Malinda Lo

Today, my interview with bestselling fantasy author Tamora Pierce was posted at The Enchanted Inkpot and The Torch Online. You might know of Pierce from her classic Song of the Lioness quartet, about a girl named Alanna who disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight. Since then, Pierce has gone on to ... More→

This is just a heads up to let you all know that I’ll be leading the May Book Club discussion at The Enchanted Inkpot on May 25. The book we’ll be chatting about is one of my all-time favorites ever, Newbery Honor book The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley. I wouldn’t be exaggerating to say ... More→

Everybody’s been through a Facebook meme lately, but here’s one I really enjoyed for sheer procrastinatability (I’m coining that word). Via Fuse #8, I discovered 100 Scope Notes’ Create Your Debut Fantasy Novel Cover. I took it one step further because even in memes I’m an overachiever and I can’t resist (ack!), but mostly because ... More→

Graceling is set in a world in which some people are graced with gifts. They might be as pleasurable as the grace of fine cooking, or as deadly as the one that Katsa has; she is graced with the ability to kill. Because of this grace, she becomes the tool of a corrupt king who ... More→

Last week, author Mitali Perkins posted her Ten Tips on Writing Race in Novels, which resulted from a lively discussion on her blog about whether authors should describe race at all. It’s been really interesting to me to read her tips. Like most readers, I’ve encountered the food-related descriptors (coffee-colored skin) and groaned. I’ve also ... More→