A Scatter of Light

''Beautifully rendered and instantly captivating. Malinda Lo writes queer desire like no other.'' DIVA MAGAZINE

''Lo writes tenderly about the first buds of teenage desire amid a downtown hipster at scene.'' DAILY MAIL

''Poignant, vivid and so beautifully written. I adored it.'' LAURA KAY

A Scatter of Light is a companion novel to the National Book Awards winner and New York Times bestseller Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of family, inspiration, art, and identity are woven across generations.

Aria Tang West thought she''d be spending one last summer on Martha''s Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she''s abruptly uninvited from her friends'' summer homes.

Aria''s parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their