James Riley
@jamesrileyauthor.com
New York Times Bestselling author of HALF UPON A TIME, STORY THIEVES, REVENGE OF MAGIC, ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME, and THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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I'm SO THRILLED to share the news that @sourcebooks will be publishing my first graphic novel, MOVING ON, with art by the amazing Jen Lynch! I've wanted to write a comic for so many years, and I can't tell you how happy I am to have it finally happen.
September 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'm SO THRILLED to share the news that @sourcebooks will be publishing my first graphic novel, MOVING ON, with art by the amazing Jen Lynch! I've wanted to write a comic for so many years, and I can't tell you how happy I am to have it finally happen.
Book 2 of THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE (called REVENANTS RETURN ... that seems sort of ominous, huh?) will be out Feb. 3, and I'm so thrilled to share the amazing cover by Cecille Carre! Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748783...
June 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Book 2 of THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE (called REVENANTS RETURN ... that seems sort of ominous, huh?) will be out Feb. 3, and I'm so thrilled to share the amazing cover by Cecille Carre! Preorder here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748783...
I haven't even remotely processed this yet, but just found out that THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE made the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller list for Middle Grade Paperbacks today!
May 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I haven't even remotely processed this yet, but just found out that THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE made the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller list for Middle Grade Paperbacks today!
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YIPPEE‼️‼️‼️ I completely missed that my copy of The Dragon’s Apprentice by @jamesrileyauthor.com arrived yesterday and finished reading the copy I borrowed, but that’s okay I’m just happy to have my own signed copy!! <3
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April 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
YIPPEE‼️‼️‼️ I completely missed that my copy of The Dragon’s Apprentice by @jamesrileyauthor.com arrived yesterday and finished reading the copy I borrowed, but that’s okay I’m just happy to have my own signed copy!! <3
#jamesrileyauthor #thedragonsapprentice
#jamesrileyauthor #thedragonsapprentice
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TONIGHT!
DC readers! I'll be in Frederick at @curiousiguana.com on Tuesday at 6PM, Barnes and Noble in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday at 6:30 PM, and @politicsprose.bsky.social in DC on Thursday at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you there!
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
TONIGHT!
DC readers! I'll be in Frederick at @curiousiguana.com on Tuesday at 6PM, Barnes and Noble in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday at 6:30 PM, and @politicsprose.bsky.social in DC on Thursday at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you there!
March 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
DC readers! I'll be in Frederick at @curiousiguana.com on Tuesday at 6PM, Barnes and Noble in Fairfax, VA on Wednesday at 6:30 PM, and @politicsprose.bsky.social in DC on Thursday at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you there!
Aw, thanks Andrew!
Also @jamesrileyauthor.com, who has a new (funny) book coming out! His books crack up my whole family. 💓
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748762...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/748762...
The Dragon's Apprentice by James Riley: 9780593813171 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Aw, thanks Andrew!
Just over a week out, don't forget to RSVP! And if you can't make an event, several of the stores are taking preorders for signed and personalized copies for shipping. More info here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e...
Tour dates for THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE! Come out and say hi if you're in the DC or Boston areas. RVSP links on my site here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e... Hope to see you there! @curiousiguana.com @politicsprose.bsky.social @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just over a week out, don't forget to RSVP! And if you can't make an event, several of the stores are taking preorders for signed and personalized copies for shipping. More info here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e...
Coming April 1st! Preorders available here: bit.ly/3DycyeM
March 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Coming April 1st! Preorders available here: bit.ly/3DycyeM
This is a great reminder
I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.
March 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is a great reminder
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If you like magic, mayhem, and sassy dragons, you'll love THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE.
Come on down to The Castle in Beverly for an author event with @JamesRileyauthor.com
Register for this free event here:
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Come on down to The Castle in Beverly for an author event with @JamesRileyauthor.com
Register for this free event here:
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March 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you like magic, mayhem, and sassy dragons, you'll love THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE.
Come on down to The Castle in Beverly for an author event with @JamesRileyauthor.com
Register for this free event here:
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Come on down to The Castle in Beverly for an author event with @JamesRileyauthor.com
Register for this free event here:
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Quick tour update: If you can't make any of the store events, the following stores have offered to take online preorders so I can sign and personalize copies for you at the event, and the store will ship them to you afterwards:
March 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Quick tour update: If you can't make any of the store events, the following stores have offered to take online preorders so I can sign and personalize copies for you at the event, and the store will ship them to you afterwards:
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Can't wait! Join us for our book signing with James Riley on April 1 in the store from 6 pm-7 pm!
Tour dates for THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE! Come out and say hi if you're in the DC or Boston areas. RVSP links on my site here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e... Hope to see you there! @curiousiguana.com @politicsprose.bsky.social @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Can't wait! Join us for our book signing with James Riley on April 1 in the store from 6 pm-7 pm!
Tour dates for THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE! Come out and say hi if you're in the DC or Boston areas. RVSP links on my site here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e... Hope to see you there! @curiousiguana.com @politicsprose.bsky.social @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Tour dates for THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE! Come out and say hi if you're in the DC or Boston areas. RVSP links on my site here: jamesrileyauthor.com/tour-dates-e... Hope to see you there! @curiousiguana.com @politicsprose.bsky.social @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @belmontbooks.bsky.social
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
Did a very fun interview with Bob and Anna on the Mercer County Library System's Behind the Books podcast a few weeks ago, that I'm very late in sharing. Link below, where you can find great interviews with both authors and library personnel: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mcl...
When Worlds Intersect - Interview with James Riley by Behind the Books
Dave Troutt, from the Information Technology Department, join Bob and Anna to talk about his job as Website Administrator for MCLS. New York Times best selling author, James Riley, discusses writing ...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Did a very fun interview with Bob and Anna on the Mercer County Library System's Behind the Books podcast a few weeks ago, that I'm very late in sharing. Link below, where you can find great interviews with both authors and library personnel: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mcl...
Great series, great store!
Signed-book alert! 🚨
There are a bunch of newly signed copies of Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One, and its sequel, Break the Game, at Scrawl Books in #Reston, VA.
It’s a fabulous #indiebookstore. Check it out. ❤️
There are a bunch of newly signed copies of Spellbinders: The Not-So-Chosen One, and its sequel, Break the Game, at Scrawl Books in #Reston, VA.
It’s a fabulous #indiebookstore. Check it out. ❤️
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Great series, great store!
SO excited to talk about this: The first edition of THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE paperback will have this amazing art on the edges of the pages, all around the book! I love how it came out, and can't wait to see it in person. #kidlit #middlegrade #fantasy
November 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
SO excited to talk about this: The first edition of THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE paperback will have this amazing art on the edges of the pages, all around the book! I love how it came out, and can't wait to see it in person. #kidlit #middlegrade #fantasy
And my most serious series had to be REVENGE OF MAGIC, a five book series about magic returning to the world (with all that entails), through the eyes of kids in a government-run school for magic.
www.simonandschuster.com/series/The-R...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/The-R...
November 8, 2024 at 7:15 PM
And my most serious series had to be REVENGE OF MAGIC, a five book series about magic returning to the world (with all that entails), through the eyes of kids in a government-run school for magic.
www.simonandschuster.com/series/The-R...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/The-R...
My first series was a fractured fairy tale trilogy called HALF UPON A TIME, where I had fun mixing all the different fairy tale characters together to mess up each other's stories. Epic and funny, it's some readers' favorites of mine:
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Half-...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Half-...
November 8, 2024 at 7:10 PM
My first series was a fractured fairy tale trilogy called HALF UPON A TIME, where I had fun mixing all the different fairy tale characters together to mess up each other's stories. Epic and funny, it's some readers' favorites of mine:
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Half-...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Half-...
Hello to all my new followers! I've written a few series for kids, including what's probably my best known, STORY THIEVES, a five book series about a half-fictional girl who can jump into books, and all the fun ways THAT can go badly.:
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Story...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Story...
November 8, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Hello to all my new followers! I've written a few series for kids, including what's probably my best known, STORY THIEVES, a five book series about a half-fictional girl who can jump into books, and all the fun ways THAT can go badly.:
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Story...
www.simonandschuster.com/series/Story...
I've been waiting to make this my first post for so long now! I'm finally allowed to show off the cover to THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE, art by Cecile Carre, the first book in a new series about a girl who accidentally summons a dragon who teaches her magic! #kidlit
August 7, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I've been waiting to make this my first post for so long now! I'm finally allowed to show off the cover to THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE, art by Cecile Carre, the first book in a new series about a girl who accidentally summons a dragon who teaches her magic! #kidlit