“Finally, the intersectional, lesbian, historical teen novel so many readers have been waiting for.”—Kirkus, starred review

When 17-year-old Lily Hu and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club, suddenly everything seemed possible.

But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in San Francisco's 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.

Selected praise and honours for Last Night at the Telegraph Club:

Winner of the National Book Award
Winner of the Stonewall Book Award
Winner 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 NPR Best Book
A Boston Globe Best Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
A SLJ Best Book
A Kirkus Best Book
A Booklist Editors’ Choice
A Horn Book Fanfare Selection
A Chicago Public Library Best Book
A Boston Public Library Best Read
A New York Public Library Best Book
A Book Riot Best Book
An Autostraddle Best Book
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Eleven Title

“Lo’s writing is so rich you can practically feel the glow of neon bar lights radiating off the page.”—Casey McQuiston, Entertainment Weekly

“Lush, ambitious and layered, Malinda Lo’s sweeping historical novel is the queer romance we’ve been waiting for.”—Ms. Magazine

“This queer coming-out and coming-of-age story reverberates with dangers, dilemma and a dream deferred.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“A joy to read.”—The Advocate

“A must-read love story…alternately heart-wrenching and satisfying.”—Booklist, starred review

“Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a work of historical fiction that’s as meticulously researched as it is full of raw, authentic emotion…. Shout it from the highest hills: This is a beautiful, brave story, and Lily is a heroine that readers will love.”—BookPage, starred review

"Smoothly referencing cultural touchstones and places with historic Chinese American significance, Lo conjures 1950s San Francisco adeptly while transcending historicity through a sincere exploration of identity and love.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This standout work of historical fiction combines meticulous research with tender romance to create a riveting bildungsroman.”—Horn Book, starred review