Tristan Strong is a 13-year-old up-and-coming boxer ... For one of the elements that separate Mbalia’s book from many other middle-grade fantasy books is its emphasis on the primacy of story.

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site ... Kwame Mbalia (author of the Tristan Strong series) confesses that he doesn’t like watching the news, because growing ...

A Raleigh author is celebrating after his new book made the New York Times Best Seller’s List. Kwame Mbalia's novel, "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky," highlights a demographic that ...

And he has translated his writing side hustle into a two-book deal with six figures, according to Publishers Weekly. His debut novel, “Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky,” will be ...