Shea Serrano

Bio

Shea Serrano is a journalist, writer, and educator from Houston, Texas. He is the author of two New York Times Best Sellers, The Rap Year Book and Basketball (And Other Things), and the co-author of the Bun B Coloring and Activity Book, as well as a staffer at Bill Simmons’ website and podcast network, The Ringer. His most recent book Basketball (And Other Things) was pronounced one of 2017’s finest reads by Barack Obama. In this conversation, Shea discusses his Texas upbringing, the teaching tricks and strategies he applies to his writing, and the importance of bigging-up your peers.