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Wowza!

Okay, wowza is not a word I usually use, but I just heard from my editor Jen Besser that The Titan’s Curse will debut next week at #1 on the…

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(Almost) Sleepless in Seattle

The tour rolls on! Yesterday I had a very full day in Los Angeles. I did an in-store event at Children’s Book World for several school groups. It was right…

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Pictures from BookPeople

BookPeople has posted photos from the Titan’s Curse launch party. Click here to check them out.

The Tour Craziness Continues

Back home in S.A. for a day! Thursday evening I had a great event at Blue Willow Bookstore. Despite the fact that Zeus hurled thunder and lightning outside, we packed…

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Houston, We Have Lift-Off

Writing from Houston, where I’m about to start my second day of school visits in CCISD, near NASA headquarters. Yesterday, I visited Seabrook Intermediate and spoke with grades 6-8. The…

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Demigods Invade BookPeople!

Holy Zeus! I wish I had pictures to show you of last night’s crowd at BookPeople for the Percy launch party. The entire store was a sea of young readers,…

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Launch Day!

Happy Percy Day, everyone! As of today, May 1, The Titan’s Curse is available nationwide. Yes, I’ve been hearing that copies have been trickling out here and there for the…

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Demigods of the Week

Congratulations to Carissa and Athena (yes, really Athena) of Keller, Texas, who won T-shirts during my visit to their school. The girls are twins, and attended different sessions for the…

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The Malta Connection

A couple of months ago my friends Rachel and Chris from Merlin Library in Malta contacted me with this crazy idea: Since I could not come to Malta in person…

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What a Week!

It’s hard to imagine how I could’ve crammed more activities and news into a single week. I started on Monday with a trip to North Carolina. I visited Apex Middle…

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