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Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the Percy Jackson series.


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The Court of the Dead Tour!

I’m delighted to announce that Mark Oshiro and I will be taking to the road this autumn to promote The Court of the Dead! We had such a wild and hilarious experience last time we were on tour together, we decided we really needed to do it again, and this time it’s an even more extensive list of stops!

As always, apologies if we are not able to come to a venue near you. There is never enough tim

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There's nothing quite like reading a great fantasy trilogy, and it's been a while since I've read one as satisfying as Empire of the Wolf. Having finished all three volumes, I'd highly recommend it for its action, character work, and timely themes.

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As with her biography on Cleopatra, I continue to be impressed by Schiff's ability to bring to life a historical figure who left behind so little documentation. Samuel Adams was careful to burn most of his correspondence to avoid having it used again ...more
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A beautifully written, heartbreaking novel set in Germany just before and after World War II. While it is fiction, the author has clearly done his research, which is well-documented and impressively brought to life in the main characters, whom he eve ...more
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How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
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WOW. This was by far my favorite Inspector Gamache novel so far, because it represents the culmination of all the previous eight novels, with such a powerful conclusion and emotional payoff it just left me gobsmacked. It's rare for me to say this, bu ...more
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An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
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I found this a great read for filling in some of the woefully large holes in my knowledge of African history. It's often said you don't know what you don't know, and this was definitely true for me as I read Badawi's sweeping overview of the continen ...more
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Ancient Christianities by Paula Fredriksen
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This was a fascinating, accessible read about the first five hundred years of Christianity, or as the author says, Christianities, plural, because the main takeaway is how very diverse, fractured, contentious, and fluid the religion was during its fo ...more
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Still Life at Eighty by Abigail Thomas
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I don't read a lot of memoirs, but I saw a review of this book in The Boston Globe and decided to give it a try. In part, I was interested in hearing the author's reflections about being eighty years old, since I am now sixty, and eighty does not see ...more
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“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile. "The dam snack bar?"
Zoe blinked. "Yes. What is funny?"
"Nothing," Grover said, trying to keep a straight face. "I could use some dam french fries."
Even Thalia smiled at that. "And I need to use the dam restroom."
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I started cracking up, and Thalia and Grover joined in, while Zoe just looked at me. "I do not understand."
"I want to use the dam water fountain," Grover said.
"And..." Thalia tried to catch her breath. "I want to buy a dam t-shirt.”
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