Without a doubt, he’s much happier writing for kids. The book that inspired him to write more than any other was The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron.īefore becoming a full-time writer, Ronald worked in advertising and wrote television commercials for big corporations, helping to sell everything from cheeseburgers to automobiles to airlines. As a boy, he loved to read, especially fantasy and science fiction, and this inspired his lifelong passion of the fantastical. Ronald grew up on Air Force Bases and has lived in Japan, Maine, Alabama, Michigan, South Carolina, and a bunch of other places he doesn’t remember. He has also contributed to the anthologies The Hero Next Door, Hope Wins and Recognize: An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life. His first novel, Hoodoo, won the 2016 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award. His other books include The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away and Gloomtown. The final book in the trilogy, Uprising, will be released December, 2022. Smith is the award-winning author of several middle grade Black Panther novels including The Young Prince and Spellbound.
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