About
She speaks often about narrative reporting, labor history, and how to make serious public-interest writing feel intimate without sanding off the facts. Festival programmers use this page when they need the bio, headshot, and the right line about what kind of room she is best in.
Based in Chicago, Leah teaches nonfiction in short bursts, says yes to live interviews faster than email Q&As, and travels with a notebook that looks much older than it is.
Praise
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“Leah Cabrera writes with the patience of a reporter and the timing of a novelist.”
— Parul Sehgal, The New York Times (2025)
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“Borrowed Seasons turns labor reporting into something people actually hand to each other.”
— Editors’ Choice, Chicago Review of Books (2025)
