I had a great time at the Tigard Library last night.  A big crowd showed up in spite of the beautiful weather outside.  They handed out 50 free copies of Tentacles to the first people through the door.  This is a beautiful new library with a great collection of books, a cafe, and a wonderful [...]

I had a little break from the office yesterday by heading over to the Newberg Library (less than an hour from the farm) to speak to their book club.  It was beautiful weather so we met outside under open tents.  A lively group of 100+ young readers and adults showed up with absolutely fabulous questions.  [...]

The sun peeked out from behind the clouds down here on the farm for what seems like the first time in weeks. I’m still holed up in my office working on books, but a little shine has made  it’s way through my window.
I’ll get out of the office a couple of times this week. [...]

It won’t be long now…two weeks and I,Q2 will be out.  To celebrate here’s the first chapter.  Let me know what you think!

I guess it’s time for me  to weigh in on the tragic Gulf oil spill.  Because of my involvement in the Valdez spill in Alaska (20+ years ago) and my book “Sea Otter Rescue” I’ve gotten dozens of emails from friends and readers asking about the mess in the south.  Below are some of the [...]

Just a quick note for those who live in Oregon.  I will be speaking at the Newberg Public Library.  Hope to see you there!  Here’s the information…
Author Roland Smith @ your library!
Author Roland Smith will join us at the library on Tuesday, June 22nd from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to talk about writing and [...]

I just got the latest update for “I,Q Book Two: The White House.”  The book will shipped from the printer on June 25th.  It will be in the publisher’s warehouse on June 27th.  It will be shipped to book stores on June 28th or 29th.  This means the book should be in bookstores, and online, [...]

The Book Whisperer, a.k.a. Donalyn Miller, has completed yet another incredible year with her fantastic readers.  Her 92 sixth grade students read 5,240 books this year, which is an average 57 books per reader!  You can follow her blog here.  And teachers and parents, if you haven’t read “The Book Whisperer” you need to [...]

Do you remember way back when (a few weeks ago) I posted a “Cryptid Hunters” Face Book Contest?  Well, here are the books.  And you might notice that there are now 15 copies on the stack.  I’m adding the extra five copies in honor of the fact that we’ve now passed the 2,500 mark on [...]

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 next couple [...]