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IT’S SLACKER WEEK IN THE WASHINGTON POST!
Just a friendly reminder that this is SLACKER week in the Washington Post’s KidsPost Summer Book Club. There’s never been a better time to discover your inner underachiever! Get all the details HERE!
HOT, HOT, HOT!!!
Those of you in the northeast don’t need to hear from me that it’s HOT out there. I’ve been keeping cool by staying in the air conditioning and writing. That’s why there’s so much new stuff coming in the next school year, like JINGLE, my holiday-themed Swindle Mystery (in September) and MASTERMINDS: PAYBACK, the third […]
GRAND CANYON READER AWARD GETS HYPNOTIC!
Great news – THE HYPNOTISTS has been nominated for the Grand Canyon Reader Award! Thank you, Arizona – and get ready for a mind-bending experience!
SWINDLE WILL BE FEATURED ON iBOOKS THIS SUMMER
Great news – SWINDLE will be featured on iBooks as part of the Scholastic Summer Reading program – and at a special super-low price. It’s a great way to catch up on the series in advance of the release of JINGLE – the 8th book in the series – this coming fall. And, of course, […]
SLACKER FEATURED IN THE WASHINGTON POST!
Great news! SLACKER has been selected for The Washington Post‘s KidsPost summer reading program, “Laughing Matters.” Which it does, so thanks for getting it right, KidsPost! CHECK IT OUT HERE – SLACKER along with seven other awesome books by writers like Carl Hiaasen. And read something funny this summer!
THE OFFICIAL JINGLE COVER REVEAL
Okay, I predicted it when I knew the next SWINDLE book would be holiday-themed. But the reality of Luthor in a Santa suit is beyond my wildest dreams (or possibly nightmares). Only Scrooge wouldn’t laugh. I can’t wait to see how SWINDLE fans react when they see JINGLE …
MASTERMINDS WINS SILVER BIRCH AWARD
In this glorious spot overlooking the sparkling waters of Lake Ontario, MASTERMINDS won the 2016 Silver Birch Award. As you can see, a few thousand clones of criminal masterminds turned up to witness the occasion. (Well, actually, not all of them are cloned from full-fledged masterminds, so we had to include the clones of some […]
AWARD NEWS
Not a bad week on the award front. I had a great visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I accepted the 2016 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young People’s Literature. And on the plane ride home, I found out that I also won the 2017 New York State Knickerbocker Award. Woo-hoo! Seriously, can we jump straight […]
GREETINGS FROM THE SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING ROAD TRIP
Here I am with R.L. Stine and Kristin Earhart on the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip. No, the authors don’t get to keep the R.V. These events are awesome – but not that awesome.
CHECK OUT THIS EXCERPT FROM SLACKER
Inconceivable as it may seem, some people haven’t read SLACKER yet. For those deprived few, here’s an excerpt of one of my favorite scenes, from the beginning of my newest stand-alone novel. CLICK HERE TO READ