For those who have read my novel “Peak” this is a very interesting email. Stranger than fiction… Thanks for letting me share this, Jenny. And good luck on your trek. Dear Roland, I’ve never written to an author before but I wanted to tell you how your novel “Peak” came to our family. Early last [...]

Mr. Roland Smith, Just this week, my 11 year old son brought home Cryptid Hunters. He got it from his school and was reading it. He told me it was very good. Although reading it not my “thing” (nor is writing) but I picked it up and started reading it. For the past week, my [...]

See a short  clip about Elephant Run from Scholastic Book fairs. Curriculum is ready. But as soon as Nick arrives, trouble erupts in this remote Burmese elephant village. Japanese soldiers invade, and Nick’s father is taken prisoner. Nick is stranded on the plantation, forced to work as a servant to the new rulers. As life [...]

I’ve gotten a lot of email since Tentacles came out asking if there will be a third book. You’re fast readers! The answer is yes, and there will probably be more books after the third with Grace and Marty and the Cryptos Island gang. Next question: “When will it be out?” Answer: “I flattered, but [...]