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Malinda Lo’s New Coming-of-Age Queer Novel “A Scatter of Light” Shines Brilliantly

Lo’s newest offering is beautifully composed, often feeling like a peek into your best friend’s hot (queer) girl summer.

shea wesley martin —

Oct 4, 2022

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Malinda Lo on Her Historic National Book Award Win and Lesbian Literature’s History and Future

Malinda Lo talks about writing queerness in different genres, butch/femme dynamics in literature, and the gay Macy’s of the 1960s that didn’t make it into her book.

Yashwina —

Dec 28, 2021

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Malinda Lo Won a National Book Award for “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” — And I Yelled

Malinda Lo’s National Book Award win for Last Night at the Telegraph Club comes at a particularly crucial moment for LGBTQ+ YA as a genre.

Yashwina —

Nov 18, 2021

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novel

literature

Check Out the Cover & New Excerpt of Malinda Lo’s Forthcoming “Last Night at the Telegraph Club”!

Malinda Lo’s work has been incredibly relevant and sustaining to this site and this community, and her voice on current leaps forward in lesbian cultural production remains unparalleled. Which is…

Rachel —

Jun 29, 2020

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poetry and fiction

We Could Be Heroes

Malinda Lo’s all-new short story about an inauguration protest that’s interrupted by an alien invasion is available exclusively on Autostraddle dot com!

Malinda Lo —

Oct 1, 2018

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Lists/Top 10s

book lists

8 Dark Lesbian Mysteries and Thrillers That’ll Give You Deep Chills

These dark mysteries and thrillers featuring lesbian and bisexual main characters focus less on the romance and more on the hair raising on the back of your neck.

Casey —

Apr 3, 2018

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book lists

8 Books Featuring Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women

Looking for clearly queer Asian and Pacific Islander women in fiction? Look no further.

Casey —

Apr 24, 2017

interview

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EXCLUSIVE: Malinda Lo’s Creepy New Book Cover + Delightful Q&A

“There’s a certain kind of girl you never really see — even when she’s right in front of you. Some of those invisible girls are watching you as carefully as…

Heather Hogan —

Mar 9, 2017

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8 Queer Sci-Fi Books To Read Right Now

From hard and soft sci-fi to military sci-fi to space opera: here are eight (gay) books you should add to your reading list.

Casey —

Feb 13, 2017

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lgbt book reviews

Read a F*cking Serialized Book: “Tremontaine” Is a Paradise of Queerness and Chocolate

“Every love story is between men who love men, or women who love women, or men and women who love both men and women. The sex is good fun, but…

Heather Hogan —

Jan 18, 2016

lez liberty lit

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literature

Lez Liberty Lit #64: Reading To Fix Your Brain

Marginalized writers learning to value their own stories, interviews with queer and trans artists of color, a new Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie story, bisexuality in sci fi and more.

Ryan Yates —

Jan 22, 2015

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literature

Lez Liberty Lit #62: Piles and Piles of Pages

Marginalia, feminist shelfies, expanding the queer canon, 2014 in queer diversity in YA and more.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 25, 2014