The next month, the first "Dork Diaries" book, "Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life," debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. “It was,” Rachel says, “like a miracle.” ...

Read 'Dork Diaries' With NPR's Backseat Book Club Teenager Nikki Maxwell chronicles her "not-so-fabulous life" as the new girl at a fancy school in Rachel Renee Russell's Dork Diaries series.

'Dork Diaries': As the YA franchise's ninth book lands today, here's a peek behind the family's bestselling empire.

Dork Diaries is making its return — in full color!. The first book in the popular middle grade series, first released in 2009, is illustrated by author Rachel Renee Russell's daughter, Nikki.

Family behind "Dork Diaries" series on new book, working together 05:43. Being a "dork" may not be a title most people embrace, but the Russell family has turned that into a hugely profitable ...

Assuredly, one cannot judge a book by its cover, but Rachel Renée Russell recently asked her readers to pass judgment on two cover design options for the 15th book in her bestselling Dork Diaries ...

The next month, the first "Dork Diaries" book, "Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life," debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. "It was," Rachel says, "like a miracle." ...

WASHINGTON — As the girl moved toward her, arms outstretched, Rachel Renée Russell needed a beat to react. She had rarely, if ever, experienced this with students. Kids sometimes sought hugs at ...