ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
I’ve included all my favorite articles and interviews right here, organized by topic. I hope you find them enjoyable and helpful in your explorations!
Video interviews are available on my YouTube channel, where you can also find a wide array of T. A. Barron videos on many topics.
T. A. Barron — The Booklist Interview
April 15, 2001
While doing research for The Merlin Effect, T. A. Barron became aware of how little had been written about Merlin's ...
Vision, Voice, and the Power of Creation
April 30, 1999
My children's favorite question, beyond doubt, is “Dad, is that true?” Whenever we read a book together—regardless of the genre ...
Merlin’s Message
November 1, 1998
In the classic tale of the sword in the stone, young Arthur ultimately believed that the sword would come free—which ...
Bestselling Author & Conservationist
T. A. Barron Announces Season 2 of Podcast
September 12, 2023
T. A. Barron, the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Merlin Saga, announces season 2 of Magic ...
New Podcast Explores the Magic, Folklore and Inspiration Found in the Mountains
September 12, 2022
T. A. Barron talks about the process of developing a podcast and how storytelling in this medium differs (or not!) ...
Bestselling Author & Conservationist
T. A. Barron Announces New Podcast
September 12, 2022
Bestselling author & conservationist T. A. Barron announces the release of his new podcast, Magic & Mountains ...
The Long-Awaited Prequel to the Bestselling Saga is Here…
October 26, 2021
It's been 25 years since readers were first introduced to the land of Fincayra and Penguin Young Readers is thrilled ...
T. A. Barron Unveils Redesigned, Interactive Website
October 12, 2021
T. A. Barron unveils a new, interactive website with specialized content areas for readers, educators, writers, and nature lovers ...
Profile of T.A.Barron for Princeton.docx
July 22, 2020
by Jeff Labreque Princeton Profile 2020 PDFThe long walk to the school bus never really bothered Tom Barron ’74. It ...
2019 – The Maps of Creation.docx
March 19, 2019
by T. A. Barron Rhodes Scholar Magazine March 2019 PDFHumans are endlessly ingenious. We create, build, compose, craft, and invent ...
Top 20 Letters Chosen by Administrators of the Social Media Fan Site “The Isle of Fincayra” 2017.pdf
July 19, 2017
The Isle of Fincayra Fan Site 2017 PDF ...
A Future So Bright
October 25, 2016
To get to know the environmental leaders of tomorrow—many of whose efforts are already affecting change—Sierra checked in with the ...
2016 – Author and alumnus Barron donates papers to Princeton Library.docx
July 31, 2016
Princeton Library2016 Original Article | PDFThe award-winning American author and conservationist Thomas A. Barron, a 1974 Princeton alumnus and a former ...
EMA Interviews Author and Conservationist
T. A. Barron
April 14, 2016
EMA interviews conservationist and author T. A. Barron about the 25th anniversary of “The Ancient One”, life, the environment, and ...
2015 – Disney Sets LOR Co-Writer Philippa Boyens_Deadline Hollywood.pdf
November 17, 2015
by Mike Fleming Jr.Deadline HollywoodNovember 17, 2015 Original Article | PDFDisney has set Philippa Boyens to script an adaptation of The Merlin Saga, based on ...
Barron Prize Encourages Youths who ‘Make the World Better’
September 21, 2015
T. A. Barron talks about the 2015 Barron Prize winners and other young people who are changing the world for ...
Interview with John Shumacher
July 31, 2014
John Schumacher Interview 2014 PDFMerlin’s Guide to a Meaningful Life is… a way of imagining what Merlin would say to ...
Interview with T. A. Barron (Sandra Bornstein’s Blog for Writers & Readers)
July 21, 2014
by Sandra BornsteinSandra Bornstein's Blog for Writers & ReadersJuly 21, 2014 Original Article | PDFWhat happens when you mix nature ...
From the Giving Tree to the Whomping Willow:
The 9 Best Trees in Literature
April 28, 2014
From Middle-Earth’s talking “Ents” to the car-destroying Whomping Willow, we’re taking a look the most famous trees in fiction ...
