Kwame Mbalia
Kwame is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times bestselling author, and a former pharmaceutical metrologist, in that order. His debut middle-grade novel, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and it—along with the sequels Tristan Strong Destroys the World and *Tristan Strong Keeps Punching*—is published by *Rick Riordan Presents*/Disney-Hyperion. He is the co-author of Last Gate of the Emperor with Prince Joel Makonnen, from Scholastic Books, and the editor of Black Boy Joy, a middle grade anthology from Delacourte. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he survives on Dad jokes and Cheezits.
Books by Kwame Mbalia in order
Books by Kwame Mbalia in the order they were published, from Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (2019) to Star Wars (2025).
- 1Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky2019 - 2Tristan Strong Destroys the World
Tristan Strong Destroys the World2020 - 3Black Boy Joy
Black Boy Joy2021 - 4Last Gate of the Emperor
Last Gate of the Emperor2021 - 5Tristan Strong Keeps Punching
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching2021 - 6Freedom FireFreedom Fire2024
- 7Jax Freeman and the Phantom ShriekJax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek2024
- 8Hero Looks Like YouHero Looks Like You2025
- 9Jax Freeman and the Tournament of SpiritsJax Freeman and the Tournament of Spirits2025
- 10Star WarsStar Wars2025