Malinda Lo

One of the most incredible places I visited in Ireland was the Dingle peninsula, which juts out of the west of Ireland in County Kerry. The first hint that this was going to be a spectacular place was the road on the way there: The Dingle peninsula is a pretty popular place for tourists, but ... More→

This season’s strawberries have just started appearing in the grocery stores, and conveniently, this is the time of year that rhubarb comes in season, too. The stalks of rhubarb look like pinkish-reddish celery stalks, and apparently the leaves are poisonous. Luckily, when you cook the stalks (which are very tart) along with some sugar, they ... More→

If any of you have been following me on Twitter, you might remember that I’ve been complaining about the lack of sunshine lately. Well, we had a brief break from the clouds today and I rushed outside to snap some photos of the garden. Here are a couple of shots: It’s supposed to rain all ... More→

I’m baaaack! From my trip to Colorado, that is. Amy and I went to visit my family, where they fed us waaay too much food. I’m now on the post-holiday diet, which means no more ice cream sundaes for the near future. But I can still dream about Christmas dinner: We made braised short ribs ... More→

This fall I’ve encountered a number of strange and wonderful things. Here are some of them: I saw this when visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York last month, and it is so fantastic I can’t believe they haven’t replicated it for sale. Somebody should! This is an automaton called Diana* and the ... More→

As I mentioned, I visited a couple of high schools this past Wednesday. Here I am at Casa Grande High School, standing with the other Debs (plus the librarian and bookseller!) under a fantastic sign that the high school book club made for us: I feel that the fact that we’re surrounded by busy students ... More→