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Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the Percy Jackson series.


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The Last Olympian (Percy Ja...

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The Wild Zone US Tour Wrap-up

We had such a great time on the Wild Zone tour!

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Thanks to everyone who was able to come to an event, and to all the readers everywhere who have embraced the new series and my wonderful co-authors. The book debuted at #1 on the New York Times middle grade bestseller list, and also debuted as the #1 middle grade book in the UK. Demigods, you are a force to be reckoned with!

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The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
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I had read several of Buehlman's previous works of horror, and enjoyed them all. He's a writer of versatility and range, so I was curious to see what he would do with a fantasy novel. I was not disappointed. Our hero/anti-hero Kinch Na Shannack is a ...more
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Grant by Ron Chernow
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A fascinating portrait of Ulysses Grant, whose life boomeranged from extremes of abject failure and stellar success through one of the United States' most tumultuous eras. I remember very little about Grant from my history classes in school. He led t ...more
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Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain
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I’ve always been fascinated by Mark Twain. I read through most of his novels in university, and although elements of his work have not aged well, certainly, his sense of humor, his ability to tell an entertaining story, and his observations about hum ...more
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Here Where We Live Is Our Country by Molly Crabapple
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This was a long and difficult read for me, partly because I knew so little about the context of the history it covers, meaning specifically the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe and the Eastern European Jewish diaspora between roughly 1880-1950, w ...more
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Devils Like Us by L.T. Thompson
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I found this book thanks to an article in The Boston Globe. Devils Like Us had just been honored at the Stonewall Awards, and the book takes place largely in Massachusetts back in the Age of Sail. The premise involved queer buccaneers on a magical ad ...more
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There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
There Is No Antimemetics Division
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What did I just read? Why was it so terrifying but also so terrifyingly good? You will be asking these questions after diving into There Is No Antimemetics Division, along with other good questions like, What is reality? Can I trust my own mind? and ...more
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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
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I really loved this young adult fantasy spin on the legends of King Arthur. This is 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 by shifting the ...more
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Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Angel Down
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A great premise: During World War I, an angel is apparently shot from the heavens and crashes into No Man's Land, where her unearthly shrieking unsettles the soldiers in the trenches. Cyril Bagger and a group of other army misfits and ne'er-do-wells ...more
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“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
...
I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

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