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Category: Aya de Leon

  • Posted on Saturday, August 6, 2016Saturday, August 6, 2016
  • by Aya de Leon

Aya de Leon Remixes the Deb Interview and GIVEAWAY of UPTOWN THIEF

Over this past year being a Deb, I’ve shared the interview questions with several guest authors. Each time, one or…

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  • Posted on Friday, August 5, 2016Friday, August 5, 2016
  • by Aya de Leon

Launched! & I Find Myself Out At Sea…

Last week, my debut novel UPTOWN THIEF was published. As I reflect on the experience, I recall that 2004 was…

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  • Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2016Tuesday, August 2, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Me & THE WASHINGTON POST agree: UPTOWN THIEF makes you think while it entertains!

Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

Congratulations to my new friend and talented author Aya de Leon on her debut novel, UPTOWN THIEF. I will do…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, August 2, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016
  • by Jennifer S. Brown

A Different Side of NYC: The Launch of UPTOWN THIEF

Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

This week we celebrate the launch of Aya’s book, UPTOWN THIEF, which is a thrilling story of a Robin Hood–style…

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  • Posted on Monday, August 1, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

UPTOWN THIEF Launch Week!

Uptown Thief by Aya de Leon

It is the 2nd Monday in a row that I have the great honor of kicking off The Debutante Ball…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016Sunday, July 31, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

NEWS FLASH–All the Launches Edition

Congratulations to Lizzie Andrews, winner of Lindsay Hatton’s MONTEREY BAY! Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 29, 2016Saturday, July 30, 2016
  • by Aya de Leon

My Feminist Twin: Why I Love Heather Young’s THE LOST GIRLS

Heather Young is my twin sister in the world of Debut Novelists. Our books came out the same day–Tuesday, July…

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  • Posted on Friday, July 22, 2016Friday, July 22, 2016
  • by Aya de Leon

Aya de Leon’s 10 Fun Facts about UPTOWN THIEF

1. The original title of the book was The Manhattan Escort & Larceny Service. My editor Mercedes Fernandez didn’t like…

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  • Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2016Sunday, July 17, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–Summer in the City Edition

News Flash

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  • Posted on Friday, July 15, 2016Thursday, July 14, 2016
  • by Aya de Leon

My second debut

Second time around In some ways, I’m a second round debutante. In 2004, I did a solo show. It was…

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