1 - I'm Not a Fan of Diverse Books, I'm a Fan of Diverse Thinking People, a conversation with Kwame Alexander
In this episode, Charnaie interviews New York Times Bestselling author
Kwame Alexander. Kwame is also a poet, educator, author of 37 books,
including THE UNDEFEATED, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, HOW TO READ A
BOOK, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, SWING, REBOUND, which was shortlisted
for prestigious Carnegie Medal, and, his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade
novel, THE CROSSOVER. Kwame is also the Founding Editor of VERSIFY, an
imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt that aims to Change the World One Word at
a Time.
Kwame discusses how his writing career he began, upcoming books and
projects he’s working on and tells us why he’s not a fan of the phrase “diverse
books”.
Things you will learn in this episode:
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