One of the nice things about travel is that it gives me time to read. Below are some of my recent discoveries that kept me entertained on my trip to…
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Weird Article on Norse Mythology
I saw this in the news today. Another example of how mythology is still a good thing to know about in the modern world! I’ve loved the Norse myths for…
The Titan’s Curse
It’s official! The title for Percy Jackson 3 will be THE TITAN’S CURSE. Thanks to everyone who sent in title ideas — and I got hundreds of them! In the…
Blogging from Britain
I just returned from the Sea of Monsters tour in the United Kingdom. Below are my blog journals from the trip. June 24: June is an excellent time to escape…
Portrait of the Artist as a (very) Young Man
My uncle was digging through old files and came across this ancient photo of me. Since one of the qualifications for being a children’s writer is remembering one’s own childhood,…
A Report from Camp Half-Blood
I just got a package of amazing photos from Camp Half-Blood’s Austin Branch. Check out the on-line photo album here: https://rickriordan.com/camp_halfblood.htm. Thanks to BookPeople for hosting such an incredible experience…
Percy Jackson as summer reading
My wife Becky, internet guru of the household, is usually the one who finds mentions of Percy Jackson on the web. We’ve been amazed at how many times The Lightning…
Demigod of the Week
Lizzie in Austin drew this picture of Percy and his friends. Thanks, Lizzie!
An update from Rick
Since the end of the U.S. school year, my schedule has slowed down, which has been nice! I did a fantastic event yesterday at the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center…
Demigod of the Week
Crystal from Singapore has started her own blog site for Camp Half-Blood. You can check it out at the following link. www.camphalfblood.blogspot.com Way to go, Crystal!