Happy New Year, everyone! I’m excited to announce my first public event of 2008. I will be appearing at Barnes & Noble in Plano, TX, 801 W. 15th Street, Suite…
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The 39 Reactions
It’s been an interesting week, watching how people have responded in the press and on the Internet to the announcement about Scholastic’s 39 Clues. Overwhelmingly, the debate has been, “Is…
Demigod of the Week
Becky came across this on You Tube yesterday. Joan from Washington, D.C. produced a funny video where she “test drives” magic items from the Percy Jackson series. Great job, Joan!…
My Overnight Success
At a recent event, someone asked me, “How does it feel to be an overnight success?” The question took me aback. I had no idea how to answer, but I…
The 39 Clues
When I do school events, I often get the question, “Are you ever going to write other books besides the Percy Jackson series?” For the past few months, I’ve had…
Demigod of the Week
I’m in Philadelphia today, where I had a great visit at Bala Cynwyd Middle School. One of the kids, Dan, made an awesome video trailer advertising the Lightning Thief. I…
Percy Jackson P.E. Games
Thanks to Deborah and Kelly at Kirby Hall for sending the rules of the P.E. games their third graders created for the Percy Jackson series. You can check them out…
From the Mailbag
I’ve spent the last two days trying to catch up on my mail, writing responses to piles of letters that have come in since Thanksgiving. I do try to respond…
School Visits in Review
Over the last year I’ve visited an incredible variety of schools throughout the U.S. and U.K. It’s a fun change from being a teacher, because as a teacher, I tended…
The Golden Compass
Last week I got a question I’d been expecting for ten years: “What do you think about the Golden Compass controversy?” Now that the movie is about to come out,…