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HONORS FOR THE HYPNOTISTS
A couple more cool accolades for THE HYPNOTISTS to update you on. It was named a Silver Birch Honor Book, and it made the final shortlist for the 2014 Libris award. Nice news – and just in time for the release of MEMORY MAZE (Book 2 of the series) this summer! FYI, I’m just about […]
LIVE AT SKOKIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Check out this great interview from my visit to Skokie Library in Illinois. Fun fact: just a few hours from this filming, I was hunched on a folding cot at O’Hare airport along with 2000 other stranded people, trying (unsuccessfully) to sleep after my St. Louis flight was canceled.
ATTENTION: ST. LOUIS FANS – SORRY!
Last week I was forced to cancel three appearances in St. Louis because of flight disruptions around the country. I was stuck at O’Hare airport in Chicago. The plane that was supposed to take me from Chicago to St. Louis was three hours late leaving Dallas, and, at the last minute, diverted to Indianapolis. It […]
UNGIFTED WINS AGAIN – MARYLAND THIS TIME!
More award news! UNGIFTED has won the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan award for Grades 4-6. Woo-hoo! Thank you, Maryland!
UNGIFTED WINS BC’S RED CEDAR AWARD
Great news! UNGIFTED just won the Red Cedar award, voted on by the readers of British Columbia. This is especially amazing since – until yesterday – I didn’t even realize UNGIFTED had even been nominated. Not sure how news of the nomination slipped through my fingers, but thank you, thank you, thank you to the […]
TEACHER WHO HELPED INSPIRE UNGIFTED NAMED FINALIST FOR TOP TEACHER ON LIVE WITH KELLY & MICHAEL
John Motchkavitz, the teacher whose robotics program was the inspiration for the robotics class in UNGIFTED, is one of five finalists for the Top Teacher competition on LIVE: With Kelly and Michael. “Motch” invited me to spend an entire day in his robotics lab at Great Neck South High School while I was researching the […]
UNGIFTED NOMINATED FOR SUNSHINE STATE READER AWARD
Great news! UNGIFTED continues its roll through the young readers’ choice awards. The latest nomination is for the 2014-2015 Sunshine State Reader Award, Grades 6-8. Thank you, Florida! Tin Man and I are truly grateful!
SUPERPOWERS???
Did the authors develop superpowers while on the Worlds Collide tour? You decide. Here I am with Brandon Mull, Jude Watson, and James Dashner subduing Seattle’s famous bridge troll. (Note how I summon fire. I’m kind of proud of that. A much more exciting hobby than collecting stamps.) And below, witness true Cahill-style treachery as […]
HEY, SEATTLE, HOUSTON, CHICAGO, NEW HAMPSHIRE…
Only one more week until Scholastic’s Worlds Collide tour, featuring authors from THE 39 CLUES, INFINITY RING, and SPIRIT ANIMALS. Hope to see you there!
FROM THE ARCHIVES – THE ORIGINAL 39 CLUES TEAM
Check out this classic photo from a bookstore appearance during the one of the early 39 CLUES tours. From left: Riordan, Korman, Watson, Lerangis.