Aya de Leon teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley. Her feminist heist series from Kensington Books, Justice Hustlers, consists of UPTOWN THIEF (2016), THE BOSS (2017), THE ACCIDENTAL MISTRESS (2018), and SIDE CHICK NATION in 2019 about the hurricane in Puerto Rico. She blogs and tweets at @ayadeleon & ayadeleon.com.

Recent Articles

“Hustlers” Explodes the Damaging Stereotype of Sex Workers as Thieves
Big Money, Little Vision: “Ocean’s 8” Serves Up a Marketplace Feminist Heist
Winning Strategies: An Interview with Democracy In Color Campaign Leader Jessica Byrd
Dear Hillary: Thank You For Fighting
The Beautiful Brilliance of "Insecure": Issa Rae's HBO Series is a Treasure of a Show
#ImWithHer But I Don't Have to Love Her
The Unusual Suspects: What heist narratives hold for women
Dr. Dre's Assault on Dee Barnes Was Originally In "Straight Outta Compton"—But Got Cut
The Trouble With Celebrity Feminism
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