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Tour Dates and Other News for August 1

Here’s a round-up of the latest news, including virtual tour dates for Tehlor Kay Mejia’s PAOLA SANTIAGO and Rick’s TOWER OF NERO tour.

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears has gotten four starred reviews and a huge amount of buzz already! It is published Tuesday, Aug. 4, and you can attend a virtual tour stop below to “meet” Tehlor and get a book! This is the perfect summer read if you like mysteries, ghost stories and great characters. Most recently, School Library Journal has called it “a warm, thrilling Mexican American ­adventure. An essential purchase.”

Oct 7, Boston – Brookline Booksmith – Event time is 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT

http://newmediatouring.com/artist/rick-riordan/

Oct 8, New York – Books of Wonder – Event time is 6:00 PM ET/5:00 PM CT/4:00 PM MT/3:00 PM PT

https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming/virtual-launch-week-event-for-the-tower-of-nero-by-rick-riordan

https://www.crowdcast.io/booksofwonder

Oct 9, Washington, DC – Politics & Prose – Event time is 6:00 PM ET/5:00 PM CT/4:00 PM MT/3:00 PM PT

https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/pp-live-rick-riordan-tower-of-nero

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-rick-riordan-the-tower-of-nero-tickets-115431914965

Oct 10, Atlanta (Decatur) – Little Shop of Stories – Event time is 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rick-riordan-virtual-event-with-special-guest-tba-tickets-115499322583

Oct. 11, Houston – Blue Willow Bookshop – Event time is 4:00 PM ET/3:00 PM CT/2:00 PM MT/1:00 PM PT

https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/event/rick-riordan-tower-nero

Oct. 12, Barnes & Noble – Event time is 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT

Oct. 13, San Francisco (Menlo Park) – Kepler’s – Event time is 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT/ 6:00 PM MT/5:00 PM PT

https://www.keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal/2020/10/13/rick-riordan

Oct. 14, Books A Million – Event time is 4:00 PM ET/3:00 PM CT/2:00 PM MT/1:00 PM PT

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/7k49jr7d

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Will Rick Riordan survive The Tower of Nero virtual tour?

Eight virtual stops and eleven very special and cunning guests stand in the way! Celebrate the epic conclusion to The Trials of Apollo series, October 7 thru 14.

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The Dark Prophecy

The Burning Maze

The Tyrant’s Tomb

The Tower of Nero

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Mark Oshiro previews ‘The Sun and the Star’ book tour, reflects on collaboration with Rick Riordan

With the Sun and the Star book tour right around the corner, we spoke with Mark Oshiro about collaborating with Rick Riordan and if anyone’s guessed what’ll happen in Nico di Angelo’s first solo novel.

I recently had a chance to interview Mark Oshiro about their latest novel, Into the light , a young adult thriller that centers on a transracial adoptee and the difficulty he faces when he’s forced to strike out on his own. Read my full Into the Light book review .

Of course, as a major Percy Jackson fan, I couldn’t walk away from my chat with Mark without talking about their collaboration with Rick Riordan on The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure . Nico has been a fan-favorite character for years, and readers were ecstatic to learn that he’d be getting his own book.

You can listen to the Sun and the Star potion of the Mark Oshiro interview on Prophecy Radio: A Percy Jackson Podcast episode #77 . This is a continuation of the Into the Light interview, and the subsequent transcription below has been edited for clarity.

The Sun and the Star hits store shelves on May 2, 2023, and both Rick and Mark will be in attendance for the book tour, from May 2-6, across the United States. I made sure to ask Mark what we can expect, what their overall experience has been like, and what they’re most excited to do once the book has been published.

Interview with Mark Oshiro for ‘The Sun and the Star’

And speaking about other dreams coming true, I have to ask about The Sun and the Star .

Well, hold on. Because here’s the wild part about this. Because someone asked me this. This kid at a school visit not too long ago was like, ‘Oh, was writing Percy Jackson a dream come true?’ And I was like, ‘No, because none of us ever thought it was ever gonna be a thing!’ So no, that’s not a dream I ever entertained at all. I mean, it has become very dream-like. I certainly do not think it’s real. Every day, I’m like, no, this is an extremely long prank that will be revealed on May 2.

That would be so devastating.

But I would also respect that. Are you kidding? I would be like, good job. Because I did write the book. So it’s not like I fake-wrote the book. Oh my God. I would be like, you know what? You earned it. Good job.

When it was announced, I remember watching the live stream of Rick’s Daughter of the Deep book tour, and him announcing you as his co-author, and I was like… Wait, wait, wait. It took so long to actually process it, but I really hope that it’s not a long con trick because that would make me so sad.

Oh, it’s very not. As many pieces as are a part of this thing? Oh God. I was so nervous during that livestream because I was just there watching it, but I knew that’s when the announcement [would happen], and I mean, you know the Percy Jackson fandom. There are few fandoms as unhinged and funny as they are, and my phone overheated twice that night. I remember it was in the evening, like it was a Barnes and Noble event, maybe, or something like that, and I had to turn my phone off twice because of Percy Jackson fans sending me memes. And being so funny. I think my header on Twitter is one of those reactions.

Yep, I just saw it again the other day, and I was laughing at it. I remember all of those things happening, and it was just so fun to watch.

Yeah, and it has been so fun getting to interact with Percy Jackson fans who have just opened their arms. I think because, at the core of it, what I hope is happening here is they’re like, ‘Oh, they’re one of us.’ Like, this person is clearly, you know, sh*t-posting their way through life, but also deeply cares about these characters and the series or whatnot. And so, I always like to be right in the middle road of like, ‘I do deeply care about this, but I will also make a joke about literally anything in the world,’ and I feel like, if you’re a Percy Jackson stan, that’s who you are. You care about the series so much, but it’s okay to make fun of things. It’s okay to make fun of ourselves. Like, we have a sense of humor about it, and I really like that about the fandom. So, it has been deeply surreal.

And, of course, you’re gonna be meeting a lot of those fans in person on the tour. I’m so excited to see what you and Rick talk about. Rick’s slideshows are legendary. They’re always so funny.

You have no idea. The basic thing has been written. Oh God. I can literally look at—I don’t want to look. I almost want to be—no. [Struggles internally] We are going to practice it, because this is the first time we’re both doing things to it. There are so many fun photos in it, and I think it might be—because I’ve seen a few of the slideshows over the years—I think it might be my favorite slideshow. I’m biased, I know. But the sheer chaos of it is so good. And I really love this! I love that Rick and his team have also opened their arms to me, and they’re like, you’re gonna be part of this wild, wacky process, and we want to make sure you feel like you are an even part of it as well. I mean, even from the beginning… I haven’t really talked about this, and I’d love to talk about it with you, which is that, even from the beginning, Rick was like, ‘Your name has to be on the book the same size as mine. It has to be on the spine. You are getting paid the same as me. Everything is split down the middle. You are going to be part of [it].’ Every decision made about the book, I am involved in all of them. It’s like, sometimes I get an email that’s like, ‘Oh, you know, we want your approval on this thing.’ And I’m like, ‘Do you really want my approval? Like, are you sure?’ And they do care. And it’s so genuine, and it has made my love for this series and these people grow a million times more than it already was. You know, I always tell people, in this past two years since working with the team, they walk the walk, they talk the talk. It is not a facade. They are genuinely, deeply caring, very thoughtful people, and I’m just really, really excited just for y’all to see what we did.

I mean, as a fan, that’s so important too, just knowing that it’s such a collaborative process and all of that.

And it’s been that way from the beginning, like no question at all. I’m pretty sure that was said in the first meeting. From the beginning.

You had an Instagram live a while ago where you talked about how you hadn’t seen any fans correctly guess what’s going to happen in this book, and I think everyone’s taken that as a challenge.

And they’re still wrong. No one’s right. Not one even remotely close. One person has guessed *a* thing, but it’s like, 25 percent. And you have to understand, when I did the audition, and I have talked about this… Well, I hope I talked about it publicly. If not, you’re the first person to know. Because I still had to audition for the project. I got the outline for the whole book. And I would say the outline is more like, I don’t know, 80 to 90 of what actually made it in. It didn’t change all that much. It’s all the stuff in between that sort of changed, and we both got to make up things. But I remember reading it and just being like, I would have never guessed that in a million years. Like, never in a billion, million, million, quadrillion years. That’s the fun thing about it—it is getting to see Rick’s brain work and watching a Percy Jackson book literally be built from the ground up. Just as a writer, from a craft perspective, I was like, ‘This is incredible.’ So currently, no, y’all. Y’all are still wrong. Completely wrong about this book. I think it’s going to be really exciting to see reactions. Like, I’m really excited.

Related: Everything we know about ‘The Sun and the Star’ by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

If I don’t see you in Boston, I am going to try to set up an interview on the podcast specifically for The Sun and the Star , so then you have to come back and we can just gush about Percy Jackson.

Yes, and I can finally talk spoilers. This is still recording, so I’ll say this [on record]. You know, I think that part is the thing I’m really excited to do, is to actually be able to [talk spoilers]. Like, I can talk about Into the Light to some extent in an interview. I am actually a little worried about how to talk about The Sun and the Star without spoiling things, and I just want to talk about all the nerdy things that I got to put in there. The nerdy things that Rick got to put in there. I think it’s going to be really fun to see people try to guess who came up with what because I think you’re all going to be wrong about that too. And I’m really, really, really excited to talk about that stuff.

‘The Sun and the Star’ publishes on May 2, 2023.

Pre-order The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro from Disney Books , Bookshop.org , Book Depository , or Amazon . You can also add it to your Goodreads list .

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Rick Riordan, Guest Authors Join Virtual Tour for Release of “The Tower of Nero”

Fans of all ages can celebrate the epic conclusion to Rick Riordan’s The Trials of Apollo  series and possibly meet the man himself as he heads out on a virtual tour.  

What’s Happening:

• Bestselling author, Rick Riordan is about to embark on a virtual tour as the final book in The Trials of Apollo  series makes its debut.
• Between October 7-14, Rick Riordan  and eleven very special and cunning guests will make eight virtual stops across the country to talk with fans about Apollo, Camp Half-Blood, and other exciting aspects of the beloved series.

• The fifth and final book focusing on Apollo (who’s been cast out of Olympus and is now a mortal teenager), The Tower of Nero  can be pre-ordered  and will be available on October 6th.

Rick Riordan with Carlos Hernandez | Brookline Booksmith, Boston, MA at 7pm ET

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• October 7 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with Kwame Mbalia | Books of Wonder, New York, NY at 6pm ET

• October 8 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with Yoon Ha Lee | Politics & Prose, Washington, DC at 6pm ET

• October 9 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with Roshani Chokshi | Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, GA at 7pm ET

• October 10 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, Roseanne A. Brown, Daniel José Older | Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX at 3pm CT

• October 11 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with Tehlor Kay Mejia | Barnes & Noble at 7pm ET

• Purchase the Barnes & Noble exclusive with signed bookplate edition of The Tower of Nero by Octoberober 7 to receive a link and passcode for the event.
• October 12 – Sold Out

Rick Riordan with Rebecca Roanhorse | Kepler’s, Menlo Park, CA at 5pm PT

• October 13 – Get Tickets

Rick Riordan with J.C. Cervantes | Books-A-Million at 3pm CT

• October 14 – Get Tickets

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians

by Rick Riordan

In his continuing quest to earn college recommendation letters from the gods, Percy has to pet sit the goddess Hecate’s polecat and giant mastiff during Halloween week. What could go wrong?

• Released 9/24/24
• Book Length 288
• ISBN 978-1368107631

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More About Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Rick Riordan’s newest Percy Jackson adventure is full of hilarious set pieces, a diverse cast of gods and monsters, and many other delightful tricks and treats.

Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in order to get into New Rome University. He earned his first one by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. Now the goddess Hecate has offered Percy another “opportunity”—all he has to do is pet sit her polecat, Gale, and mastiff, Hecuba, over Halloween week while she is away. Piece of cake, right?

Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate’s seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can’t resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Gale and Hecuba escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate’s pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It’s going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.

Books in the series

The Lightning Thief Reissue

The Sea of Monsters Reissue

The Titan's Curse Reissue

The Battle of the Labyrinth Reissue

The Last Olympian Reissue

The Lightning Thief

The Sea of Monsters

The Titan’s Curse

The Battle of the Labyrinth

The Last Olympian

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The Percy Jackson Coloring Book

The Lightning Thief: Illustrated Edition

The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel

The Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel

The Titan’s Curse: The Graphic Novel

Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes

Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods

The Demigod Files

The Ultimate Guide

The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel

The Last Olympian: The Graphic Novel

Percy Jackson Demigod Collection

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Huge Rumored Season 2 Update Still Hasn’t Tuned Down Fans’ Biggest Complaint From the Disney Plus Show

C atering to the on-screen longevity that fans of the Percy Jackson book series have been manifesting for years, Rick Riordan’s 2023 Percy Jackson and the Olympians television series got renewed for season 2. Releasing weekly episodes after season 1’s two-part premiere, the Disney+ show confirmed working on the second season.

However, despite the confirmation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2, a tentative release date was yet to be announced. Therefore, Cosmic Marvel recently dropped a post on X alleging that the second season will reportedly start filming from August 1, 2024, until January 30, 2025. Although this supposed announcement sparked excitement among fans, it also witnessed public outrage over one issue that is yet to be resolved.

Updates Surrounding Disney’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The excitement surrounding Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney+ is palpable, with fans eagerly awaiting news about Season 2 . After the initial installment arrived on December 20, 2023, in celebration of Percy Jackson’s birthday, Season 2 of the series was confirmed in February 2024.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 2 News: Who Plays Zeus and Kronos in the Hit Disney Show?

However, since then there has been little to no update regarding the production or tentative release date for Percy Jackson and the Olympians S2. That’s when recently, Cosmic Marvel shared a reported post on X, updating fans about the production tenure and location of the show.

While the post reported that Percy Jackson and the Olympians S2 will allegedly begin filming on August 1, 2024, and wrap up by January 30, 2025, the author of the Percy Jackson book series Rick Riordan had announced the same. Updating fans via his blog post, Riordan mentioned,

Sadly, I will not be doing an in-person tour for this book in the fall. We anticipate being back at work producing season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians by then, if all goes according to plan, and also, to be honest, I kind of want a breather from touring!

Therefore, it seems there are high hopes for the highly anticipated Disney+ series to begin filming season 2 in August 2024. Exciting

The Delicate Balance Between Fan Urgency and Quality Expectations

As the reported update of Percy Jackson and the Olympians S2 production date hit social media, fans expressed their excitement about the same. However, amid positive reports, a few enthusiasts are still voicing their biggest complaints regarding the prevailing production delays. Considering that the show won’t be releasing anytime soon, despite exhilarating updates, fans urge faster releases without compromising quality.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians vs Tom Hiddleston’s Loki 2: The Result Will Shock Marvel Fans

Many viewers of popular shows are currently facing this particular dilemma, craving more and quicker releases while maintaining high standards. But unfortunately, it’s a delicate balance that creators and producers strive to achieve.

While the solution lies in finding a balance between production time and fan satisfaction, Rick Riordan informed fans via his website about his team’s commitment to bringing the characters to the screen in a faithful way.

When you watch any show, you are watching the collective vision and creative input of an entire team. That said, everyone involved is committed to bringing the Percy Jackson story to the screen in a faithful way, but also adding value and depth with glimpses into the characters’ lives and backstories so that even fans who have read the books hundreds of times will find new enjoyment and a few surprises.

While fans have been urging for quicker releases while maintaining high standards and quality, Rick Riordan informed how he and his team have been working on meeting fans’ expectations.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians is available on Disney+.