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Lya Badgley

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Yangon, Myanmar

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Historical Fiction, Suspense, Travel

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Lya Badgley writes internationally set fiction that blends suspense, history, and transformation. Born in Myanmar to Montana parents—a political scientist and an artist—she was raised in a home that prized both creativity and critical thought. Her unconventional path has carried her from Seattle’s music scene to covert film work with Burmese insurgents, and from archival preservation in Cambodia to entrepreneurship in Yangon.

Her debut, The Foreigner’s Confession (2022), was a finalist for the Nancy Pearl Award for Best Fiction. Her second novel, The Worth of a Ruby (2023), was a 2024 finalist for both the International Book Award and the National Indie Excellence Award. Her third novel, The Thirty-Fifth Page, was named a 2026 finalist for b ...more

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A Seashell at the Top of a Mountain

Thousands of years ago, an ice dam holding back Lake Missoula repeatedly broke apart, releasing floods that carved much of the Pacific Northwest. Long before that, an inland sea covered what is now Montana, leaving fossilized seashells high in the mountains. Photograph: By Llez (H. Zell) In late August, a glacier collapsed high above…

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