{"product_id":"last-night-at-the-telegraph-club-by-malinda-lo","title":"Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND STONEWALL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed author Malinda Lo comes a gripping, tender coming-of-age novel exploring identity, queerness, and historical upheaval set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the 1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Lush, ambitious and layered, Malinda Lo’s sweeping historical novel is the queer romance we’ve beenwaiting for.”—\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root—that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly, everything seemed possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut America in 1954 isnot a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched, emotionally stirring, and startlingly brave, \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Telegraph Club \u003c\/i\u003eis a standout work of historicalfiction that has taken the world by storm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature • A Michael L. Printz Honor Book • A We Need Diverse Books Walter Dean Myers Honor Book • A \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist • A \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Young Adult Book of the Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalinda Lo\u003c\/strong\u003e is the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLast Night at the Telegraph Club,\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eAsh\u003c\/i\u003e, a Sapphic retelling of Cinderella, was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Debut Award, the Andre NortonAward 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 \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, Autostraddle, \u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and multiple anthologies. She lives in Massachusetts with her wife and their dog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Booktique","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46021045944380,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4879\/8012\/files\/9780525555278_cfl.jpg?v=1787006302","url":"https:\/\/www.booktique.ca\/products\/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club-by-malinda-lo","provider":"Booktique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}