Pate, Alexs: - Alexs Pate is an award-winning American author, novelist, playwright, and writing professor. He has published five novels to date, including the New York Times Bestseller Amistad. His novel Losing Absalom has received the Minnesota Book Award and was named Best First Novel by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. Pate also serves as president of Innocent Technologies, LLC, whose mission is to provide professional development experiences to educators and healthcare workers that improve and build better relationships with students and patients. http: //innocentclassroom.com/our-company