versions of Cinderella, Cinderella is assisted in her desires to go to the ball (and ... More→

Sushi Ran is a fabulous Japanese restaurant in Sausalito. Amy and I went there last weekend, and it did not disappoint. We started with their Hawaiian ahi poke, which came out looking like some kind of alien communication device. (We also ordered the bargain-priced happy hour wine tasting flight for $11. Fab!) It was delicious! ... More→

This is just a quick post to remind you that I’ll be live and in person at several places over the next month or two … but I especially want to remind you of these two upcoming events: Friday night, Oct. 2 (that’s tomorrow!) — I’ll be signing copies of Ash at Kepler’s Books and ... More→