Kwame Alexander, THE CROSSOVER, BOOKED, and REBOUND

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 3 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this special weekend re-release, Zibby interviews New York Times bestseller and Newberry Award-winner Kwame Alexander!

Zibby: "I have the privilege of interviewing Kwame Alexander. Kwame Alexander is a poet, an educator, and the bestselling author of twenty-five books, including Rebound, The Crossover, and Booked. In addition to writing, Kwame has given back to communities around the world, including his literacy program LEAP, which trains teachers and has helped build libraries and health clinics in Ghana.

Purchase on Zibby's Bookshop: The Crossover - https://bit.ly/43ly5Pq

Purchase on Zibby's Bookshop: Booked - https://bit.ly/3IV3PCO

Purchase on Zibby's Bookshop: Rebound - https://bit.ly/3MOYXjJ

Purchase on Bookshop: The Crossover - https://bit.ly/3MLNHEP

Purchase on Bookshop: Booked - https://bit.ly/3Nc14jj

Purchase on Bookshop: Rebound - https://bit.ly/43X770L

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:06.7	This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes.
0:14.9	I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir.
0:21.9	Our books are already out now.
0:23.5	You can check it out on ZippyBooks.com.
0:25.6	And we have a magazine called ZibbyMag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle
0:31.2	features.
0:31.8	That's at Zibbymag.com.
0:33.1	We have classes at Zippy Classes.com.
0:35.4	And I recently opened a bookstore in L.A. called Zibby's Bookshop
0:40.3	at 1-1-1-3 Montana Avenue at 11th Street in San Monica. I hope that you are able to enjoy some of
0:47.9	our other offerings. But this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in 2018.
0:56.1	And no matter what I do, this is basically my favorite thing. Enjoy. This weekend, I'm re-releasing an episode with Kwame
1:06.2	Alexander, Kwame, and I have gotten to know each other a lot since this first episode. He is amazing and has
1:13.0	so many creative ideas and TV shows and the works and movie adaptations. And I originally
1:18.8	heard about him through my son who was loving his books in school. And that is just the best
1:23.2	way to hear about any author. So in honor of his new book, which I haven't interviewed him for,
1:29.7	but it's called Why Father's Cry at Night. And in honor of that, I'm re-releasing his old
1:36.1	episode. So you can check out his new book and his old books and become a Kwame fan like I am.
1:41.1	Today I have the privilege of interviewing Kwame Alexander. Quami Alexander is a poet,
1:46.9	educator, and the New York Times best-selling author of 25 books, including Rebound, The Crossover,
1:53.4	which won the prestigious Newberry Award in 2015, and booked. He has won many other literary
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