A celebration kit is now available for download. This is designed for bookstores that would like to hold a release party for Last Olympian, but anyone can use it!

Ten days until the release of The Last Olympian! Rick will be at BookPeople in Austin, Texas on launch day, May 5. Where will you be?

Check percyjacksonbooks.com for this week’s video sneak peek of The Last Olympian. This week: Nico di Angelo, son of Hades.

Just announced at the MO Association of School Librarians, The Lightning Thief won the 2008 Mark Twain Award, and The Sea of Monsters won the 2009 Mark Twain. In 37 years, Rick is the first author to ever win the award twice in a row! Rick will be in St. Louis on 5/15.

Disney-Hyperion’s site, PercyJacksonBooks.Com, has just been updated with a new video section and a forum for fans. Check it out!

The 39 Clues celebrates week 5 on the New York Times children’s series bestseller list. Book four by Jude Watson, Beyond the Grave, comes out June 2 and is now available for pre-order. Go, Amy and Dan!

Visit Disney-Hyperion’s Percy Jackson website to enter the sweepstakes: “Are You the Last Olympian?” You could win a Disney cruise vacation for four.

Watch Rick read from chapter one of the Last Olympian on YouTube. The book will be released May 5, one month from today!