The author also drew from her own experience going to lesbian bars to write some of the scenes. During her research for the book, Lo visited the GLBT Historical Society. Lo came up with the idea for it when she heard about the lesbian bars that operated in North Beach, near San Francisco's Chinatown. The story for Last Night at the Telegraph Club was first published by Malinda Lo in an anthology as a short story, named "New Year". The novel was received positively, getting starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, and received the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. It is set in 1950s San Francisco and tells the story of Lily Hu, a teenage daughter of Chinese immigrants as she begins to explore her sexuality. Last Night at the Telegraph Club is a young adult historical novel written by Malinda Lo and published on January 19, 2021, by Dutton Books for Young Readers.
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