UPDATE: Sorry — the advance copies are gone! If you want an advance copy of Barry’s new book, BOY TOY, it’s easy to get one. The publisher is giving away a limited quantity of ARCs (Advance Reading Copies). Basically, you just get in touch with them and they send it to you! Couldn’t be easier, [...]

One of the coolest aspects of the Texas Tour was meeting Professor Bill Monroe of the University of Houston. Why? Because Professor Monroe actually used The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl in one of his courses! Pretty cool — the book hasn’t even been out a year and it’s already enshrined in the [...]

As you know, the book will be published in Australia shortly. We thought we’d show off the Australian cover. At first blush, it’s not all that different from the American cover (why mess with what works, right?), but there are the tiny touches and details that reveal it’s a foreign edition…and those of us stationed [...]

It was a busy weekend for Barry, who — after attending the Teen Book Festival — hopped in a car and drove an hour or so away to Oswego, NY and the river’s end bookstore. Banna Rubinow of river’s end was a big fan of the book and when she found out that Barry was [...]

Barry attended the Teen Book Festival in Fairport, NY on Saturday, March 31. The event was a huge success, with hundreds of teens and their families turning out for the chance to meet eleven YA authors, including heavyweights like Tamora Pierce and Lauren Myracle. Barry gave a presentation titled “Geekery: An Analysis,” which looks at [...]