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For Borderless:
- Luz Media: Must-Read Books for Latine Hispanic Heritage Month
- Hispanicize: 10 New Books by Latino Authors to Keep on Your Radar
- This Week in YA: 5 Questions Interview with Jennifer De Leon, YA author
- Boston.com: Q&A: Jennifer De Leon on her new YA novel ‘Borderless’
- Publisher’s Weekly: New Kids’ and YA Books: Week of April 24, 2023
- Boston.com: Book excerpt: ‘Borderless’ by Jennifer De Leon
For Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From:
- Latino Stories: 2020 Top 10 “New” Latino Latinx Authors You, Your Family, and Teachers Need To Read
- The Mujerista: 10 Best Young Adult Books by Latinx Authors to Read Now
- Cosmopolitan: The 20 Best Young Adult Books You’ll Read All Year
- Shelf Awareness: Attainment: New Titles Out Next Week
- Goodreads: 48 highly anticipated YA novels for the rest of 2020
- Remezcla: Here’s What We’re Reading & Listening to This Month
- Ms. Magazine: August 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us
- Goodreads: August’s Most Anticipated YA Books
- Society19: 10 New Books You Should Read on Diversity
- POPSUGAR: The Top 10 YA Books Coming Out in August 2020
- Colorlines: 33 Books for Summer 2020
- Get Literary: 7 Upcoming Debut Novels We Can’t Stop Talking About
- Bookstacked: Smile for the Cover: A Look at People of Color on YA Book Cover Art
- Goodreads: 48 Highly Anticipated YA Novels for the Rest of 2020
- Boston Globe: Local Young Adult Authors Tell You What to Read This Summer
- The Toy Insider: Resources to Help Your Kids Take a Stand Against Racism
- The Uncorked Librarian: 14 Books Set in Massachusetts to Read Before You Go
- Working Mother Magazine: 12 Books to Help Your Kids Explore the World From Home
- Book Riot: The Ultimate Guide to Spring 2020 YA Books For Your TBR
- BuzzFeed: 30 YA Books By Latinx Authors We Can’t Wait To Read In 2020
Blogs
- “Interview With Jennifer de Leon (BORDERLESS),” YA Books Central. April 2023
- “On “the single story” with Jennifer De Leon author of ‘Borderless’,” Nuevas Paginas. April 2023.
- “The Unique Experience of Being “The Writer in the Family,” Writer Unboxed. April 2023.
- “Jennifer De Leon Interview – Borderless,” Jean Book Nerd. April 2023.
- “Jennifer De Leon: On Writing as a Form of Protest,” Writer’s Digest. April 2023.
- “Do Not Hurry, Do Not Rest: How to Prepare for a Writing Residency,” Poets & Writers. April 2023.
- “Today’s Read…Borderless by Jennifer De Leon,” Bookworm for Kids. January 2023.
- “Q&A with Jennifer De Leon,” Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb. August 2020.
- “Book Birthday: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon!” Las Musas. August 2020.
- “Review: ‘Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From’ by Jennifer De Leon is a Must Needed Story.” Nerds and Beyond. August 2020.
- “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” Lost in Book Land. August 2020.
- “Blog Tour: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon,” Folded Pages Distillery. August 2020.
- “Review: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” Jill’s Book Blog. August 2020.
- “The Best Young Adult Books of August,” Amazon’s Omnivoracious Book Review. August 2020.
- “Killin’ Time Reading: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” A Lazygal’s Reading Diary. August 2020.
- “10 New Books to Read in August,” Texas Book Festival. August 2020.
- “Fast Forward Friday: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” My Book Joy. August 2020.
- “Blog Tour: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon,” I’m All Booked Up. August 2020.
- “True Facts You May Not Know about Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” Novel Knight. July 2020.
- “Blog Tour: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon {Q&A},” 24hryabookblog. July 2020.
- “Monthly Releases August 2020,” If the Book Review Fits. July 2020.
- “Blog Tour: Review: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon,” Utopia State of Mind. July 2020.
- “Blog Tour: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” The Heart of a Book Blogger. July 2020.
- “Must-Read Books to Check Out Before Applying to College,” Crimson Education. July 2020.
- “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From (YA Reviews),” Cindy Reads A Lot. July 2020.
- “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon,” The Literary Phoenix. June 2020.
- “Are Book Bloggers Getting Paid {Book Blog Discussion},” 24hryabookblog. June 2020.
- “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon,” The Bookish Librarian. June 2020.
- “Latinx Book Recommendations,” Sasha and Amber Read. May 2020.
- “BOOK: Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” My Library of YA Books. May 2020.
- “How Connecting Online Helps Readers Feel Less Alone,” Washington Independent Review of Books. April 2020.
- “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” Lower East Side Librarian. February 2020.
- “Creative City Project Encourages American Dreamers to Share Their Stories,” New England Foundation for the Arts. May 2018.”