THAT DANGEROUS ENERGY & UNDERCOVER LATINA out now! New climate fiction publishing project, Fighting Chance Books!
2022 was quite a year! My first middle grade novel; I started a climate fiction publishing imprint and ended the year with my latest climate thriller, THAT DANGEROUS ENERGY… A … Continue reading
ABOUT AYA
Novelist, publisher, feminist, mom, activist, UC Berkeley faculty, former hip hop theater artist…
Aya’s Justice Hustlers series: UPTOWN THIEF, THE BOSS, THE ACCIDENTAL MISTRESS & SIDE CHICK NATION
Justice Hustlers reaches for a new language of urban women’s insurrection, at the intersection of wealth redistribution, sexual labor, and healthcare, all wrapped in brown romance.
Reconciling Rage and Compassion: the Unfolding #MeToo Moment for Junot Diaz
It’s time to tell the whole truth about Junot Diaz. Last month, he came out with a powerful piece in the New Yorker about having been raped as a boy. … Continue reading
2022 closeout: New novel out today! Debut middle grade came out in October! I’m becoming a publisher of climate justice fiction!
2022 is closing out strong! My new novel, THAT DANGEROUS ENERGY, is out today! Marrying a billionaire will fulfill this struggling artist’s dreams—so she ignores the source of his wealth. … Continue reading
Aya de Leon 