Kwame Mbalia

Kwame Mbalia is an American author and publisher best known for the Tristan Strong series, which begins with Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and continues through Tristan Strong Destroys the World and Tristan Strong Keeps Punching. He also co-wrote Last Gate of the Emperor with Prince Joel Makonnen and edited the middle-grade anthology Black Boy Joy. In 2024 he launched Freedom Fire, a middle-grade imprint with Disney-Hyperion focused on Black storytelling across the diaspora.