Matt de la Peña on Small Stories and the Power of Perspective

Matt de la Peña is the Newbery Medal-winning author of seven Young Adult novels and five picture books. We talked with him about writing small stories and what it means to write a book that is, as he calls it, “Diversity 2.0.” You can read a transcript of this episode on our website. Check out our booklist with books by Matt de la Peña and more! Learn more about de la Peña on his website, and see more illustrations by Christian Robinson. Protect the freedom to read by getting involved with Books Unbanned .

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Matt de la Peña on Small Stories and the Power of Perspective is an episode from Borrowed by Brooklyn Public Library.

This episode is 18:58 long.

This episode was published on Sep 2, 2025.

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