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.
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.
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.
New Podcast Explores the Magic, Folklore and Inspiration Found in the Mountains
T. A. Barron talks about the process of developing a podcast and how storytelling in this medium differs (or not!) from storytelling on paper.
Profile of T. A. Barron for Princeton
by Jeff Labreque Princeton Profile 2020 PDFThe long walk to the school bus never really bothered Tom Barron ’74. It was a solid mile from his front door to the highway, connected by the dirt road that crossed a creek, wound its way around ponderosa pines and through...
Destroy Our Home… Or Restore It
Bestselling author & conservationist T. A. Barron announces the release of his new podcast, Magic & Mountains.
Merlin and Me: Thirteen Books Later
What is the most powerful lesson I’ve learned from Merlin? That his journey is one anybody can share.