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09 Nov “‘Time Travel Inn’ is the funniest Choose Your Own Adventure ever written.”

Shannon Gilligan is the co-founder and publisher of Chooseco, and she said: “‘Time Travel Inn’ is the funniest Choose Your Own Adventure ever written.”

 Wow! Since there are dozens and dozens of great Choose Your Own Adventure stories (ranging from fantastic to thrilling to hilarious), I feel a *little* proud today. 

31 Oct Thank you, Mrs. Shaw!

Every kid should have at least one teacher who sees something special in them. For me, it was my 4th-grade teacher, Mrs. Shaw. She beamed unconditional positive regard at us each day, and I *wanted* to do well in her class. It’s almost funny to remember how much voluntary reading I did that year. (Book reports! SRA! More book reports!) Mrs. Shaw encouraged our creativity, and her class was just darned fun.

22 Oct You know what’s cool? Seeing your own library book!

Photo courtesy of Eric Danko. (Thanks!)

19 Oct Celebrate “Cool GIF Banner Ad” Tuesday!

The Shelf Awareness newsletter helps readers discover new books, as chosen by booksellers, librarians, and other experts. And do you notice anything special about today’s edition?

Hint: It’s that cool GIF banner ad. The blue one.

Hint 2: For my book.

Hint 3: You know, the book called Time Travel Inn? 

03 Oct Time Travel Inn giveaway!

If you’re interested, you can win a signed copy of Time Travel Inn, along with a “War with the Evil Power Master” T-shirt and board game at this Instagram link. 

25 Sep Let’s point something out about TIME TRAVEL INN

23 Sep Read my interview about writing Time Travel Inn!

Over at Super Cool Books, Don Bosco interviewed me about Time Travel Inn! Here’s a selection:

05 Sep Jeff Kinney said great things about TIME TRAVEL INN!

Hey, no big deal, but Jeff Kinney (author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid) read my new book, TIME TRAVEL INN. And Kinney liked it so much, he described the story as having “mind-blowing adventure and heart-stopping thrills!”

So like I said, no big deal—it’s a GIGANTIC deal!

11 Jun Dave Barry

I’m geeking out because the world’s most famous humor writer, Dave Barry, mentioned me and Bad Dad Jokes: That’s How Eye Roll on his blog yesterday.

So, *ahem*:

SQUEE!

P.S. The “MILF” on that sweatshirt stands for “Man, I Love to Fart.”

11 Jun I’m writing two new books for Choose Your Own Adventure!

This notice ran in Publishers Marketplace this week. Pretty exciting stuff! You can see the rough draft of the cover for Spies: Moe Berg below. He was a longtime professional baseball player in the 1930s. After about 15 years in the major leagues, Moe Berg enlisted as a spy during World War II. I explore the REST of his real-life story (along with some more imaginary versions) in my book!