CAKE Literary is thrilled to announce that Kwame Mbalia’s middle grade fantasy debut, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole In the Sky, has now graced the New York Times Children’s bestseller list for nine weeks and counting. It debuted on the list at number six, and has been holding steady ever since. The stellar New York…
Ending the year on a high note, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole In the Sky author Kwame Mbalia was named as one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Flying Start. The honor highlights debut and early career authors who are off to a particularly stellar start, and with his debut landing on the New York Times bestseller list…
Can’t wait for Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In the Sky? Neither can the lovely folks at Publisher’s Weekly, who included the CAKE Literary title on their list of most anticipated fall books for kids and teens! This thrilling middle grade debut, inspired both by West African mythology and African-American folk tales, follows seventh-grader Tristan…
