by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Aug 15, 2023 | Kwame News
Honored and thrilled to share that Kwame Alexander and Damani Johnson received a 2023 Humanitas award nomination for The Crossover (“X’s & O’s” episode), in the category of Children’s teleplay (live-action or...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Jul 28, 2023 | Kwame News
Heading back out on the road for a series of upcoming events. If you’re planning to be in Atlanta, Chatauqua, or Martha’s Vineyard, we’d love to see you! Saturday, July 29National Book Club Conference11:00am ETAtlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel &...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | May 23, 2023 | Kwame News
I’m going on a world tour…AGAIN! And, I’ll be talking about the thing my dad says I love to talk about the most. Me. Oh my. Seriously though, this book is different from anything I’ve ever written. It’s my memoir, Why Fathers Cry at Night. I’ll be sharing...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2023 | Kwame News
Based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel in-verse by Kwame Alexander, “The Crossover” introduces teen brothers Josh and Jordan Bell, widely considered basketball phenoms. Through his lyrical poetry, an adult version of Josh, aka Filthy McNasty, narrates...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2023 | Kwame News
“A story not of Black America but of America, a history we all must own.” Nikole Hannah-Jones, award-winning journalist and creator of “The 1619 Project,” reviews An American Story for the New York Times. Read the full review...
by kwamepoet@gmail.com | Oct 3, 2022 | Kwame News
January 3 at 12 Noon ESTKey West, FLKwame will do a live reading from Books & BooksStreaming live at Facebook.com/KwameAlexanderBooks January 5 at 6:30 pm ESTRaleigh, NCKwame Alexander and illustrator Dare Coulter in ConversationQuail Ridge Books January 10...
