Malinda Lo

I’m back from the American Library Association in Washington, DC! I had an incredible time there, but unfortunately I seem to have taken very few photos, so if you took a photo of me somewhere, uh, please feel free to send it to me (you can email me at mlo[at]malindalo[dot]com) and I’ll add it to ... More→

I’m heading off to Washington, D.C., on Thursday for the American Library Association, so my blog will be quiet until I return next week. If you’ll be at ALA and want to catch me there, here are the places I will be. To keep you busy until I return, here are some reading suggestions, divided ... More→

Today is the longest day of the year! The fact that it happens to fall on a Monday is a mixed blessing, but there’s no doubt in my mind that I love summer. To celebrate, here’s a view of summer in my neck of the woods: It’s also been a while since I’ve posted gratuitous ... More→

Today I finished going over copyedits for Huntress, my next novel, which will be published in April 2011. That seems like far away, but to me it seems like way too fast! Not that I don’t want it to be published, but Huntress is a special case of nerves for a particularly unique reason. Usually ... More→

Today I have a few events to tell you about … This Saturday, June 19 at 7 p.m., I will be reading and signing at Copperfield’s bookstore in Santa Rosa, CA, with fellow YA authors Cheryl Renee Herbsman (Breathing) and Heidi R. Kling (Sea). We are going to be celebrating summer romance, so I promise ... More→

In today’s post, the last of my 5-part series on avoiding LGBTQ stereotypes in YA fiction, I’m listing a number of resources you might find helpful for further research. Here are the other posts in this series: Part 1: Major LGBTQ stereotypes Part 2: Gender Part 3: Words to watch out for Part 4: Secondary ... More→