Malinda Lo
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican writer of young adult novels (1974-)
Malinda Lo is an American writer of young adult novels including Ash, Huntress, Adaptation, Inheritance, A Line in the Dark, and Last Night at the Telegraph Club. She also does research on diversity in young adult literature and publishing.
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I wanted to be a writer because I’ve always wanted to be a writer. It’s the one thing that has been a constant my entire life, so there is no why; it simply is.
On always knowing her career path in “One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Malinda Lo” in Book Page (Apr 2019)
…it’s very important to remember that simply because a book has queer characters does not mean that only queer people can read them.
On her encouraging readers to be open in “One Thing Leads to Another: An Interview with Malinda Lo” in Book Page (Apr 2019)
…I would have been a much better-adjusted adult earlier on if I’d read a single book about real queer people when I was growing up.
On how reading about LGBT characters in her youth would have helped in “Queering SFF: An Interview with Malinda Lo” in Tor (2011 Apr 20)
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