BookPeople Presents: Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell - Dork Diaries

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Fri Nov 21 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

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BookPeople | Austin, TX

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BookPeople welcomes Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell to celebrate the release of Dork Diaries #1 Full-Color Edition.
About this Event

Please welcome Rachel Renée Russell and Nikki Russell to celebrate Dork Diaries #1 Full-Color Edition: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life!

This event is free and open to the public.

  • Start time: 5:00 P.M.
  • Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
  • Location: The second floor of BookPeople.

The author and illustrator will be signing and personalizing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.

  • To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.

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  • Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • If you have any other questions, please visit our Eventbrite FAQ. If your question isn't covered in the FAQ, feel free to email us at [email protected].
  • All event guidelines are subject to change.
  • BookPeople reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary.
  • There will not be a live stream or recording available.

About the book:

With brand-new, full-color illustrations, the book that started the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series comes alive in full bloom and geared for a new modern middle grade audience.

New school. New life. New drama.

New edition in AMAZING FULL COLOR!

THINK GUMBALLS, RAINBOWS, AND CANDY! Nikki Maxwell’s very first diary, filled with drama, tears, and lots of laughs (sometimes snotty ones!) is now filled with SQUEE-worthy new bright, vibrant, candy-colored art! OMG!

About the author:

Rachel Renée Russell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dork Diaries, an international blockbuster series chronicling the life and misadventures of middle school students, Nikki Maxwell and her best friends Chloe and Zoey. With humor and wit, Rachel’s books encourage tweens to embrace their individuality and always let their inner dork shine through. The Dork Diaries series has been translated into forty-two languages worldwide and its characters are as diverse as the millions of tweens who read the books. With more than fifty-five million books in print, the series has garnered such honors as two Kids’ Book Choice Awards, an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, the Milner Award for Children’s Literature, and a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Book of the Year nomination. Rachel is also the author of a second New York Times bestselling series, The Misadventures of Max Crumbly, which received a Kids’ Book Choice Award. Her daughter, Nikki Russell, is the illustrator for both book series. The mother-daughter team has released nineteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers.

By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople.

Thank you for supporting Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell, and your local independent bookstore!

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