Alex Segura

Alex performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Fordham High School for the Arts on November 15, 2022, speaking on the theme, “The Heart of the Matter,” and for Seriously Entertaining at the Miami Book Fair on November 16, 2018. He also performed on stage for Seriously Entertaining at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater on March 7, 2023, speaking on the evening’s theme, “The Road Ahead.” Watch it below.

Alex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which the New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful,” and it received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist. Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, and more. His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story.

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