Past events
- 2025
- February
- January
- 4PM ETSphinx Connect 2025Detroit Marriott Renaissance CenterDetroit, MI
- School Visit - St. Brendan SchoolHilliard, OH
- School Visit - Francis Parker SchoolSan Diego, CA
- 7:30PM ETHow Sweet The Sound Book Tour!Parnassus BooksNashville, TN
- School Visit - Ensworth SchoolNashville, TN
- 7PM ETHow Sweet The Sound Book Tour!Memphis Listening LabMemphis, TN
- 6PM ETHow Sweet The Sound Book Tour!Baldwin & Co.New Orleans, LA
- 2024
- December
- School Visit - Abston ElementaryLas Vegas, NV
- School Visit - Marion Earl ElementaryLas Vegas, NV
- November
- 2:30PM to 3:30PM ETMiami Book FairMiami Dade CollegeMiami, FL
- 1PM to 1:50PM ETMiami Book FairMiami Dade CollegeMiami, FL
- 12:30PM to 1:45PM ETPanel Discussion: "Collecting Possibility from the Writing of YA Literature" (National Conference of Teachers of English/NCTE)Boston Convention and Exhibition CenterBoston, MA
- 9:30AM to 10:45AM ETUnlock the Magic of Reading: A Panel Discussion with Kwame Alexander and Dr. Jarred Amato (National Conference of Teachers of English/NCTE)Boston Convention and Exhibition CenterBoston, MA
- 6PM ETBarnes & Noble ChesapeakeChesapeake, VA
- 2:30PM ET9th Annual Pat Conroy Literary FestivalBeaufort, SC
- October
- 1:30PM ETHerndon Children's Book FestivalA Thousand Stories BookstoreHerndon, VA
- 6:30PM to 8:30PM ETNational Black Child Development Creative GatheringThe Zucot GalleryAtlanta, GA
- 6AM to 7AM ETKwame Alexander at The Children's BookshowThe Old Vic TheaterLondonUK
- 10AM to 11AM ETCheltenham Literature FestivalCheltenhamUK
- Saint Pius X Catholic SchoolPrivate EventGreensboro, NC
- September
- Literacy For Kids DetroitPrivate EventDetroit, MI
- June
- 4PM ETKeynote Speech at ALASan Diego Convention CenterSan Diego, CA
- Writers' Lab and ConferenceChautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY
- Writers' Lab and ConferenceChautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY
- Writers' Lab and ConferenceChautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY
- Writers' Lab and ConferenceChautauqua InstitutionChautauqua, NY
- 7:30PM to 8:45PM ETNantucket Book Festival - Kwame Alexander in Conversation with Safiya SinclairNantucket, MA
- 11AM to noon ETNantucket Book FestivalNantucket, MA
- 12:30PM ETSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, Slate and Flom LLPVirtual Private Event
- May
- 6:30PM ETDo The Write Thing with Kwame AlexanderSankofa Video, Books & CafeWashington, DC
- PBS Annual MeetingLas Vegas, NV
- April
- 6PM to 6:45PM ETCleveland Humanities FestivalCase-Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH
- 3:30PM to 5PM ETCityLit FestivalJoseph Meyerhoff Symphony HallBaltimore, MD
- 10:30PM ETOregon Book AwardsPortland Center Stage at The ArmoryPortland, OR
- 1PM to 4PM ETLiterary VoicesFrederick Douglass High SchoolOklahoma City, OK
- noon to 12:45PM ETBrazos Valley Children's Literacy Festival: Open A Book, Open A WorldLarry J. Ringer LibraryCollege Station, TX
- March
- 12:15PM to 1PM ETNevada Reading WeekVirtual Private Event
- 5PM to 6:30PM ETKwame and Olivia Cole at bbgb Tales for KidsRichmond, VA
- February
- 7AM ETAISA Librarian Institute 2024 Nairobi, KenyaVirtual Private Event
- 11PM ETThe Daily Show
- 1PM to 1:45PM ETAuthor Study with Kwame Alexander and Special Guest Dare Coulter!Virtual
- 11AM ETLatham & Watkins LLP - Black History Month CelebrationVirtual Private Event
- 6PM to 6:45PM ETMeet Kwame Alexander / Arapahoe LibrariesVirtual
- 3PM ETIn Conversation Kwame Alexander at Reston Community CenterReston, VA
- January
- 7:30AM ETKwame on MSNBC's Morning Joe Show
- 1PM ET2024 Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts ConferenceRound Rock, TX
- 2023
- December
- November
- October
- August
- 6PM to 8PM ETAn Evening with Kwame AlexanderFulton County Library
- June
- 2022
- October
- May
- 3PM to 5PM ETAn Afternoon with Kwame Alexander & Chris Singleton: A Conversation on Race, Hope, & LoveBuxton Books
Charleston, South CarolinaUSA
- 3PM to 5PM ETAn Afternoon with Kwame Alexander & Chris Singleton: A Conversation on Race, Hope, & LoveBuxton Books
- Open a Book, Open a WorldLarry J. Ringer Library
College Station, TXUSA
- Open a Book, Open a WorldLarry J. Ringer Library
- January
- Kwame Alexander's AN AMERICAN STORY Book Tour
January 3, 2022 at 12 Noon EST
Key West, FL
Kwame will do a live reading of from Books and Books
Live at Facebook.com/KwameAlexanderBooksJanuary 5, 2022 at 6:30 pm EST
Raleigh, NC
Kwame Alexander and Dare Coulter in Conversation at Quail Ridge BooksJanuary 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST
Panama City, FL
Bay County Public Library Event
898 W 11th St, Panama City, FL 32401January 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm EST
Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Public Library, Main Branch, located next to James Weldon Johnson Park.
303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL 32202January 11, 2022 at TBA
Charleston, SC
Conversation & Connection: Kwame Alexander and Dr. Tonya Maria MatthewsJanuary 12, 2022 at 5:30 pm EST
Charlotte, NC
Barnes & Noble Arboretum
3327 Pineville-Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NCJanuary 14, 2022 at TBA
Los Angeles, CA
Manhattan Beach Public Library
1320 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CAJanuary 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm EST
Scrawl Books
Reading and Signing with Dare
11911 Freedom Dr, Reston, VA 20190
- Kwame Alexander's AN AMERICAN STORY Book Tour