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The Olivia Rodrigo “96 Facts” Book Comes Out on Tuesday Oct 7th!
The next “96 Facts” book will come out from Penguin Random House on Tuesday October 7th, 2025. That book is called 96 Facts About Olivia Rodrigo.
Like all of the previous “96 Facts” books, this one was written by yours truly and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About Olivia Rodrigo:
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Olivia Rodrigo. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for Livies.
The book is available for preorder HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Also, I talk about the entire “96 Facts” series in this “Book Q&A” interview with fellow author Deborah Kalb.
And to see all of the other books I’ve written for Penguin Random House, click HERE.
I’m Going To Be On A Panel At SDCC!
San Diego Comic Con is happening next week, and I’ll be appearing on a SDCC panel called “Writing Nonfiction About Fiction: Coffee Table Book Writers Roundtable.” It’s happening on Saturday July 26th, 2025 from 4:30-5:30pm, in Room 29CD.
The panel will be moderated by Andrew Farago, and aside from yours truly, the other panelists will be Jerry Beck, Matt Murray, and Russ Burlingame. All of us are pop culture historians, and all of us have a lot to say. During the panel, we’ll discuss what it’s like writing nonfiction books about movies, TV shows, comic books, video games, toys, and animation.
Here’s the official description of the event:
Reading comic books and watching cartoons all day is hard work! Honest! Animation legend Jerry Beck, official Smurfologist Matt Murray, pop culture writer Russ Burlingame (Best Movie Ever), writer/comedian Arie Kaplan (From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books), and A Minecraft Movie chronicler Andrew Farago discuss the perils and pitfalls of writing nonfiction books about movies, comics, video games, toys, and cartoons.
For more info, click HERE.
The Beyoncé “96 Facts” Book Is Out NOW!
Hey, guess what? The tenth book in the “96 Facts” series – 96 Facts About Beyoncé – came out TODAY. And as with all of the previous “96 Facts” books, 96 Facts About Beyoncé was written by me and illustrated by the amazing Risa Rodil.
Here’s the official publisher description of 96 Facts About Beyoncé:
The ultimate fact book and journal for fans of Beyoncé. Packed with fun facts, quick quizzes, and bonus pages for journaling, this is a must-have for any members of the BeyHive.
96 Facts About Beyoncé is available in bookstores everywhere. But you can also buy it HERE, HERE, and HERE.
(If you click on the Amazon link, you can even see a few brief excerpts from the book!)
To find out more about 96 Facts About Beyoncé, check out this blog post.
To find out about the ninth book in the series – 96 Facts About the G.O.A.T. Athletes – check out this blog post.
And I talk about the entire “96 Facts” series in this “Book Q&A” interview with fellow author Deborah Kalb.
If you’d like see ALL of the books I’ve written for Penguin Random House – even the ones that have nothing to do with pop music or organized professional team sports – click HERE.
And when you get a chance, you should also check out the “96 Facts About…” page of my website.