Join Celeste Ng and me on Sept 19 for a special edition of the boston.com book club! Register here: globe.com/summit (Event is free, and virtual!) #bdcbookclub

THE ANTIRACIST KITCHEN: Out tomorrow, September 12! Get your copy of this (delicious) anthology/cookbook here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-an…

Tonight!

One of my ✨favorite✨ places to be: in a room full of students, hearing their stories and sharing mine! Teachers & admins: I’m available to visit your school for assemblies or small group workshops. More details here: jenniferdeleonauthor.com/speaking/

Our in-person conference, featuring Jennifer De Leon, is just two weeks away! Register at neate.org Jennifer De Leon Dr. Laura M. Jimenez Heinemann National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Dr. Kim Parker (she | her) Silver Unicorn Books Facing History

✨ You're invited to a night of stories at the Story Bridge Showcase on Thursday, October 19th! ✨ Admission is free, but RSVP to save a seat: bit.ly/storybridgesho…

AGNI Magazine call for submissions: “To Never Have Risked Our Lives: An AGNI Portfolio of Central American and Mexican Diaspora Writing” guest edited by Jennifer De Leon Jennifer De Leon AGNI is on Bluesky (@agnimagazine.bsky.social) agnionline.bu.edu/editors-note/s…

Thanks to author Jennifer De Leon, for celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth with us! Your discussions about your books and experiences were impactful to our community. Jennifer De Leon

This weekend, October 13-15: I’ll be in Vermont for the Brattleboro Literary Festival! Join Patricia Park and me for our panel “Between Two Worlds” at 12:30pm on Saturday. Can’t wait to see you there! For more info: brattleborolitfest.org

It’s hard to describe how FULL I feel from having visited MassBay Community College this week. A student also from Guatemala said she wants to be an author. I see myself in her, and she sees herself in me. This is what sharing stories does: makes us feel seen. It’s not a small thing. ❤️ 🇬🇹

Honored to have been the keynote speaker at the Lawrence Community Justice Center! Liliana’s story is still reaching so many readers (teens and adults), and I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity to meet readers in person. Special thanks to Yardley!

Yesterday afternoon, Lara Wilson, founder and ED of Be Well Be Here, Concord-Carlisle HS English Department and I couldn’t have picked a better educator, author and speaker, Jennifer De Leon, to inspire our high school students. De Leon’s talk affirmed

Jen Deleon Jennifer De Leon, book author and writer presented at both BMS & JMS on her book- "Don't Ask me Where I'm From". Some of our grade 8 students read her book for ELA! Students engaged in great dialogue and were able to ask questions to the Author.

Friends, I'm in Columbus, OH for National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)! Come say hi 🥳 #NCTE23

TODAY ONLY you can read BORDERLESS for free from Simon Teen! Go here: simonteen.com/book/borderles… #decemberreads

I wrote a personal essay for The Boston Globe. "I can’t control how the world will treat my sons. But I can try to teach them both the tools I believe work best in navigating issues of skin color, race, and identity: honest conversations and direct actions." bostonglobe.com/2024/02/07/mag…

🎉 BORDERLESS will be out in paperback on March 26! 🎉 Join me in conversation with the wonderful Cloe Axelson (WBUR) at Belmont Books, 3/26 at 6 PM to celebrate! Save your seat here: belmontbooks.com/event/jennifer…

It's #paperback day for BORDERLESS! 🎉 As thanks for your support, if you've picked up a copy, you can enter to win one of these colorful, handwoven bags from Guatemala! Just fill out this form before April 5 (fyi requires sign-in!): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

What a whirlwind weekend! So proud of my mom earning an honorary degree from Urban College Boston. It is a huge blessing and recognition for all her hard work over the years. And an inspiration for others! #WiseLatinas #momswhograduate #familia #latinosinhighered #Guatemala

I had an amazing time at The Highlights Foundation: I awoke in my own little cabin (to deer outside!), ate delicious food, attended inspiring lectures, read, hiked and connected with other (incredible!) authors and illustrators. And I was able to focus and work and dream and WRITE!