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About Me

Leslye Penelope's debut novel Song of Blood & Stone was chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. The novel also won the inaugural award for Best Self-Published Fiction from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association before it was picked up for publication by St. Martin’s Press. Her latest novel is The Monsters We Defy, a heist story set in Washington, DC, in 1925. Her podcast, My Imaginary Friends, is a weekly journal of her publishing life, perfect for readers and writers alike.

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