Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night , An American Story , The Door of No Return , Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound , which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated , the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame [...] read more

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night , An American Story , The Door of No Return , Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound , which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated , the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A regular contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, Kwame is [...] read more