J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including Dracul and The Fourth Monkey. His latest, Behind a Closed Door, will be released on May 13th. He is currently collaborating with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and optioned for film and television. Barker resides in coastal New Hampshire with his wife, Dayna, and their daughter, Ember.
I was born in 1971. I was reading by age three and doing complex math by age six. Yet I sat alone on the school bus, in school, and at lunch. I spoke to no one unless I had no choice. If I “played” with other kids at recess, I didn’t find joy in it.
