Kwame Mbalia

BIO

KWAME MBALIA is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times bestselling author, a publisher, and a former pharmaceutical metrologist (in that order). He is the author of the best selling Tristan Strong series, the first of which was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. Kwame is the co-author of Last Gate of The Emperor with Prince Joel Makonnen, from Scholastic Books, and the editor of the #1 New York Times bestselling anthology Black Boy Joy, published by Delacorte Press.

And if you weren’t tired of listening to Kwame’s bio, there’s more, because Kwame is also a Publisher with his imprint Freedom Fire, a collaboration with Disney Books! His newest middle grade adventure, Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek, is a Freedom Fire title and launches October 2024. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he survives on Dad jokes and Cheez-Its.

CAPTAIN AMERICAN: BRAVE NEW WORLD: A HERO LOOKS LIKE YOU

New York Times best-selling author Kwame Mbalia and New York Times best-selling illustrator Nikkolas Smith explore the world of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. This new picture book is perfect for fans of Sam Wilson, Captain America.

Set in the world of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World, A Hero Looks Like You is a heartwarming picture book about a young boy named DJ who steps up to help Captain America, his favorite Superhero, and discovers along the way that heroes don’t always look big or strong or wear a suit. Sometimes, they might even look like him. The book shows anyone can choose to be a hero

 

JAX FREEMAN AND THE PHANTOM SHRIEK

After being sent to live with relatives in Chicago and placed in a magical school where he will learn all about being a “summoner”. Except Jax does not know what a summoner is, that is until he accidentally unleashes an angry spirit on his new school’s ground. Soon after, Jax finds himself being blamed for many mishaps. While uncovering mysteries, coming across vengeful ghosts, and learning history, Jax pieces the truth together to clear his name and that of his ancestor.