So many lovely special editions of Camp Half-Blood: The Wild Zone! The one for @booksamillion will include exclusive bonus content -- Katie Kim’s handwritten notes from her Pantheon Politics class. What is Pantheon Politics? You will see!
Rick Riordan
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Author of Percy Jackson and many other books.
Q&A of the day about the upcoming Camp Half-Blood book series: Q: When will Rick take a freaking break? A: If not writing, why writer-shaped?
Q&A of the day: "Where are you currently in the writing process?" Now entering the homestretch (although I recorded this a few weeks ago, so I am actually farther!)
The @barnesandnoble exclusive edition of Camp Half-Blood: The Wild Zone will feature exclusive bonus content, including a Q&A with me and my fabulous co-author @annabelleohauthor. You can pre-order now!
Desde Salamandra en España, LA ZONA REBELDE sale el 21 de octubre. ¡No puedo esperar! E da Mondadori in Italia, LA ZONA SELVAGGIA arriva il 29 settembre in tutte le librerie. Non vedo l'ora!
Apropos to nothing, thinking today about in realtà, which is the Italian equivalent to "actually" or "in fact," but also carries the connotation "Meanwhile, back in reality," which is a helpful phrase in these strange times.
Looking for a good translation of The Aeneid? Try McGill & Wright's edition, just published in 2025. I had the good fortune to meet Susannah Wright when I spoke at the classics department at Harvard a few years back, and I was able to read this before publication. A stunning, highly accessible text!
🌈 In collaboration with Disney Hyperion, Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro, Rainbow Crate is pleased to reveal our exclusive hardcase art of The Sun & the Star and The Court of the Dead! 🧵 Note: This is a digital mockup and finished copies may differ slightly.
Another good question I recently answered on Goodreads. Sharing here as we all get ready for season three of Percy Jackson, coming in November!
UK readers! The @waterstones exclusive edition of Camp Half Blood: The Wild Zone is out in September. You can pre-order exclusively at Waterstones.com. Front cover illustration by Devin Elle Kurts @devinellekurtz Map illustration by Virginia Allyn @virginiaallyn
For Barnes and Noble customers, pre-order your signed exclusive edition of THE WILD ZONE between June 23-26 for 25% OFF! Annabelle Oh and I can't wait to share this new adventure of Camp Half-Blood with you, coming out Sept. 29! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wild-z...
This lemur at the Central Park Zoo was definitely the mood on a hot, humid day in NYC last week.
If you get a chance to see the Rocky Horror Show in NYC, absolutely do. Joyous, fun and wonderfully zany! deadline.com/2026/04/rock...
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From time to time I'll answer questions over on Goodreads. This was from a fan wondering about the co-authoring process for the upcoming Camp Half-Blood series, so I thought I'd share it here.
The past few weeks, Annabelle Oh and I have been busily signing various special edition pre-orders for The Wild Zone, out September 29. For UK readers, one pre-order option is available at Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/from-th...
Just signed some of these incredible Camp Half-Blood maps in various colors, created by artist Victoria Allyn. Who gets the signed ones? TBD. But you'll get some version of the map printed into THE WILD ZONE in Puffin (UK) or Random House Children's (US) editions. The book is out Sept. 29!
Booksellers like to have exclusive editions just for their customers, and interest in CAMP HALF-BLOOD has been so high, I think THE WILD ZONE holds the record for number of different editions. Here are some that will be available in US/Canada. In UK, Waterstones will also have a special edition!
So excited to announce this! If you want to know what the series is about, I sat down for an interview with Percy Jackson to talk about it on my blog: rickriordan.com/2026/05/perc...
Today’s review is sci-fi: “How the heck did this author pack so many wild ideas into one book? An absolutely fascinating and riveting work of speculative fiction.” Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Another great fantasy novel rec: “What happens to all those children in fantasy novels who come back from fantastic worlds — Lucy from the wardrobe, or Alice from the looking glass? Every Heart a Doorway takes that idea and runs with it.” Full review here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Today’s rec from Goodreads: Charles Mann’s 1491 “surveys the breadth and complexity of indigenous cultures in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. I was blown away by how populated and cultivated the American landscape was in 1491.” My full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Today's book review share from Goodreads: "A great example of a story that you think has been done to death (Arthurian legend), but then along comes Tracy Deonn, who makes it fresh and original, putting new light on the whole body of mythology." My full review here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Today's book rec: "takes elements of familiar story lines -- a deal with the Devil, aliens living among us, and the all-too-real struggles of a young trans woman -- and combines them into something completely new, jarring, unexpected and beautiful." My full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
A non-fiction rec today: Partly about African American identity, partly about American education, partly about Zionism, "In the treatment of the Palestinian people, Coates sees a direct extension of the American system of racial oppression." My full review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Today's review from Goodreads: If you haven't checked out this middle grade fantasy yet, you really should! My full review here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Another review for you: This one a YA adventure. Queer buccaneers on a magical adventure, and since one of the comps was Our Flag Means Death, how could I not give it a try? This voyage into the unknown on a ship full of outsiders is a perfect metaphor for found family.
Sharing a few of the many reviews I have posted on Goodreads, in no particular order. First up: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. "a propulsive horror historical centered around a vampire." Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
UK readers! The Court of the Dead will be out in paperback in the UK this June. You can pre-order this purple sprayed edition exclusively at Waterstones.com. Everything you know about the Percy Jackson Universe is about to be turned on its head... www.waterstones.com/book/from-th...
