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 28, 2021 | Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, On Nature, The Merlin Saga, Young Heroes
A Giant Interview with T. A. Barron by Elizabeth Bird A Fuse #8 Production An SLJ.com Blog October 28, 2021 Original Article | PDF Years and years ago, a fine fellow by the name of Tom (or T. A.) Barron took me to the Bemelman’s Bar in the Carlyle Hotel in New York...
by T. A. Barron | Oct 26, 2021 | In the Media, Press Release, The Merlin Saga
The long-awaited prequel to the bestselling saga is here… Boulder, CO October 26, 2021 PDF ★ “Shim is a wonderfully relatable character imparting a message of empathy that should resonate long after the last page turns. Simply delightful.” – Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW...
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 | Oct 12, 2021 | In the Media, Press Release, The Merlin Saga
T. A. Barron Unveils Redesigned, Interactive Website Boulder, COOctober 12, 2021PDF NEW WEBSITE FOR BESTSELLING AUTHOR & CONSERVATIONIST OFFERS ELEMENTS FOR READERS, EDUCATORS AND NATURE LOVERS ALIKE T. A. Barron, the award-winning and New York Times bestselling...
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 | Aug 30, 2017 | Articles, Conservation, Featured, In the Media, On Nature, The Merlin Saga
Merlin on the Wind National Geographic Traveler Aug 2017 PDF I am thrilled to share this article I wrote for the Aug/Sept 2017 edition of National Geographic Traveler magazine. The article is featured in a section titled “British Accents” and includes a...
by T. A. Barron | Jul 1, 2012 | Articles, Featured, In the Media, On Writing, The Merlin Saga
Why Fantasy Must Be True The Horn Book July/Aug 2012PDF Today, with the phenomenal success of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, as books and films, fantasy novels are now a major presence on the shelves of libraries and bookstores, and in the hands of readers....
by T. A. Barron | Aug 14, 2011 | Articles, Featured, In the Media, The Merlin Saga
Why Merlin? Penguin Young Readers Group PDF Often, I’m asked why I chose to write about Merlin— especially before he became the greatest wizard of all times, when he was just a troubled boy growing into his amazing powers, with no idea of his glorious future as the...
by T. A. Barron | Oct 14, 2010 | Articles, In the Media, On Writing, The Merlin Saga
Authors Carry Kids to Amazing Worlds by Lana Berkowitz Houston Chronicle October 14, 2010 PDF Best-selling authors T.A. Barron and Tony DiTerlizzi know all about fanciful creatures and fairy-tale worlds. They follow different paths, however, to create mystical worlds...
by T. A. Barron | Sep 17, 2001 | Adventures of Kate, In the Media, Interviews, The Merlin Saga, Young Heroes
The ALAN Review Interview with T. A. Barron with Sissi Carroll Fall 2001 Original Article | PDF Editor’s note: Along with the 300 or so participants in attendance, I sat mesmerized as Tom Barron discussed his art and his outlook on life at last year’s ALAN...
by T. A. Barron | Nov 1, 1998 | Articles, Featured, In the Media, The Merlin Saga
Merlin’s Message Parents Magazine Nov 1998PDF When she was three years old, my daughter, Denali, sat outside on our lawn, trying with all her might to ram a sharp stick into a stone. Soon enough, the stick shattered. She grabbed another one. The same thing...
