Teen Books Alive With Malinda Lo!

Presented in partnership with Houston Public Library

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Schedule

10 a.m. Free admission to exhibition Making Home: Artists and Immigration
11 a.m. Program
12 p.m. Q&A and giveaway

In partnership with Houston Public Library, we welcome the National Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Last Night at the Telegraph Club, which was named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist. Join Malinda Lo for a conversation about identity and representation in her latest book, her illustrious career, and recent challenges related to book censorship.

Following the conversation, guests will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A and 50 teens will have a chance to receive a copy of her book, Last Night at the Telegraph Club.

All guests are welcome to come to Asia Society early at 10 a.m. to enjoy our new exhibition, Making Home: Artists and Immigration. Guests attending event will receive free admission to the exhibition.

About the Author

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, and the Lambda Literary Award. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram, or visit her website at malindalo.com

Education and Outreach programs at Asia Society Texas Center are presented by Wells Fargo. Generous funding also provided by Margie and Joe Blommaert, Cathay Bank Foundation, Chevron, the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation, and H-E-B. Additional support is provided by Friends of Asia Society Texas Center, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing the best in exhibitions and public programming to Houston.

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