Quincy Troupe

Quincy Troupe was born July 22, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. Troupe is an awarding-winning author of ten volumes of poetry, three children&rsquos books, and six non-fiction works; Earl the Pearl: My Story, a memoir of legendary NY Knicks basketball star, Earl Monroe, is Troupe’s lastest (as of 2016) non-fiction work. His other titles includes Miles: The Autobiography of Miles Davis (with jazz legend Miles Davis) and The Pursuit of Happyness (with Chris Gardner), which was a New York Times bestseller for 40 weeks.

In 2010 Troupe received the American Book Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement. He lives in New York City. (photo credit: Jerry Jack)

Learn more at Quincy Troupe’s official website.