Malinda Lo

While I was on the Diversity Tour I took a lot of photos of what I ate, but although I have this shiny new camera that actually has a setting especially for taking photos of food in low-light situations (seriously! It is a Sony CyberShot), not all my food photos turned out well. But a ... More→

I’m on tour, everybody! If you want to see photos from the first (and seriously awesome) Diversity in YA event in San Francisco on May 7th, click here. I don’t know if I’ll be able to blog much in this neck of the woods this week, but if I get a chance I’ll throw up ... More→

I don’t do too many book giveaways on my blog, but I’m excited to make an exception today, to celebrate the paperback release of Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon! I’m giving away not only a brand-new paperback copy of Silver Phoenix, but a signed advance review copy of its sequel, Fury of the Phoenix, which ... More→

When I was a kid, I always wanted to bake cookies at Christmas. I wanted to make gingerbread men. I wanted to make sugar cookies in the shapes of angels. I wanted to make Toll House chocolate chip cookies. I wanted to make peanut butter cookies and press the tines of a fork down against ... More→

I’m baaaack! Finally, I’ve returned home from a week in Colorado, where I attended the awesome Sirens conference, hung out with my family, and participated in a 9-author event in Boulder. I have so much to tell you! Unfortunately I also have to prepare for my daylong teen writing workshop tomorrow (yikes!) at Book Passage, ... More→

We recently had a dinner party at our house, and because it’s the height of the summer, I wanted to take advantage of all the great produce at our local farmer’s market. (Warning: Blatant locavore/foodie talk to come!) For the main course, we made the Barefoot Contessa’s Tuscan lemon chicken: We bought a Mary’s free-range ... More→