Her third book, Adaptation, was published in 2012. It is set in the same fantasy world as Ash, which mixes East Asian and European influences it too was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award finalist and for the 2012 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel, as well as being judged a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association. Her second book, Huntress, was published by Little, Brown in 2011. Morris Award, the Andre Norton Award for YA Fantasy and Science Fiction, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. Her first novel, Ash, was published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in 2009. Lo began writing for the culture blog AfterEllen in 2003, and at one point served as the managing editor. She resides in Massachusetts with her wife, Amy Lovell. Malinda Lo was made a member of the faculty of the Lambda Literary Foundation's 2013 Writer Retreat for Emerging LGBT Voices, along with Samuel R. She enrolled at Stanford with the intention of obtaining a PhD in Cultural and Social Anthropology, but left with a second master's degree. She graduated from Wellesley College and earned a master's degree in Regional Studies from Harvard. Lo was born in China and moved to the United States at the age of three. She also does research on diversity in young adult literature and publishing. 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.
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