I wasn't really conscious about 'The 39 Clues' movie when I wrote 'The Black Circle.'

There's something really fun about being scared, and I guess that was at least part of why I wanted to film certain scenes from my new book, 'Skeleton Creek.'

'Skeleton Creek' is like nothing you've ever read before because it's a book and a movie at the same time.

Getting to the point where I was ready to write a book has been about a 20-year journey of being, really honestly, too afraid to try - which I think is pretty common for people who are trying to write a large piece of fiction.

Yes, we're pretty into books around my house. We have lots and lots of books around. We have TV, but really no one ever watches it.

Like most people, there are things I love about Amazon. It's cheap, it's fast, and it's at my doorstep. But Amazon will never replace the important role my local indie plays in my community.