#malinda lo

[mostlyghostie]

Latest commission off to the printers.

(I haven’t read many of these, but I love Alison Bechdel. How many have you read?)

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#my art #artists on tumblr #books #booklr #illustration #bookstack #malinda lo #ve schwab #tj klune #becky chambers #alison bechdel

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - December 28th - This Month's Favourite

can't go past Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo, despite the number of wonderful books I read this month

#last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #justonemorepage #jompbpc #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #portraits #lgbt books #wlw reads #authors of colour

[bandfrmlyf]

Huge list of fantasy and science fiction books with lesbian characters!

Made by Kuropup from Reddit

#lesbian #lesbian books #wlw post #wlw books #wlwsource #sapphic books #lgbt fiction #lgbtq fiction #lgbt books #lambda literary awards #bold strokes books #ylva publishing #a day of fallen night #priory of the orange tree #samantha shannon #jasmine throne #tasha suri #jacqueline carey #jane fletcher #malinda lo #girls of paper and fire #natasha ngan #criers war #nina varela #a dark and hollow star #gideon the ninth #the locked tomb #tamsyn muir #cl polk #becky chambers

[shrublub]

the world feels smaller, yet the trees look taller

there’s enchantment in the air

i know i sound stupid, i do

that’s what love will do to you

#last night at the telegraph club #lnattc #malinda lo #lily hu #kathleen miller #kath miller #i need to read a scatter of light #lilykath #my art #fanart #artists on tumblr

[crumbly-apple-pie]

If your romance novel doesn’t feature two absolute disaster human beings having safe, sexy, consentual gay sex full of banter, I don’t want it 

#this is my criteria and i stand by it #red white & royal blue #red white and royal blue #one last stop #Casey McQuiston #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #books #romance novels #lgbtq #gay #lesbian #queer

[charliejaneanders]

Hugely important — Penguin Random House and authors including @malindalo file a suit pushing back against Iowa's draconian book ban law — which in part, bans books in schools "relating in any way to gender identity or sexual orientation."

#censorship #books #book bans #malinda lo

[slaughter-books]

Day 14: JOMPBPC: Feel The Spark

I love the main relationship in this absolutely beautiful book! 💛

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #feel the spark #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #beautiful book #beautiful cover #amazing author #lgbt+ #pretty flowers #frangipani #i love books

[traeumenvonbuechern]

⚾ Books To Read If You Love "A League of Their Own" ⚾

I can’t believe Amazon canceled "A League of Their Own" 😭 Here are some books you should read if you miss this show as much as I do.

(Also, please remember that ALOTO wasn't canceled "due to the strikes". Amazon is the one to blame here, not WGA & SAG-AFTRA!)

Book titles:

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

You Don't Have a Shot by Racquel Marie

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (comes out September 19, 2023)

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise and Oscar O. Jupiter

Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler

Joy, to the World by Kai Shappley and Lisa Bunker

The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes

Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin

The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons

Running With Lions by Julian Winters

#a league of their own #aloto #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #you don't have a shot #racquel marie #cleat cute #meryl wilsner #cheer up #cheer up: love and pompoms #crystal frasier #val wise #oscar o. jupiter #home field advantage #dahlia adler #joy to the world #kai shappley #lisa bunker #the avant-guards #carly usdin #noah hayes #like other girls #britta lundin #the passing playbook #isaac fitzsimons #running with lions #julian winters #bookblr #booklr #book recs

[taysvenus]

#sobbing #bookblr #aesthetic #book #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #sapphic #sapphic literature #kath and lily #coquette #lesbian book #lesbian #wlw #lesbian literature #analysed book #coquette aesthetic #book aesthetic #reading #dollette #dollcore #taylor swift #pink blog #pink #this is a girlblog #girlblogging #lana core #girlhood #hell is a teenage girl #femcel #female hysteria

[convulsionofhonesty]

top 10 books of 2022

i read 50 books this year and i’m going to share my top 10 and what i loved most about them (in no particular order)

1. writers & lovers by lily king - this book legitimately changed my life by reminding me of how desperate i am to lead a creative life. there are certain books that make you want to be a writer. this is one. featuring clean-cut, economical prose that gets straight to the point, and the point is diving into one of the most compelling characters i’ve had the honor to spend a story with. i read it twice this year because i will never be ready to part with this main character.

2. last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo - this was a reread for me and i appreciated it infinitely more the second time. the vividness of the writing strikes me as a particular triumph of this work. you can feel every emotion, see and hear every setting. that and a deeply engaging narrative make it one of those books that i continue to think about constantly.

3. crush by richard siken - my favorite poetry collection i have read, and reread, both within this year. he is one of those writers that reminds you how amazing it is to be a human that can feel and say so much. sharp images, glorious repitition, and stunning formatting that has inspired much of my own adventure into the world of unique poetic structure on the page.

4. homegoing by yaa gyasi - probably one of the most ingenious books i have ever read. to this day i fail to understand how it is possible to cover so much in so few pages and not leave the reader feeling like something is missing, but she certainly does it. sweeping multi-generational story where each chapter reads like both an exquisite short story that could stand on its own and a part of the richly woven whole. phenomenal novel that i wholeheartedly believe will be a classic in the future.

5. the idiot by elif batuman - another character that weaseled her way into my brain and has never left. a plotless, indulgent, meandering character study that struck such a cord with me. i read this at the exact right time in my life and for the week that i was making my way through it, there was no distinction between the narrator and myself in my mind. i don’t know how to explain this, but i was narrating my own life through this character’s eyes. captivating.

6. piranesi by susanna clarke - an exemplary work of fantasy that explores the nuances of knowledge and gratitude, balancing expertly between critiquing the pursuit of knowledge and power and exalting wonder, curiosity, and science. a book written in journal entries which flows perfectly and never feels choppy. leaves you thinking differently about the world.

7. open water by caleb azumah nelson - a short novella you can read in a day, and you will have to, as it is so enchanting and haunting that you cannot stop. it fully took over my mind until i finished it. it features second person narration which creates an unmatched level of closeness between reader and narrator. triumphantly evocative, intimate, and precise prose. the most poetic novel(la) i've had the pleasure of reading since on earth we're briefly gorgeous.

8. the great believers by rebecca makkai - the highlight of this book is the dense prose; every sentence feels perfectly chosen and hits you just as hard as the last. there is never a break, never a breather from the stunning writing. for that reason it is a slow book to move through, but in the best way. also accomplishes using dual pov/timelines in a way that does not detract from the fluidity of the work. very heavy subject matter but imbued with hope, gratitude, and affection.

9. the starless sea by erin morgenstern - prior to reading piranesi, this was my favorite fantasy read of the year. the world is so engrossing and the formatting of the novel is unique and inventive. vivid world builidng and a meandering, cris-crossing plot that enthralls from the beginning. an ode to humanity and the interconnectedness of the stories we tell.

10. babel by r.f. kuang - a lengthy novel that is well worth the time it takes, featuring a slate of morally ambiguous young people bumping up against the limits of their social power. similarly to piranesi, it embraces curiosity, drive, passion, and learning while chastising the intrenchment of power in academia. kuang cements herself as figurehead of the historical fantasy subgenre, tapping into its full potential.

#mine #writers and lovers #lily king #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #crush #richard siken #homegoing #yaa gyasi #the idiot #elif batuman #piranesi #susanna clarke #open water #caleb azumah nelson #the great believers #rebecca makkai #the starless sea #erin morgenstern #babel #r.f. kuang

[bibliophilecats]

Currently reading: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

#last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #tbr #currently reading

[sapphic-book-tournament]

#the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #Evelyn Hugo #celia st james #harry cameron #John braverman #last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #taylor jenkins reid #historical romantic fiction #historical fiction #historical romance #lesbian books #lesbian #sapphic books #sapphic book tournament #sapphic #bisexual #ya fiction #ya books #gay books #books #literature #lol #lily hu #Kathleen miller

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Quick Review: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Rating: 5/5

Why did I leave this on my TBR for so long??? It was so, so beautiful!

I loved everything about it - the lesbian pulp fiction novel Lily finds in the drug store, the insight into Chinese-American culture in the 50s, the struggles against the Red and Lavender Scares, the charming - and accurate!!! - portrayal of butch/femme culture. I loved it all.

An instant favourite for me that I would recommend to anyone with an interest in historical fiction featuring diverse characters.

#last night at the telegraph club #malinda lo #booklr #bookblr #book review #reviews #5 star reads #trcc original #lgbt books #wlw reads #authors of colour

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + author under the cut

Ash/Kaisa- Ash by Malinda Lo

Tiernan/Hyacinth- The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane- The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare

Cooper Dayton/Oliver Park- A Wolf at the Door by Charlie Adhara

#Ash #Kaisa #Malinda Lo #Tiernan #Hyacinth #The Stolen Heir #folk of the air #Holly Black #Alec Lightwood #Magnus Bane #alec lightwood-bane #magnus lightwood-bane #malec #The Shadowhunter Chronicles #tsc #city of bones #The mortal instruments #The bane chronicles #The red scrolls of magic #The lost book of the white #the dark artifices #Cassandra Clare #Cooper Dayton #Oliver Park #big bad wolf series #A Wolf at the Door #Charlie Adhara #polls #lgbt books #queer book ship tournament

[sapphic-comics]

sapphic books read in 2023 [1/?]: last night at the telegraph club by malinda lo.

> "Are you like the girls in the book too? Because I think I am."

#last night at the telegraph club #sapphic books #read in 2023 #*** #malinda lo #lgbtq books #lesbian books #sapphic book

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 2D, MATCH 5 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Ash:

awesome lesbian cinderella

Lesbian Cinderella who is nearly claimed by the fae, before finding her love in the city's bravest (woman) knight. Rewrote my brain when I found it by chance in my small town library as a teen.

Ella:

so this is a discworld story, and in discworld stories are sort of parasitic life forms that like to happen over and over. they can be harnessed, with enough magic. this is what’s happening to ella saturday, who is playing the parts of both cinderella and the frog princess. her evil fairy godmother (you get two, an evil one and a good one, though her evil one is under the impression that she’s the good one) has taken over the city, and is forcing everyone into fairytale roles under the threat of execution if they’re not quite archetypal enough. she thinks this will make people happy. ella, on account of being the dead  barons daughter, has gotten the role of princess. so she’s being kept in a house with two snakes who have been turned into human women, and is being forced to go to the ball, where she is expected to dance with the duc, who is a frog turned into a human, and kiss him to solidify the spell. she very much does not want to do any of this, but fortunately she’s got that other fairy godmother! who is brand new, on account of the last one died, and has no idea what she’s doing. but it all turns out ok in the end, and the stories stop (for a given value) and she’s the baroness now a they all live, if not happily or ever after, then normally, and for a time

#cinderpoll #round 2 #round 2d #aisling #aisling 'ash' #ash #malinda lo #ella saturday #discworld #witches abroad #terry pratchett #cinderella #fairytale #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls