Frederick Joseph
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Frederick Joseph

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Frederick Joseph is a three-time New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from Yonkers, New York, whose work spans poetry, nonfiction, children’s literature, and young adult fiction. He is the author of the acclaimed YA novel This Thing of Ours, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, was nominated for The Georgia Peach Book Award, and was named one of the Best Young Adult Books of 2025 by Kirkus, the Chicago Public Library, and BookPage. His body of work includes the poetry collection We Alive, Beloved; the bestselling nonfiction titles The Black Friend and Patriarchy Blues; the collaborative volume Better Than We Found It; and the children’s books Black Panther: Wakanda Forever—The Courage to Dream and Planting Hope. Across genres, Joseph’s writing is known for its emotional precision, cultural urgency, and commitment to reimagining how we understand identity, justice, and belonging. Joseph’s books have earned widespread recognition, including being named an Amazon Editors’ Pick, a selection of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center, a Best Children’s Book of the Year by Bank Street College, and an Editors’ Choice by Booklist. His work has also been recognized by the International Literacy Association and the National Council for the Social Studies, and has been nominated for the In the Margins Award and longlisted for the Green Earth Book Award, among other honors.
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