by T. A. Barron | Mar 18, 2022 | Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, On Writing, The Atlantis Saga, The Merlin Saga
Romanian Children’s Book Festival Interview with Andrei CiobanuRomanian Children’s Book FestivalMarch, 2022PDF What inspires your stories? 1) Writing is the hardest work I’ve ever done – and also the most meaningful work I’ve ever done. 2) The best part of this...
by T. A. Barron | Oct 28, 2021 | Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, The Merlin Saga
T.A. Barron: From Colorado to Camelot by Teague Bohlen Westword October 28, 2021 Original Article...
by T. A. Barron | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Books, On Reading, The Merlin Saga
GIANT Virtual Book Tour I’m thrilled to announce that my latest book, GIANT: The Unlikely Origins of Shim, a prequel to The Merlin Saga featuring Shim, is coming to bookstores everywhere on October 26th. In honor of this magical opening to a story that means so...
by T. A. Barron | Aug 22, 2019 | Articles, Books, Featured, In the Media, On Writing, The Merlin Saga
Merlin and Me: Thirteen Books Later by T. A. BarronThe Horn BookMay 2015Original Article | PDF On a cold Colorado night twenty-one years ago, I woke up suddenly. A vivid dream had possessed me—a dream of a boy, half drowned and only barely alive, who had washed up on...
by T. A. Barron | Mar 18, 2016 | Adventures of Kate, Articles, Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, On Writing
Kate’s Enduring Gift and the Importance of Strong Female Characters Hypable March 2016 Original Article | PDF EDITOR’S NOTE: T. A. Barron joins us to talk about the special edition of The Ancient One and the lasting influence of the main character Kate. When...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 28, 2014 | Adventures of Kate, Books, In the Media, On Nature
From the Giving Tree to the Whomping Willow:The 9 Best Trees in Literature HuffPost – Books Community Apr 28, 2014 View Online | PDF Trees — what are they good for? In real life: food, shade, houses, paper. In literature: so, so much more. From...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 5, 2013 | Books, Featured, In the Media, Interviews, On Writing, The Atlantis Saga
Interview with T. A. Barron About Atlantis Rising Hypable April 2013 Original Interview 1. Atlantis Rising is about the creation of Atlantis. Why did you feel you had to tell this story? Gaps in mythic lore always intrigue me. That was true for the lost years of...
by T. A. Barron | May 19, 2004 | Articles, Books, For Educators, In the Media, Young Heroes
Everyday Heroes by Sharon Korbeck Children & Libraries Spring 2004 View Online (Page 37) | PDF T. A. Barron’s Trail Leads Youth to Find Their Own Strong Examples Tom Barron loves to hike. But as much as the children’s/young adult author loves to scale the...
by T. A. Barron | Apr 15, 2001 | Books, Featured, In the Media, Interviews, On Nature
T. A. Barron — The Booklist Interview BooklistView Online (subscription required) | PDF While doing research for The Merlin Effect (1994), T. A. Barron became aware of how little had been written about Merlin’s youth. His curiosity about the magician as a child...