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One of the questions I get asked the most be kids (and a few adults) is “Can you write me into one of your books?”  Well, usually, the answer to that is ‘no’ — because I simply can’t do it for everyone who asks.  Otherwise, my books would read like the phonebook.
However, if you really, [...]

All right fans, now that the release date for Evil Spy School is coming up, the deluge of questions about that book has dropped off, only to be replaced with a deluge of questions about Big Game, the third book in the FunJungle series.  So I figured I ought to answer some of them.

When is [...]

The plans are finally in place for my book tour for the release of Evil Spy School on April 21.  It’s been very hard to figure out where to go, because millions of fans all over the world have been clamoring for me to come visit them.  But it has finally been narrowed down to [...]

This one slipped out with a little less fanfare than the Evil Spy School cover a few weeks ago.  But since it popped up on both Goodreads and Amazon, I figure it’s officially out there.  So here, yet again, is another masterful Lucy Cummins creation:

 
Big Game won’t be out until October 13, 2015.  I’ve been [...]

Exciting news from the world of publishing today!  Barnes & Noble is selling an exclusive collector’s edition of Evil Spy School!  (I’m guessing you probably figured that out from the title of this post, but it bears repeating.)  Now, you may be asking yourself, ‘What exactly is an Exclusive Collector’s Edition?’  Well, to start with, [...]

The Edgar award is the most prestigious award in mystery writing.  In fact, many people think it is more prestigious than the Oscars, Golden Globes and Nobel Peace Prize combined.  The awards are given out every year by the Mystery Writers of America.  And I have just scored my second nomination for one.  Which is [...]

When you want to be a writer, there are some things you dream about: Seeing your book on the shelves of a bookstore, hearing from readers who’ve loved your work… And getting a review in the New York Times.  Yes, there are other places that review books, but for me, the Times has always been [...]

Hey readers!  A lot of you have been emailing me with questions about Evil Spy School, the long-awaited, highly-anticipated third book in the Spy School series.  I often refer you guys to some posts I did a while back with some answers to these questions, but I just realized that those posts are almost a [...]

My avid readers out there might be aware that I’m a huge fan of Carl Hiaasen.  I first discovered Carl through his books for adults (he wasn’t writing middle grade as well back then) and was blown away by his combination of humor, crime and eco-consciousness.  His writing has certainly influenced my own.  For example, [...]

For the millions of you who are regular fans of this blog, you know that, in the past, I have made no secret of my desire to have my books spread throughout the United States.  But now, the United States appears to be fully conquered by the Gibbs Publishing machine.  There is nary a bookstore [...]