Even when Kinney's "family didn’t have a lot of money,” the author said he always bought his sons something to read ...

Jeff Kinney, author/illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, talks about his journey to becoming an author during a book tour stop at Skano Elementary School Nov. 13, 2014, in Clifton Park. On ...

Sharing the plot of the 20th “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book had him cringing at the memory of ruining a birthday surprise. Also surprising: the O.J. Simpson book on his shelves. Credit...Rebecca Clarke ...

Four live-action adaptations of the beloved book series were produced before the franchise pivoted to animation.

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” author Jeff Kinney has been contemplating mortality. Specifically, Greg Heffley’s. In “Partypooper,” Kinney’s latest “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book (out now from Abrams), ...

Massachusetts' own Jeff Kinney has been publishing his bestselling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" novels for nearly two decades. Later this year, the series will reach a milestone 20th installment with the ...