This week, we’re joined by a middle grade superstar: Jeff Kinney, the evil genius behind the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The fourteenth book in the series – Wrecking Ball – recently released, and it finds our hapless hero, Greg Heffley, at the center of another fine mess.

If you have or know of any kid who’s been in elementary or middle school over the past 12 years, you are likely WELL aware of this series. Kinney has been cranking out a new book every year, and I’m not ashamed to say that I enjoy the heck out of them (even though it’s been a year or two since I was in middle school).

On this episode, I talk to Jeff about the new book, keeping Greg the same age forever, writing an unlikable protagonist, finding influence in Lincoln Peirce’s Big Nate, and owning an honest-to-goodness bookstore.

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• Jeff Kinney is online here and on Twitter here.
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• Jamie is on Twitter and Instagram as @theroarbots.