Contests & Giveaways

Congratulations to Joyce Lansky of Tennessee who won the drawing for the signed Rick Riordan book, THE RED PYRAMID!I'm sure there is some cool way on the computer to mix up the names and pull one but I did it the old fashioned way--with little paper strips. I even had a disinterested party (trust me, she's 12--she's VERY disinterested) pick the winner. Joyce, aka Aphrodite, … [Read more...] about We Have a Winner!

THE RED PYRAMID is filled with action, adventure and mythology, only this time, Riordan’s characters take on Egyptian gods and monsters. Like King Midas, Riordan has the magic touch. Kids have simply gone cuckoo for his Greek myth-based LIGHTNING THIEF series and everybody is expecting this book and series to do the same. Leave a comment letting me know what Greek or Egyptian … [Read more...] about Win a Signed Copy of Rick Riordan’s latest!

Yesterday, Rick Riordan, author of the best selling Percy Jackson/Lightning Thief series, released THE RED PYRAMID, the first book in his new series about Egyptian gods. All my favorite bad-guy monsters show up in this fun, fast-paced adventure. I particularly enjoyed the monster Shezmu, He who Squeezes your Head in a Wine Press until it Explodes (but only if you’ve been … [Read more...] about Win a Private Tour of Egyptian Galleries with Rick Riordan!