Malinda Lo is the New York Times bestselling author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, winner of the National Book Award, the Stonewall Book Award, and the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, as well as Michael L. Printz and Walter Dean Myers honors. Her debut novel Ash, a Sapphic retelling of Cinderella, was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. Malinda’s short fiction and nonfiction has been published by The New York Times, NPR, Autostraddle, The Horn Book, and multiple anthologies. She lives in Massachusetts with her wife and their dog.

Critically acclaimed. Over a dozen gusing blurbs, three glowing starred reviews so far, plus media raves from O, the Oprah Magazine; Ms. Magazine; and others.

Intensely romantic. Lily and Kath's love story has a slow and satisfying burn. Lo masterfully captures their relationship developing in dozens of exquisite stolen moments.

Important LGBTQIA history. The lesbian bar scene that flourished on the edges of Chinatown is an important part of the city's queer-friendly identity. This book illuminates the intersection of that community and Chinese-American culture as never before.

Nuanced depiction of Chinese-American history. The Hu family represents an American experience not shown in YA and sheds light on the lives of Chinese-Americans at pivotal American moments like WWII, the Space Race, and the Red Scare.

Beloved author. Malinda Lo is a fixture of YA, both as an outspoken woman of color and a lesbian. Her fans are many; her author peers from Leigh Bardugo to Libba Bray love her; and queer YA writers of the generation that followed her now cite her as their inspiration.

A personal book. Last Night at the Telegraph Club is Lo's most personal book, and it shows in the writing. She draws not only on years of research but on family history to create the Hu family and 1950s San Francisco Chinatown. An extensive author's note will give fans a satisfying glimpse into the research and Lo's connection to the story.