Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer, and a #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. He is also the executive producer, showrunner, and Emmy-winning writer of “The Crossover” TV series, based on his Newbery Medal-winning novel of the same name, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023.
Alexander will discuss his new book, “Black Star.” Set during the turbulent segregation era and the beginning of The Great Migration, the second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling “The Door of No Return” trilogy stars Kofi’s granddaughter, Charley, as a baseball phenom with big dreams in a spellbinding story of struggle, determination, and the unflappable faith of an American family.