Tucson Festival of Books

R.L. Stine (he/him/his)



Dan Nelken

R.L. Stine is the creator of the Goosebumps series, which has more than 400 million copies in print worldwide. Goosebumps is one of the bestselling children's series of all-time and inspired a popular television show and a feature film. His other popular children's books include the series Fear Street, Mostly Ghostly,"The Nightmare Room and Rotten School, and his picture books, with Marc Brown, featuring "The Little Shop of Monsters," "Mary McScary" and "Why Did the Monster Cross the Road?" His newest release is "One Night at Camp Bigfoot."

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Awards: Edgar Award, Tucson Festival of Books Founder's Award


Scheduled events:
Books Kids Love: Read One, Get 'Em All
Join three mega-selling authors who have created series that kids love, from Goosebumps to Judy Moody to InvestiGators. They continue to create new series that invite children to read them all, including House of Shivers, S.U.I.T., and Fairy Door Diaries.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: John Patrick Green, Megan McDonald, R.L. Stine
Moderator: Alyson Beecher
Journey to the House of Shivers
In this conversation, R.L. Stine shares the story of how he came to create Goosebumps, what inspires his work, and his current House of Shivers series. Goosebumps is one of the bestselling children's series of all-time and inspired a popular television show and a feature film.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: R.L. Stine
Moderator: Jordan Kominsky

Books:
One Night at Camp Bigfoot (Goosebumps House of Shivers #6)
Children
Scholastic, Incorporated
March 2026
ISBN 9781546166030
160 pages
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Scariest. Book. Ever. (Goosebumps House of Shivers #1)
Children
Scholastic, Incorporated
September 2023
ISBN 9781339014982
160 pages
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