Paul Volponi

Paul Volponi is the multi-award-winning author and journalist of nearly twentybooks. His work is read in countless schools (universities, high school and middle schools) and English classes across this country. He has been the recipient of a dozen American Library Association honors, and a sought after speaker at professional conferences. His novel Black and White is read alongside To Kill A Mockingbird in many classrooms, while his novel The Final Four is a perennial read by many institutions in conjunction with the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. Paul has held press credentials since 1996 and has written major pieces on luminaries ranging from Alfred G. Vanderbilt to George Steinbrenner to Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob). Paul has written alongside and shared the stories of Kentucky Derby-winning jockeys, adolescent inmates on Rikers Island (the world’s biggest jail), and people who sought shelter in the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina. He is recognized for his riveting narrative voice in both fiction and non-fiction.