Percy Jackson & the Olympians celebrates 122 weeks on the New York Times children’s series bestseller list, this week at #5, while 39 Clues hits #4 on the list in its 26th week. Also congrats to Jeff Kinney, whose fabulous Diary of a Wimpy Kid series rules the list this week at #1!

Publishers Weekly interviews Rick about his new Egyptian series, The Kane Chronicles, and the first book The Red Pyramid, out 5/4/10.

Just announced: Rick’s new series The Kane Chronicles, about siblings Carter and Sadie Kane battling Ancient Egyptian gods in the modern world, will launch May 4, 2010 with the first book: The Red Pyramid.

Rick will appear with four other 39 Clues authors in a live ‘Advanced Agent Training‘ webcast hosted by Whoopi Goldberg on Nov. 2. Teachers are welcome to sign in and watch with their classes.

A hardcover boxed set of the Percy Jackson series will be available in stores on Oct. 13. The set comes in a camp ‘trunk’ and features a map of Camp Half-Blood inside. Order from an IndieBound store near you, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.

Watch Patrick Carman talk about 39 Clues with Al Roker’s Book Club for Kids this Friday, 9/25, on NBC’s Today Show.

Rick will appear at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Rick Riordan will be honored with the Bookend Award at the Texas Book Festival, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Previous recipients include Sandra Cisneros, Louis Sachar and Cormac McCarthy. Check the festival site for more info.

Al Roker’s Book Club on NBC’s Today Show has picked Patrick Carman’s 39 Clues: The Black Circle for their next read!

Thanks to all the fans who sent birthday wishes to Percy! His birthday in the last book is given as August 18. I’m sure Percy enjoyed some blue cake and a good time with his friends at Camp Half-Blood.