Labor Day.  Tomorrow many of you will be back in school (if you haven’t already started school).   Welcome back! I hope your summer was restful.  I know that mine was.  I’ll be heading back to school (or schools) as well this week. A couple days ago I received this wonderful email from Ruth Sellers from [...]

For those who won, the books are getting closer to the PO. I’m sending them media mail so it may take a bit of time to arrive. Happy reading!

Thanks for the overwhelming response! What a great way to give away about 50 signed books. Now all I have to do is sign them, address the envelopes, and mail them out. I will try to do that this week. I will list the names of those who won here on the blog later today, [...]

Teachers & Librarians (sorry kids this one is not for you)… I have a limited number of copies of my new book: “I,Q Book Two: The White House.” Email me your mailing address, the name of your school, and HOW WE KNOW EACH OTHER, and I will mail you a free signed copy of the [...]

Here’s a trailer of my novel Zach’s Lie produced by students at Hobart Middle School in Hobart, Indiana.  It’s a bit edgy, but so is the book.  Thanks to the students for sending this along!  And, no…there is not a film in the works for this novel at the moment.  I wish there was.

I’ve been asked many times:  “How many books do you work on at one time?” My answer has always been:  “One.” This summer I’m going to change that up.  I have several books under contract, and I’m going to work on four of them simultaneously.  I’ve already started two of the books, and in the [...]

Up at 6… Took a little bit of break this morning to go to my last Swap Meet.  I’m not a donut guy, but I love the donuts at the meet.  One a week. Got my last one for this trip and took it back to the house to eat while I work on I,Q [...]

Here’s the blurb for Marie’s new picture book (and mine) ,  illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.  It’s a beautiful book that took a tremendous amount research and a long time to write.  The book will be out on April 1st, but you can pre-order it here at a good price. “Where can one find the [...]

Another great email and beautiful art from a talented young artist… Thanks Samuel! Dear Mr. Smith, Thank you for all the great books you have written. I wanted to share a painting my 12 year old son, Samuel did for a book report on Elephant Run this past month. As an audiovisual for his report [...]

I’ve gotten a a lot of emails the past week from readers who are a little confused about TENTACLES… Just to clarify TENTACLES is the sequel to CRYPTID HUNTERS. Can you read the novels out of order? Yes, but it would be better to read them in order. TENTACLES begins almost immediately after Marty and [...]