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	<title>Malinda Lo</title>
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		<title>The First Sentence Tour: Stacey Jay on &#8220;Undead Much?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The First Sentence Tour starring the 2009 Debutantes continues this week with Stacey Jay, whose novel Undead Much? (the sequel to You Are So Undead to Me) came out in January.
What&#8217;s one of your favorite first sentences from one of your favorite books?
SJ: From The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
A throng of bearded men, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In which I encounter a ninja librarian, and other news</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/03/in-which-i-encounter-a-ninja-librarian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ash]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, I&#8217;ve been around the web lately in a variety of places:

I recently guest-blogged at Justine Larbalestier&#8217;s site about the first time a teacher gave me a book to read that was supposed to represent me and my background: Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. It didn&#8217;t go exactly the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ASH across-the-pond giveaway! (updated)</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/03/the-ash-across-the-pond-giveaway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giveaways]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, March 4, 2010, is the official date that Ash comes out in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and other &#8220;world English&#8221; territories! Are you confused by that? Well, so am I, but the point is, Ash should now be available in English around the world. And to celebrate that, I&#8217;m giving away two three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Sentence Tour: Erin Dionne on &#8220;The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/03/first-sentence-tour-erin-dionne-total-tragedy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[middle grade fiction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, my First Sentence Tour starring the 2009 Debutantes continues with Erin Dionne, whose second novel, The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet, came out in January.
What&#8217;s one of your favorite first sentences from one of your favorite books?
ED: First sentence of Charlotte&#8217;s Web, by E.B. White:
Where&#8217;s Papa going with that axe?
Why do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asianness (or the lack thereof) in ASH</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/03/asianness-or-the-lack-thereof-in-ash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Americans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Ash was published last fall, it&#8217;s been brought to my attention that some readers have gone into Ash expecting to find Asian characters in the book, and clues that Ash&#8217;s world has Asian influences. This is because back in 2008, I blogged about race in fantasy novels and noted that I personally have always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the meaning of the &#8220;fey&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/02/on-the-meaning-of-the-fey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Huntress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was invited to guest post at shvetufae&#8217;s LJ during her annual Three Days of Fey. The subject was: What qualities define the fey? In case you missed it, here&#8217;s my response:
In answering Shveta&#8217;s question, I could launch into a whole litany of characteristics associated with fairies, but instead, I hope you&#8217;ll excuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Sentence Tour: Shani Petroff on &#8220;The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Dress&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/02/first-sentence-tour-shani-petroff-good-bad-ugly-dress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009 Debutantes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shani Petroff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YA fiction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I&#8217;m a member of the 2009 Debutantes. Well, our debut year may be over, but our books keep coming! So this year I&#8217;m happy to be hosting a number of Debs on the occasion of their second and even third books. All year long, we&#8217;ll be talking about first sentences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog policies for 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/02/blog-policies-for-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Housekeeping]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m back after taking a month off from blogging! I decided to take that time away because I was feeling really frustrated about blogging and the constant need to feed the beast. It wasn&#8217;t feeling fun anymore, and I needed to take stock of what I wanted to get out of my web presence.
I&#8217;ve had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASH is nominated for the Andre Norton Award!</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/02/ash-is-nominated-for-the-andre-norton-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/02/ash-is-nominated-for-the-andre-norton-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ash]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sneaking back from my monthlong blog hiatus a couple of days early to share the fabulous news that Ash has been nominated for the Andre Norton Award!!!!
This is the award given by the Science Fiction &#38; Fantasy Writers of America for excellence in sci-fi and fantasy for young adults. I am so thrilled and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest News</title>
		<link>http://www.malindalo.com/2010/01/latest-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malinda Lo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided to take a month off from blogging while I rethink my goals for my website. I&#8217;ll still be on Twitter, though, so you can either follow me there or check back here, where my latest tweets will appear below. I&#8217;ll see you on Feb. 20!



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