Thank you for making Diary of a Wimpy Kid a #1 Bestseller!!!

Thanks to everyone who has bought the book or recommended it to a friend!

Book events this fall

Hi everyone-

Just wanted to let you know that I'll be in various cities around this country this fall. If I'm going to be in your area, I hope you'll stop by and say hello!

Here are some dates and times:

Saturday, September 29th, 5:30 p.m.
I'll be taking place in a discussion on comics at the Baltimore Book Festival.

Saturday, October 6th, 11:00 a.m.:
I'll be singing books at the Dedham Sidewalk Fair for the Blue Bunny bookstore in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Saturday-Sunday, October 12th (12:30 p.m.) and 13th (3:30 p.m.):
I'll be doing book signings at the Southern Book Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. On Saturday, I'll be speaking on a panel with the great Jack Gantos, author of the Rotten Ralph and Joey Pigza series.

Friday-Sunday, November 2nd-4th (I'll post times soon):
I'll be signing books at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas.

Saturday-Sunday, November 10th-11th (I'll post times soon):
I'll be speaking and signing books at the Connecticut Children's Book Fair in Storrs, Connecticut.

Book Two is coming out January 15, 2008!

Just found out that my publisher, Abrams, is planning on releasing Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules on January 15, 2008!

I'm excited, because that's four months earlier than I thought it would be released.

I'm hard at work on the second book. The cover art could change, but I'm pretty sure this is what we're going with. Let me know what you think!

Book Two has a title

I've been busily working on book two, and I'm happy to say that it has a title....

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.

The cover will be dark blue, and will feature a picture of Rodrick pushing Greg.

Let me know what you think!

The book will either be out at the end of this year (2007) or in January of 2008.

What does Greg Heffley have to do with Lindsay Lohan?

Nothing, really. But Diary of a Wimpy Kid is in this week's edition of People magazine (it's got Lindsay Lohan on the cover).

If you see a copy in the grocery store, flip to page 57. Diary of a Wimpy Kid is listed in the "Best Summer Reads" section!

Wimpy Kid is a "Noteworthy Children's Book"!

Barnes and Noble has decided to put Diary of a Wimpy Kid in its "Noteworthy Children's Books" section. That means it's on a special shelf at the front of the store, so it's very easy to find.

Thank you, Barnes and Noble!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a New York Times Bestseller!

Wow! I never could've imagined that this would happen!

Thanks to everyone who bought the book!