Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson is a TED speaker who has written 10 quality-verified books, paired here with their talks.
Despite being raised by "old-school Southerners" who would've preferred she embarked on a sensible career, award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson tells us that "I've known I wanted to be a writer since I was around seven years old. I loved everything about stories -- how they made me feel and think, the joy good ones brought both the listener and the teller, the double and deeper meanings ... I knew writing made me happiest, and wrote as often as I could. "Now, when I'm not writing, I'm out speaking about writing. I write for young people and old people. I write for magazines, newspapers. I write speeches and plays. I do this because it's never not joyful for me."
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What books has Jacqueline Woodson written?
Jacqueline Woodson has written 10 books in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "The day you begin", "From the notebooks of Melanin Sun", "If You Come Softly", "Miracle's Boys", "Show way", "Locomotion", "Feathers", "Another Brooklyn", "The house you pass on the way", "I hadn't meant to tell you this". Each is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Jacqueline Woodson write about?
Jacqueline Woodson's books on Books Worth Reading cover Psychology & Mind, Society & Culture, Fiction & Literature.
What is Jacqueline Woodson known for?
Jacqueline Woodson has built a remarkable career exploring the interior lives of young people navigating identity, belonging, and transformation during pivotal moments. Her distinctive contribution to children's and young adult literature lies in her unflinching attention to emotional nuance and her...
What is Jacqueline Woodson's TED talk?
Jacqueline Woodson's most-watched TED talk is "What reading slowly taught me about writing" (2019). It is paired with their books on Books Worth Reading.