Malinda Lo

Last week my article about lesbian/bisexual characters in young adult fiction was published at AfterEllen.com (read it here). For the article, I interviewed a bunch of authors including Ellen Wittlinger (Love & Lies: Marisol’s Story), Mayra Lazara Dole (Down to the Bone) and Carrie Mac (Crush). I wasn’t able to use most of what these ... More→

Over the weekend the finalists for the Lambda Literary Awards (which recognize excellence in the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender literature) were announced. In the LGBT Childrens/Young Adult category, six books made it to the short list: * Hit the Road, Manny: A Manny Files Novel, Christian Burch, Simon and Schuster * Out ... More→