Mica De Leon | Author 🦄💛

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Some Days I Wish I Was A Cat cover reveal! My book of essays (containing my 2 Palanca winning works!) with @indiepopbooks @summit.books is coming! In stores and online shops soon in November. 🖤🐈‍⬛️ Synopsis: It’s a confusing time to be a woman in the Philippines. On the one hand, Filipino women have been put into positions of power. On the other hand, the expectations are still the same, raised to want and pursue the ultimate Filipina millennial monomyth: marry a man, give birth, buy a 2-bedroom house, and start a family. Any other way invites ridicule or worse, pity. What’s dating like for a millennial Filipina? Why is Romance such a maligned and antagonistic Literary genre? Why is the power dynamics between men and women during sex never in favor of women? There are no answers to these questions in this collection of personal essays, only accusations and confessions and a guileless, lingering hope that maybe it can get better for women if they keep fighting for their right to be here—and be whatever the fuck they want Cover art by @kieltokki 🫶 I also have events in November. More deets soon! @popfictionbooks @Fully Booked @National Book Store #somedaysiwishiwasacat #creativenonfiction #essays #feministessays #feminism

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Meant To Be In Manila Walking Historical Tour! 9/6 🩷🌺 What a fun day yday was! We retraced some of the places in Manila that Rafal and Sophia explored as they fell in love with the city and each other. Walked from Luneta to Intramuros and ended in Escolta---10k+++ steps! All the way learning and remembering stories from our history. Thank you to everyone who joined us despite the rain! Thank you, @almiracles__ and @penguinbookssea , for setting this all up! Thank you, @theheritagecollective , for guiding us throughout our adventure and sharing stories from our history! Thank you, @seajart, for making the wonderful and ultra spicy art cards of both Meant To Be In Manila and Love On The Second Read---more in the future! Sa uulitin mga mamsh but next year na ulit walkathon. Ang sakit pa ng balakang at tuhod ko as an old lady. Lol Also, thank you to my sister who made this reel and refused to let me post whatever i had in my camera roll and call it a day. Lol See you on 9/13 again for the @penguinbookssea panel with @margaortigas , @remotodanton , and @hellonfg , moeerated by @exlibrisphilippines 's @teacher.gabi.reads ! Meant To Be In Manila is available everywhere now! Ask your local bookstores if they have copies in stock (and request to have copies in stock if they don't have it yet hehe)! #MeantToBeInManila #manila #romance #manilaromance #romcom

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one year an author... still can't believe that that's my life. thank you to everyone who made this dream come true. 2024 was a wild ride. see you in 2025? i never stop writing so the books will keep on coming. #CapCut #authorlife #author #2024recap #gracieabrams #thatsmylife #thatssotruegracieabrams #bookworm #bookish (thank you @carlo.martinez__ for the Dec 8 event footage! 🤗🤗🤗)