Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the
New York Times Bestselling author of 28+ books, including SWING, SOLO, and REBOUND, the follow-up to his, Newbery-medal winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER. Some of his other works include BOOKED, a NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Nominee, THE PLAYBOOK: 52 RULES TO HELP YOU AIM, SHOOT, AND SCORE IN THIS GAME OF LIFE, and the picture books, HOW TO READ A BOOK, OUT OF WONDER, SURF'S UP, and THE UNDEFEATED. The 2018 NEA Read Across America Ambassador, Kwame is also the host and producer of the literary variety/talk show, Bookish, which airs on
Facebook Watch, the co-founding
director of LEAP for Ghana initiative, that recently built a health clinic and
library in the village of Konko and the Founding Editor of VERSIFY, an imprint of
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.