Once, when I was small, my dad led me down to the tumbling stream that flowed through our Colorado ranch. We sat on the roots of an old ponderosa pine, listening to the rushing water for several minutes before he spoke.
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Labor of Love: The Birth of Compassionate Intelligence
The closest I will ever get to giving birth, I often feel, is in delivering a new novel.
Alaska — Land of Immensity
Alaska — land of immensity. Both in its realities and its possibilities, Alaska can stir our hearts and minds like no other place on the planet.
Seeing Through the Eyes of a Whale
In this essay from 1995, originally written for Children’s Book Review magazine, I explored what it means for a story to feel true and how the threads of truth and imagination are woven together.
Sacred Play
Nature has always soaked me in waterfalls of wonder. In a redwood forest, when I crawled into the hollow of an ancient tree and listened to its centuries of stories.
Finding the Magic in Our Young Changemakers – Forces for Nature Podcast
T. A. Barron talks heroes and conservation with Crystal DiMiceli on her podcast Forces for Nature.
Bestselling Author & Conservationist
T. A. Barron Announces Season 2 of Podcast
T. A. Barron, the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Merlin Saga, announces season 2 of Magic & Mountains: The T. A. Barron Podcast.
The Power of Youth and the Power of Stories
T. A. Barron is interviewed by the Izaak Walton League of America for their Outdoor America publication.
T. A. Barron, Award-Winning Author, Shares Ideas With Young Writers
T. A. Barron visits with elementary students to talk about writing.
Myths, Magic, and Podcasting: A T. A. Barron Interview
Betsy Bird talks with T. A. about entering the wild world of podcasting. They also discuss the connection between fantasy and conservation.