Malinda Lo, the acclaimed author of the National Book Award-winning Last Night at the Telegraph Club, joins Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson for a Featured Conversation, Voices Unbound – Defending Diversity and Freedom in Young Adult Literature. Malinda passionately defends the right to diverse representation in literature. Her groundbreaking novel about a Chinese American lesbian in 1950s San Francisco has faced bans in over 40 school districts, prompting a powerful stand against censorship. Malinda Lo writes to reflect and affirm marginalized identities, drawing from her own journey to champion inclusivity. Discover her inspiring advocacy for freedom of expression and her commitment to ensuring that all voices are heard and celebrated in literature.
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.
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