Harry Potter ripped me off!

Okay, here's the cover of my new book, The Drake Equation (from Disney Hyperion). It'll be available in the spring.

And HERE'S the new ebook cover for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow:

We can all see what's going on here, right? Rowling's publisher is hoping to get better sails by imitating my book! The only other explanation is that this is a totally random coincidence with no meaning whatsoever... Nah, that can't be it!

"Going off the rails on a crazy Twain..."

"They see me Rowling, they hating." Nice. Via.

Where's Rick Riordan?

According to Forbes, these are the world’s best-paid authors over the last 12 months.

1.) J.K. Rowling made $300 million last year, which averages out to more than $820,000 a day (or $9.50 every second).
2.) James Patterson is a distant second with $50 million. (Muscle up!)
3.) Stephen King: $45 mill.
4.) Tom Clancy (right): $35 mill.
5.) Danielle Steel: $30 mill.
6.) John Grisham and Dean Koontz (tie): $25 mill.
8.) Ken Follett: $20 mill.
9.) Janet Evanovich: $17 mill.
10.) Nicholas Sparks: $16 mill.
(I'm on the extended list at number 859,072.)