New stuff for the new year!

Book release alert: Frank L. Cole's new Hashbrown Winters book (Hashbrown and the Mashimoto Madness) is available as of today -- ask for it at your local Barnes and Noble!

And check back soon for the premier episode of the Cool Kids Read podcast featuring an interview with Going Bovine and Gemma Doyle trilogy author Libba Bray!

Another reason to love Brandon Mull

It looks like Channel 11 pulled the video story down, but I found this from his local Utah station. The boy is from Keller, not too far from me, and is a huge Fablehaven fan. He suffers from Cystic Fibrosis and may not live long enough to see the final book published. Brandon made a call to his hospital room to fill him in on some of the details.

Latest Trailer for Percy Jackson and the LIghtning Thief

Saw New Moon last night (finally!) and caught the new trailer for Percy Jackson. If you haven't seen it, here it is: