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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