How We See the Gray:
5 Best Books of 2026… So Far (The New Dork Review of Books)
Reality As a Novel (Life Elsewhere)
How We See the Gray, by Rachel León: A Big ‘Ole Dose of Empathy (The New Dork Review of Books)
author interviews: Rachel León (the cftar network)
Complicating the Idea of Foster Care: An Interview with Rachel León by Annelies Zijderveld (Chicago Review of Books)
This Novel’s Shifting Perspectives Examine Foster Care from All Sides by Jen St. Jude (Electric Literature)
Interrogating the Heaviness: On Resilience in Fiction and Real Life (Conversation with Grace Spulak in Lit Hub)
What Is Rachel León Reading? Campaign for the American Reader
12 Must-Read Books of May 2026 by Michael Welch (Chicago Review of Books)
Rachel León on How We See the Gray (Free and Indirect Podcast)
The Page 69 Test: How We See the Gray
Ten Debut Multiple POV Novels Recommended by Rachel León (Debutiful)
New book inspired by the Rockford foster care system (WNIJ)
Worth a Try: Rachel León on How We See the Gray (Newcity)
Below is a video of Rachel reading from the first and last pages of her novel. Spoiler alert as she does read the ending!
Other News:
Rockford Area Arts Council announces action grant recipients (WIFR)
Ten Authors to Watch: Introducing the 2025 Get the Word Out Fiction Fellows (Poets & Writers)
Be Nothing if Not Aesthetic: A Conversation With Ruth Madievsky and Rachel León (Autostraddle)
The Rockford Anthology:
The Rockford Files: An Interview with Rachel León on “The Rockford Anthology” (Chicago Review of Books)
More than an overlooked midwestern city (Review)