Hi! Iā€™m Lyla. I write cute and sometimes swoony books for all ages.

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New website! šŸ’• I&rsquo;ve had the same website design since 2018, when I got my first book deal. It was clunky and not the most aesthetically pleasing (I even had some people reach out to ask if I needed help with it šŸ˜†) but it got the job done &amp
The more books you write, the more people pirate your books and use them to train AI, I guess. šŸ«  TWELVE of my books. This is most of the books I&rsquo;ve written in my career. This is just despicable and depressing, y&rsquo;all. Many other authors h
After years of receiving requests, I&rsquo;m finally going on my first national tour to celebrate the last book of the Mindy Kim series! &lt;3 This is truly the tour of my heart, to thank readers for FIVE years (and twelve books!) of love and suppor
The first Gigi book won the Deidre Siobhan Flynn Bass Award for Best Middle Grade Book from the Texas Institute of Letters! šŸ„° Gigi joins a list of many amazing books by several great authors (second slide). Gigi is the book of my Texan heart (see
I have some fun upcoming updates for y&rsquo;all such as a brand new website (!) and info about something that starts with t and rhymes with four šŸ‘€šŸ’– (any guesses?). I&rsquo;m still working out a few things so if you see any error messages in the m
Thank you for making Valentine&rsquo;s Day one of my fave days of the year šŸ’–ā¤ļø #H
Life lately āœØ Trying to find joy in the small moments in an increasingly uncertain time šŸ„²
If you&rsquo;re a fan/reader of my kidlit books, you&rsquo;re in luck because from today until Friday, 2/7, both Mindy and Gigi are on sale at BN.com šŸ„° This event is only available for B&amp;N Rewards and Premium members. Rewards memberships are fr
GIGI SHIN IS NOT A NERD is out in paperback today! I&rsquo;m so excited that the paperback edition is half the price of the hardcover since when I was growing up, I very rarely could afford hardcovers. šŸ˜… Friendly reminder to enter the giveaway (see
GIVEAWAY (+ donation opportunity ā¬‡ļø, please help spread the word!) The paperback edition of GIGI SHIN IS NOT A NERD, my book for ages 8-12, comes out tomorrow! To celebrate the season of love, I&rsquo;m doing a giveaway with a twist! šŸ’• ENDS 2/28
Although I literally write love stories for a living, as someone who&rsquo;s dated both men and women, across multiple races and ethnicities, I never knew what my forever partner would look like. Or if I&rsquo;d have a forever partner at all. But l