KWAME MBALIA (he/him) is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author and the publisher of Freedom Fire, an imprint of Disney Hyperion devoted to stories about the Black diaspora by Black creators. His debut middle-grade novel, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and it was followed by Tristan Strong Destroys the World and Tristan Strong Keeps Punching. He is currently working on the next Jax Freeman adventure. For more information, go to www.KwameMbalia.com.
