Media Reviews

"In this meticulously researched title, Lo skillfully layers rich details...Beautifully written historical fiction about giddy, queer first love." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A must-read love story in an uncommon setting…alternately heart-wrenching and satisfying." - Booklist (starred review)

"This immersive, powerful coming-of-age novel tackles perceptions, expectations, and identity while sweeping readers into smoky lesbian nightclubs and '50s culture." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

"The Price of Salt meets Saving Face in this gripping historical thriller from the celebrated author of Ash....Last Night at the Telegraph Club is proof of Lo's skill at creating darkly romantic tales of love in the face of danger." - O, The Oprah Magazine

"Lo's writing, restrained yet luscious, shimmers with the thrills of youthful desire. A lovely, memorable novel about listening to the whispers of a wayward heart and claiming a place in the world." - Sarah Waters, international bestselling and award winning author of Tipping the Velvet and The Night Watch

"Exquisite and heart-shattering, Last Night at the Telegraph Club made me ache with wishing. This book is for anyone who has ever loved—in any sense of the word." - Emily X.R. Pan, New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After

"A sweeping and romantic page-turner, the heart of this rich and ambitious historical novel is a love story that thrums with passion and self-discovery." - Laura Ruby, two-time National Book Award Finalist and Printz Award winning author of Bone Gap

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Malinda Lo

Malinda Lo is the critically acclaimed author of several young adult novels, including most recently A Line in the Dark, which was a Kirkus Best YA Book of 2017 and one of Vulture's 10 Best YA Books of 2017. Her novel Ash, a lesbian 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 was a Kirkus Best Book for Children and Teens. She has been a three-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Malinda's nonfiction has been published by the New York Times Book Review, NPR, the Huffington Post, The Toast, the Horn Book, and the anthologies Here We Are, How I Resist, and Scratch. She lives in Massachusetts with her wife.

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