Thursday, July 13 - Events

​​​​​10:30AM - A Conversation with Kwame Alexander, FULL

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books. He is the Executive Producer, Showrunner, and Writer of The Crossover TV series, based on his Newbery-Medal winning novel of the same name, which premiered on Disney+ in April 2023.​


​​​1PM - Hip Hop Hooray: Children's Day at the South Florida Book Festival, FULL​​​

Workshops for children and teens in graffiti art, hip-hop dance and DJing and production.


6:30PM - T.W.E.R.K. by Olujimi Dance Theatre​, FULL​​

​T.W.E.R.K. (Transnational artistic dance Works and practices that Evoke Revolutionary Kinship) is a journey that explores movement, stories, traditions, sounds and rhythms of West and Central Africa, through the Global South to South Florida. ​



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