Malinda Lo

This is the second of three interviews with authors I talked to for an AfterEllen.com article on lesbian/bi characters in YA fiction. This week I’m posting my complete interview with Mayra Lazara Dole, author of Down to the Bone, about a Latina teen in Miami who is kicked out of school (and her home) when ... 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→