WASHINGTON — As the girl moved toward her, arms outstretched, Rachel Renée Russell needed a beat to react. She had rarely, if ever, experienced this with students. Kids sometimes sought hugs at ...

We had the opportunity to meet and interview the authors and illustrator of the “Dork Diaries” and “Max Crumbly” series, authors Rachel Renée Russell and her daughters, Nikki Russell and Erin Russell, ...

Being a "dork" may not be a title most people embrace, but the Russell family has turned that into a hugely profitable business. Rachel Renée Russell is the author of the hit graphic novels, "Dork ...

For a self-described “dork,” Nikki Maxwell sure has a lot of followers. Over the past decade, the middle-school protagonist of Rachel Renée Russell’s blockbuster “Dork Diaries” series has starred in ...

Who said Dorks finish last? Not so in the world of Rachel Renee Russell’s “Dork Diaries” — the recipient of the 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for children. The New York Time’s ...

On the heels of her bestselling Dork Diaries books – the series boasts 20 million copies in print worldwide – Rachel Renée Russell is preparing to launch The Misadventures of Max Crumbly, a new series ...

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It's no secret that the middle school experience can be not so fabulous, and that's particularly true for the teen at the center of Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life. The book, the first ...

The 15th title in the bestselling Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renée Russell will release this year. The upcoming book will be the 15th in the series and titled 'I Love Paris!'. It will be published ...

WASHINGTON — As the girl moved toward her, arms outstretched, Rachel Renée Russell needed a beat to react. She had rarely, if ever, experienced this with students. Kids sometimes sought hugs at ...