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'''Ronald L. Smith''' is an American children's book author. He is the author of ''Hoodoo'' (2015), ''The Mesmerist'' (2017), and ''Black Panther: The Young Prince'' (2018). For ''Hoodoo'', Smith won the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Coretta Scott King]]/[[John Steptoe]] Award for New Talent.
[[File:Ronald l smith 5213080.jpg|thumb|right|'''Ronald L. Smith''' at the [[Gaithersburg Book Festival]] 2016]]
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'''Ronald L. Smith''' is a children's book author. He is the author of ''Hoodoo'' (2015), ''The Mesmerist'' (2017), ''Black Panther: The Young Prince'' (2018), ''The owls have come to take us away'' (2019), and ''Gloom Town'' (2020). For ''Hoodoo'', Smith won the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Coretta Scott King]]/[[John Steptoe]] Award for New Talent.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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== Fiction career ==
== Fiction career ==
Smith published his first book, ''Hoodoo'', with [[Clarion Books]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/hoodoo/|title=HOODOO by Ronald L. Smith|date=May 6, 2015|work=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=3 September 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> Set in the 1930s [[Alabama]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Quealy-Gainer|first1=Kate|title=Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith (review)|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|date=15 September 2015|volume=69|issue=2|pages=114–114|doi=10.1353/bcc.2015.0714|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/592433/summary|accessdate=3 September 2017|issn=1558-6766}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Children's Book Review: Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith. large, $16.99 burger (224p) ISBN 978-0-544-44525-3|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-544-44525-3|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|date=October 5, 2015|language=en}}</ref> ''Hoodoo'' earned Smith the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Coretta Scott King]]/[[John Steptoe]] Award for New Talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/rita-williams-garcia-bryan-collier-win-2016-coretta-scott-king-book-awards|title=Rita Williams-Garcia, Bryan Collier win 2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards|date=11 January 2016|website=News and Press Center|publisher=American Library Association|language=en|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/living/newbery-caldecott-youth-media-awards-2016-feat/index.html|title=Best children's books: 2016 Newbery, Caldecott winners|last=Hetter|first=Katia|date=January 11, 2016|website=CNN|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>
Smith published his first book, ''Hoodoo'', with [[Clarion Books]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/hoodoo/|title=HOODOO by Ronald L. Smith|date=May 6, 2015|work=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=3 September 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> Set in the 1930s [[Alabama]],<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Quealy-Gainer|first1=Kate|title=Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith (review)|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|date=15 September 2015|volume=69|issue=2|pages=114|doi=10.1353/bcc.2015.0714|s2cid=143266530|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/592433/summary|accessdate=3 September 2017|issn=1558-6766}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Children's Book Review: Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith. large, $16.99 burger (224p) ISBN 978-0-544-44525-3|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-544-44525-3|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|date=October 5, 2015|language=en}}</ref> ''Hoodoo'' earned Smith the [[American Library Association]]'s [[Coretta Scott King]]/[[John Steptoe]] Award for New Talent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/rita-williams-garcia-bryan-collier-win-2016-coretta-scott-king-book-awards|title=Rita Williams-Garcia, Bryan Collier win 2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards|date=11 January 2016|website=News and Press Center|publisher=American Library Association|language=en|accessdate=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/11/living/newbery-caldecott-youth-media-awards-2016-feat/index.html|title=Best children's books: 2016 Newbery, Caldecott winners|last=Hetter|first=Katia|date=January 11, 2016|website=CNN|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref>


Smith's second book, ''The Mesmerist'' (Clarion Books, 2017), is set in London at the turn of the century.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Quealy-Gainer|first1=Kate|title=The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith (review)|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|date=29 December 2016|volume=70|issue=5|pages=237–237|doi=10.1353/bcc.2017.0065|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/644053/summary|accessdate=3 September 2017|issn=1558-6766}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=THE MESMERIST by Ronald L. Smith|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/the-mesmerist/|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Kirkus Reviews|date=October 18, 2016|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Children's Book Review: The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-544-44528-4|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-544-44528-4|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|date=January 16, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
Smith's second book, ''The Mesmerist'' (Clarion Books, 2017), is set in London at the turn of the century.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Quealy-Gainer|first1=Kate|title=The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith (review)|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|date=29 December 2016|volume=70|issue=5|pages=237|doi=10.1353/bcc.2017.0065|s2cid=201722767|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/644053/summary|accessdate=3 September 2017|issn=1558-6766}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=THE MESMERIST by Ronald L. Smith|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/the-mesmerist/|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Kirkus Reviews|date=October 18, 2016|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Children's Book Review: The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-544-44528-4|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-544-44528-4|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|date=January 16, 2017|language=en}}</ref>


In January 2018, Smith published a children's novel for [[Marvel Comics]] featuring Marvel's superhero [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/young-prince/|title=THE YOUNG PRINCE From the "Black Panther" series, volume 1 by Ronald L. Smith|last=|first=|date=October 28, 2017|work=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> The book, ''Black Panther: The Young Prince'', was released just prior to Marvel's [[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther film]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/73033-book-deals-week-of-march-13-2017.html|title=Book Deals: Week of March 13, 2017|last=Deahl|first=Rachel|date=March 10, 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> Reviewing the book in the ''Bulletin of the Center for Children's Literature'', Kate Quealy-Gainer wrote, "Fans will notice allusions to [[T'challa|T'Challa]]'s future adventures as the ruling Black Panther, but even the comic-book averse will relate to T'Challa's negotiating of middle-school dynamics and may also appreciate his cleverness as he faces down his enemies."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Quealy-Gainer|first=Kate|date=2018|title=Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/680993|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=71|issue=5|pages=221–222|doi=10.1353/bcc.2018.0065|issn=1558-6766}}</ref> The ''[[School Library Journal]]'' named the book to a list of eight fantasy "must-reads" featuring a black protagonist; their January 2018 review called it a "must-purchase for all collections."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/2018/01/collection-development/8-fantasy-must-reads-featuring-black-main-characters/|title=8 Fantasy Must-Reads Featuring Black Main Characters|last=Farrell|first=Della|date=January 24, 2018|website=School Library Journal|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>
In January 2018, Smith published a children's novel for [[Marvel Comics]] featuring Marvel's superhero [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ronald-l-smith/young-prince/|title=THE YOUNG PRINCE From the "Black Panther" series, volume 1 by Ronald L. Smith|date=October 28, 2017|work=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> The book, ''Black Panther: The Young Prince'', was released just prior to Marvel's [[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther film]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/73033-book-deals-week-of-march-13-2017.html|title=Book Deals: Week of March 13, 2017|last=Deahl|first=Rachel|date=March 10, 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en}}</ref> Reviewing the book in the ''Bulletin of the Center for Children's Literature'', Kate Quealy-Gainer wrote, "Fans will notice allusions to [[T'Challa]]'s future adventures as the ruling Black Panther, but even the comic-book averse will relate to T'Challa's negotiating of middle-school dynamics and may also appreciate his cleverness, as he faces down his enemies."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Quealy-Gainer|first=Kate|date=2018|title=Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith (review)|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/680993|journal=Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books|language=en|volume=71|issue=5|pages=221–222|doi=10.1353/bcc.2018.0065|s2cid=201767471|issn=1558-6766}}</ref> The ''[[School Library Journal]]'' named the book to a list of eight fantasy "must-reads" featuring a black protagonist; their January 2018 review called it a "must-purchase for all collections."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slj.com/2018/01/collection-development/8-fantasy-must-reads-featuring-black-main-characters/|title=8 Fantasy Must-Reads Featuring Black Main Characters|last=Farrell|first=Della|date=January 24, 2018|website=School Library Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Smith lives in [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quattlebaum|first1=Mary|title=‘Hoodoo’ is a haunting tale from the Alabama woods|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/hoodoo-is-a-haunting-tale-from-the-alabama-woods/2015/10/27/58b0dbc4-78f1-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Washington Post|date=October 27, 2015}}</ref>
Smith lives in [[Baltimore]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Quattlebaum|first1=Mary|title='Hoodoo' is a haunting tale from the Alabama woods|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/hoodoo-is-a-haunting-tale-from-the-alabama-woods/2015/10/27/58b0dbc4-78f1-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html|accessdate=3 September 2017|work=Washington Post|date=October 27, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.strangeblackflowers.com/ Official site]
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[[Category:Writers from Maine]]
[[Category:Writers from Maine]]
[[Category:American fantasy writers]]
[[Category:American fantasy writers]]
[[Category:African-American writers]]
[[Category:African-American novelists]]
[[Category:21st-century American writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American writers]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Coretta Scott King Award winners]]

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Ronald L. Smith at the Gaithersburg Book Festival 2016

Ronald L. Smith is a children's book author. He is the author of Hoodoo (2015), The Mesmerist (2017), Black Panther: The Young Prince (2018), The owls have come to take us away (2019), and Gloom Town (2020). For Hoodoo, Smith won the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent.

Early life

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Smith was born in Maine to a military family that moved frequently; he also lived in Japan, Alabama, Michigan, Washington, DC, South Carolina, and Delaware, among other places.[1] His love of fantasy and science fiction novels began as a child, but he first worked as a writer in advertising before turning to writing children's fiction.[2]

Fiction career

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Smith published his first book, Hoodoo, with Clarion Books in 2015.[3] Set in the 1930s Alabama,[4][5] Hoodoo earned Smith the American Library Association's Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent.[6][7]

Smith's second book, The Mesmerist (Clarion Books, 2017), is set in London at the turn of the century.[8][9][10]

In January 2018, Smith published a children's novel for Marvel Comics featuring Marvel's superhero Black Panther.[11] The book, Black Panther: The Young Prince, was released just prior to Marvel's Black Panther film.[12] Reviewing the book in the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Literature, Kate Quealy-Gainer wrote, "Fans will notice allusions to T'Challa's future adventures as the ruling Black Panther, but even the comic-book averse will relate to T'Challa's negotiating of middle-school dynamics and may also appreciate his cleverness, as he faces down his enemies."[13] The School Library Journal named the book to a list of eight fantasy "must-reads" featuring a black protagonist; their January 2018 review called it a "must-purchase for all collections."[14]

Personal life

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Smith lives in Baltimore.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "About". Strange Black Flowers — Ronald L. Smith. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. ^ Danielson, Julie (October 1, 2015). "Ronald L. Smith's Magic Touch". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "HOODOO by Ronald L. Smith". Kirkus Reviews. May 6, 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ Quealy-Gainer, Kate (15 September 2015). "Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 69 (2): 114. doi:10.1353/bcc.2015.0714. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 143266530. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Children's Book Review: Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith. large, $16.99 burger (224p) ISBN 978-0-544-44525-3". Publishers Weekly. October 5, 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Rita Williams-Garcia, Bryan Collier win 2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards". News and Press Center. American Library Association. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ Hetter, Katia (January 11, 2016). "Best children's books: 2016 Newbery, Caldecott winners". CNN. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ^ Quealy-Gainer, Kate (29 December 2016). "The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 70 (5): 237. doi:10.1353/bcc.2017.0065. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 201722767. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. ^ "THE MESMERIST by Ronald L. Smith". Kirkus Reviews. October 18, 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Children's Book Review: The Mesmerist by Ronald L. Smith. Clarion, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-544-44528-4". Publishers Weekly. January 16, 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ^ "THE YOUNG PRINCE From the "Black Panther" series, volume 1 by Ronald L. Smith". Kirkus Reviews. October 28, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  12. ^ Deahl, Rachel (March 10, 2017). "Book Deals: Week of March 13, 2017". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  13. ^ Quealy-Gainer, Kate (2018). "Black Panther: The Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 71 (5): 221–222. doi:10.1353/bcc.2018.0065. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 201767471.
  14. ^ Farrell, Della (January 24, 2018). "8 Fantasy Must-Reads Featuring Black Main Characters". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  15. ^ Quattlebaum, Mary (October 27, 2015). "'Hoodoo' is a haunting tale from the Alabama woods". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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