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Q&A With Malinda Lo, C.B. Lee, and Misa Sugiura

June 10, 2020 by We Need Diverse Books

By Alaina Leary Happy Pride Month! Today we’re pleased to welcome Malinda Lo, C.B. Lee, and Misa Sugiura to the WNDB blog to discuss their work. 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 … [Read more...] about Q&A With Malinda Lo, C.B. Lee, and Misa Sugiura