It was announced in the Hollywood Reporter today that 20th Century Fox Animation has optioned the film rights to The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom. Chernin Entertainment, which produced Rise of the Planet of the Apes is attached to produce.
New York Magazine has honored The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom with a spot on its Approval Matrix. Bits of pop culture are graphed out on a range from “Highbrow” to “Lowbrow” and “Brilliant” to “Despicable.” Hero’s Guide landed nicely in the Lowbrow and Brilliant quadrant. Huzzah!
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom gets a very nice write-up in the Wall Street Journal. Full text on the Reviews page of this site.
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom gets a recommendation from Education Week’s “Book Whisperer,” Donalyn Miller. Plus, you’ll find a guest post of mine on her blog.
Click here for my very first video interview, in which I answer questions from Misty, of TheBookRat.com. As is true of many people, I hate the way I look and sound on camera, so I, myself, won’t be viewing this interview any more. But by all means, please give if a go. In it, I reveal some teaser info about Hero’s Guide Book II.