Brave Brothers Books is a publishing company with the mission of providing diverse books for all readers. This company was co-founded by Jermaine and Shawnta Barnes and named by their identical twin sons, who are featured on the logo.
We are insured to protect our interests and the interests of our authors. This company is not a vanity publisher. This means authors do not pay us to publish their work.
Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer Shawnta S. Barnes
Shawnta S. Barnes, also known as Educator Barnes, is a K-12 education consultant through her company Blazing Brilliance LLC, an education writer and Editor-in-Chief of Indy Kids Winning, and host of the Brazen Education podcast. She is the recipient of the 2019 Indiana Black Expo Excellence in Education Journalism Award. Shawnta has previously served as a middle school academic dean, an English teacher, an English language learner teacher, a literacy coach, a librarian, and an adjunct college instructor. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening and writes about her gardening journey at https://www.gardenershicole.com/. Her recent publications can be found here.
Co-Founder/Chief Financial Officer Jermaine J. Barnes
Jermaine J. Barnes is a senior Oracle database administrator for the State of Indiana. He enjoys playing basketball, sports with his children, and video games in his spare time. He also enjoys watching action and science fiction movies and anime.
Members/Future Co-Chief Executive Officers Jerry Barnes & James Barnes
Jerry Barnes and James Barnes are identical twins who enjoy playing sports with their dad and gardening with their mom. Their favorite food to eat includes pizza, tacos, and Brussels sprouts.
In his spare time, Jerry likes to write, read scary stories and mysteries, play games on his Chromebook, and attend Indiana Pacer basketball games.
James loves watching cartoons on Netflix and writing and illustrating fiction stories in his spare time.
Today is April 30, and the last day of National Poetry Month. As with any themed month, the goal is awareness and integration into your life during the other months of the year. When it comes to poetry, people tend to have strong feelings about why they love it or hate it. For those who…
Brave Brothers Books is proud to announce our third released book, Dear Curly Hair, written by Chicago educator Melodee Barnes (no relation to the company’s owners) and illustrated by Anaís Balbás. Dear Curly Hair follows the journey of Mya, a young Black girl who is frustrated with her curly hair and wishes it was straight.…
I’m an educator, and when my husband and I decided to start our book publishing company, Barnes Brothers Books, last year on March 31, 2019, I knew I needed input from educators. Since our company’s creation was inspired by our boys, and they love to write, we knew the first two books published had to…
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