Malinda Lo

My blog has been sadly quiet lately, but the one thing about traveling (and deadlines) is that it makes it hard to blog. I’m at home for a few weeks now and have some fun (hopefully) things planned for this blog, so stay tuned! Meanwhile here are a few awesome things I wanted to share ... More→

I’m happy to report that the latest draft of Huntress has been turned in! After I hit the Send button on Saturday, I spent the rest of the day wandering around my house aimlessly, half of my brain still stuck in Huntress land, and the other half just dead. After getting some sleep, though, I’m ... More→

This week I’m planning to finish the last (cross your fingers) revisions for Huntress, so I won’t be around much online. But I will be doing a few things in real life that I want to tell you about. Tuesday night, April 13, I’ll be reading from Ash at the 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards ... More→

I recently got a few messages from people saying that they were unable to find Ash at their local chain bookstore. This isn’t a new thing, actually — I’ve gotten messages like this from time to time since the end of 2009, but the recent burst of messages got me thinking. I think that sometimes ... More→

I have determined the three winners of my Ash Across-the-Pond Giveaway!1 They are: Kristine T from Australia Nicola from the U.K. Meg from Canada Congrats, ladies! I’ve emailed the winners, and as soon as they get me their mailing addresses, I’ll send the books out. There were 243 entries2 hailing from 33 different countries, including ... More→

Today I have a lot of great news to share! Lambda Literary Awards I’m very happy to announce that Ash is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in the LGBT Children’s/Young Adult category. Here are all five of the Children’s/YA finalists: Ash, by Malinda Lo (Little, Brown) How Beautiful the Ordinary, edited by Michael ... More→