Crowns, Poems, and Life with Derrick Barnes

NY Times best-selling children's book writer, Derrick Barnes, talks in depth with Theo Baker about his childhood, how he works, fatherhood, and how after years of struggling to make it as  a writer, he made up his mind to "make the Blackest books he could possibly make." For all the latest about Derrick, please head over to derrickdbarnes.com, or follow him on Instagram at @authorderrickdbarnes and twitter @Author_DDB.For more info about the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, please visit SCBWI.org.  Subscribe to our podcast today. New shows every Friday!Season 6, episode 3Support the show (http://scbwi.org/join-scbwi/)

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The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators conversations with publishing pros, and award-winning and bestselling writers and illustrators who inform and inspire about the ins and outs of the children's book industry. Find out about the craft and creative process behind young adult novels, picture books, middle-grade fiction, graphic novels, and nonfiction.