
Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night, The Door of No Return, Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), and The Undefeated, the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book. Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. He is the Executive Producer, Showrunner and Writer of The Crossover TV series, based on his Newbery-Medal winning novel of the same name, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023.
Kwame Alexander is published by Hachette Book Group
Photo credit: Portia Higgins
Upcoming Events

September 29, 2023
at 7pm
Panel Discussion
Banned Books & the Battle for the Freedom to Read
Kwame Alexander, James Turk, and Vickery Bowles
September 29, 2023 at 7pm

September 30, 2023
at 3:30pm
Conversation
A Portrait of a Man Learning to Love
Kwame Alexander
September 30, 2023 at 3:30pm

September 30, 2023
at 11am
Conversation
A State of Exile
Kwame Alexander and Amanda West Lewis
September 30, 2023 at 11am

September 30, 2023
at 3:30pm
Conversation
A Portrait of a Man Learning to Love
Kwame Alexander
September 30, 2023 at 3:30pm

September 30, 2023
at 11am
Conversation
A State of Exile
Kwame Alexander and Amanda West Lewis
September 30, 2023 at 11am

September 29, 2023
at 7pm
Panel Discussion
Banned Books & the Battle for the Freedom to Read
Kwame Alexander, James Turk, and Vickery Bowles
September 29, 2023 at 7pm