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William Alexander won the National Book Award in 2012 for his first book, Goblin Secrets, and the Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook. He has since written three more novels for Middle Grade audiences: Ghoulish Song, Ambassador, and Nomad.

Will is Cuban-American. He studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion Workshop. He currently teaches at the Vermont College of Fine Arts program in Writing for Children and Young Adults.

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2022

This year I was proud and honored to join an astonishing chorus of voices at Crafting with Ursula, a podcast tribute to the magnificent Ursula K. Le Guin. David Naimon created the series. When The Burning Hearth asked me to describe his skill as an interviewer, this is what I said: “David Naimon is one …

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William Alexander’s books

Average rating: 3.67 · 5,913 ratings · 1,354 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Goblin Secrets (Zombay, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 2,320 ratings — published 2012 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunward 3.83 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghoulish Song (Zombay, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 504 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander, Kelly Murphy (Illustrations) 3.78 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ambassador (Ambassador #1) 3.74 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Festival of Ghosts by William Alexander, Kelly Murphy (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nomad (Ambassador #2) 3.78 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Pizza Pie Spy 3.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost of Shockly Manor (The Clues Kids, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Gumball Bandits 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Zombay (2 books)
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3.58 avg rating — 2,824 ratings

A Properly Unhaunted Place (2 books)
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Kelly Murphy (Illustrations)

3.79 avg rating — 586 ratings

Ambassador (2 books)
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3.75 avg rating — 353 ratings

The Clues Kids (4 books)
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3.74 avg rating — 38 ratings

Town of Ingot (1 book)
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“Backstage was chaos distilled into a very small space.”
― William Alexander, Goblin Secrets

tags: chaos, theater, theatre

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“Our selves are are rough and unrehearsed tales we tell the world.”
― William Alexander, Goblin Secrets

tags: identity

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“You okay there?' Jasper asked.
'Fine,' Rosa said. She didn't want to feel sad. She was done with sad. Sadness was stillness, and she wanted to be moving.”
― William Alexander, A Properly Unhaunted Place

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Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell (352 pp)

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Old Man's War by John Scalzi (318 pp)

3 votes, 25.0%

These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma (224 pp)

2 votes, 16.7%

Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey (464 pp)

2 votes, 16.7%

Sunward by William Alexander (224 pp)

1 vote, 8.3%

Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (433 pp)

1 vote, 8.3%

Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (163 pp)

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Artifact by Jeremy Robinson (370 pp)

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Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (384 pp)

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