Patrick Carman is the award-winning author of over 40 books for young adults and children. He has over five million books in print in 26 languages. He has spoken live to over a million young readers at 3000+ schools across the country.

Patrick is the founder of PC Studio, Inc., a digital agency with clients including Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Harper Collins. PC Studio projects have generated over $100 million in revenue with over 50 million books in print.

Mr. Carman is a co-founder of GoKidGo, a narrative podcast company for kids with over 20 million downloads across a dozen shows. In the adult podcast space, Patrick has created #1, Ambie-nominated scripted podcasts for iHeart and Audible with millions of listens.

Patrick Carman’s books for young adults and children are published by Scholastic, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, and Little Brown Books For Young Readers. His bestselling books and series include The Land of Elyon, Atherton, 39 Clues, Floors, Thirteen Days to Midnight,  Pulse, 3:15, Fizzopolis, Mr. Gedrick and Me, Towervale, and Skeleton Creek.

Mr. Carman spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, running, mountain biking, flyfishing, doing crosswords, watching movies, following his favorite sports teams, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with his family. Patrick grew up in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Willamette University. His birthday is February 27th, 1966.

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