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Blogs are dead; long live the blog! Welcome to a curated selection of my blog posts on writing, diversity, LGBTQ+ young adult, and my books, dating all the way back to 2008. If you enjoy my writing, please consider supporting it with a donation.

Telegraph Club Considered for Possible Statewide Ban in South Carolina
Telegraph Club Considered for Possible Statewide Ban in South Carolina

I recently learned that my novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, along with nine other books, has been challenged at the state level in South Carolina.

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NewsMalinda LoMarch 12, 2025banned books
Banned Books Update: New Year, More Censorship
Banned Books Update: New Year, More Censorship

Since 2021 and as of today, Feb. 4, 2025, six of my seven novels and two anthologies including my work have been censored in 96 cases across 20 states.

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Features, NewsMalinda LoFebruary 4, 2025banned books
From 2024 to 2025
From 2024 to 2025

It's that time of year again: Every new year I write up an annual review of what happened in the past year.

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FeaturesMalinda LoJanuary 1, 2025annual review
Banned Books Week 2024 — Still Getting Banned!
Banned Books Week 2024 — Still Getting Banned!

My novels continue to be banned, challenged, or restricted at a steady pace. 

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FeaturesMalinda LoSeptember 26, 2024banned books
Book Bans Go Statewide (June 2024 Updates)
Book Bans Go Statewide (June 2024 Updates)

Since my March 2024 update, I’ve noticed there are fewer cases in which individual school districts are banning lists of specific books. Instead, more statewide laws are being passed that are so vague and overarching that they’re likely to lead school districts to ban hundreds or thousands of books at a time.

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NewsMalinda LoJune 13, 2024Last Night at the Telegraph Club, A Scatter of Light, banned books
My Books Keep Getting Banned (An Update)
My Books Keep Getting Banned (An Update)

Back in October, I wrote a detailed post on how the national wave of book banning has targeted my books. For a couple of months afterward, I posted updates on instagram, but since December I haven't had the chance to do any more updates ... until now. I've been keeping a list, folks, and it's not very nice.

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NewsMalinda LoMarch 8, 2024Last Night at the Telegraph Club, banned books
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