The WAR PIGS For What It's Worth (S. Stills) from Wonderland LP: Children of the Canyon Vol. 1 YouTube video by Jason De Leon

New War Pigs video out today! youtu.be/Sq1PwYaMAMk?...

I’ll be at UC Santa Barbara next week talking about the collapse of American democracy and why a $1000 check can’t solve our global migration crisis. All attendees get a copy of Soldiers and Kings.

Got to hear some of my favorite authors/podcasters at the LA Times Festival of Books today 🤓 Jesse Katz @jasondeleon.bsky.social
Vanessa Angélica Villareal
@paolamendoza.bsky.social
Danez Smith
@samsanders.bsky.social
@zachstafford.bsky.social

Hi, friends, this weekend is the LATFOB & I'm moderating the panel: "Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land," at 10:30 a.m. on Sat. featuring 3 brilliant authors who wrote the 3 spectacular books pictured below. Come on down!
@jesspish.bsky.social @jasondeleon.bsky.social

The Antidote: Karen Russell in conversation with Jason De Leon - Library Foundation of Los Angeles The Antidote: Karen Russell in conversation with Jason De Leon %

Happening tonight! lfla.org/event/karenr...

Happening next week!

I’ll be NYU this Friday.

Incredibly humbled to be nominated for this award and to be in the company of so many amazing writers. @vikingbooks.bsky.social

Today is the one year anniversary of the release of Soldiers and Kings. I wish my buddy Roberto was still here to see how many people have been moved by his story.

I really hate that anyone can email me whenever they want but sometimes they send me some gems like “Capitalism is the best system man has devised to create prosperity.” Obviously this is from an AOL account.

Just about every hate email I get is from an AOL address.

The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León - Latino USA Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready...

On Latino USA's latest, a conversation with author and anthropologist @jasondeleon.bsky.social about the unstoppable migration movement and the humans behind human smuggling. Don't miss it!

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusahuman

Humor and Fear, Kings and Soldiers: Jason De León on the Untold Story of Human Smugglers - Public Books What happens if we start with the assumption that smugglers are, in fact, humans?

Had great chat with Cat Ramirez last year about writing and migration storytelling. www.publicbooks.org/humor-and-fe...

Excited to visit Edinburgh in a few weeks!

Happening next weekend in Tucson!

Happening this week in Kentucky!

We might have an exhibition opening there in the fall.

Thanks so much for reading and for the kind words!

Happening Saturday in Culver City! www.eventbrite.com/e/ccbf-panel...

Full Blooded Yaqui Indian (La Bamba) YouTube video by Honus T206

This is the energy I am now channeling everyday in all my forms of resistance big and small. #resist #fucktheking youtu.be/L-UWZM5ytnI?...

Local Event: Culver City Book Festival Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Happening next weekend in Culver City. patch.com/california/l...

Kiké Hernandez Re-Signing With Dodgers as LA Completes Perfect Offseason Kiké Hernández is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2025 season, he announced on social media on Sunday.

Yes!! dodgersnation.com/kike-hernand...

Researcher to cover migration and human smuggling in upcoming talk A prominent researcher is coming to town to share stories he collected shadowing human smugglers and the migrants they guide.

A preview of my upcoming talk in Santa Fe. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

I’ll be at the University of La Verne on February 19th. laverne.edu/event/freder...

I’ll be in Kentucky in March talking about migration and the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit. honors.uky.edu/news/lewis-h...

The kids fly to Arizona for the show while the roadie and mascot road trip it with all the gear.

Jason de León Finds Hope in Telling Immigration Stories YouTube video by Shelf Talkers

I spoke with folks at my favorite LA bookstore Village Well a few weeks ago about Soldiers and Kings, writing, and some of my favorite authors. youtu.be/_iVXB7xRr34?...

Me right now.

If you’re in Southern Arizona this coming weekend, catch me and my kids rocking out in Arivaca! #refuseresist

Thanks for reading!