Malinda Lo

On Monday I noted that in light of this post from two authors who were asked by an agent to de-gay their book, I was planning to do some statistics wrangling and see if I could quantify some of what’s happening in LGBT YA publishing. Apparently my latent economics major is raring to go (or ... More→

This past weekend I left my house in the country and spent two days San Francisco to celebrate Pride. This year Pride felt especially special because, well, this is the first year in a long time in which I don’t live in a major metropolitan area where there are tons of gay people. I am ... More→

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→

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→