Why Matt de la Peña likes to challenge assumptions about identity in his books @colorincolorado

Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña talks about the complex layers of identity that he likes to navigate in his novels and how his experiences have informed his writing about those themes in books like "We Were Here."

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