On this edition of Conversations, talks with host Dan Skinner about the second book in the trilogy, “Tristan Strong Destroys the World.” Mbalia is the New York Times best-selling author of “Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky.” Among other honors the novel was named to best-of-the-year lists compiled by Publishers Weekly, the Chicago Public Library, and the New York Times.
Conversations: Kwame Mbalia, "Tristan Strong Destroys the World"
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