![]() ![]() Many of the books I read as a teenager were love poems. In my father's garage I started finding books on poetry which were awesome because they were short. ![]() Why do you write verse novels? What do you think is the power of poetry? Nobody said, give him a book he'll love so I was much like Nick in booked. So at aged 12 I hated books! I did not like books anymore because people were making me read books I didn't want to read. The papers he wrote at grad school to get his doctorate. I hated reading the encyclopedia! And then, get this, he made me read his dissertations. And then when I turned 11 my father started making me read the encyclopedia. Doctor Seuss, Fox in Socks, Eggs and Ham. And when I was little, I read books that were really fun. When I grew up I had parents who emersed me in books. ![]() Kwame Alexander, interviewed by Emily Drabbleīooked is about a boy that loves football and hates reading, were you anything like your main character Nick when you were growing up? Read an abbreviated version of the interview below: Check out his hilarious and insightful interview. We were so lucky to have Kwame Alexander, the amazing author of Booked, Rebound and The Crossover, in the office. ![]()
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