Event Lectures and Symposia Kwame Alexander Previews His New Novel!
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, September 3, 2022
2:20 pm - 2:45 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Hall B (Lower Level)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Interests: Adventure, BIPOC Authors, Black and African American Interest, Book Launch, Historical Fiction, Poetry
Part of National Book Festival ; 2022 National Book Festival
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Kwame Alexander presents his forthcoming book “The Door of No Return,” which follows 11-year-old Kofi Offin, a boy who constantly dreams about water and swims like a minnow. One day, an unthinkable tragedy occurs during a wrestling match at a village festival. Kofi’s world turns upside down and sends him into a fight for his life.