IT ALL STARTED WITH A BOOK..

For the last twenty years, my passion has been to ignite a love of reading in everyone I meet. I fell in love with The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan from the first chapter and became such an advocate for the book and its empowerment of our next generation that I founded an entire summer camp – Camp Half-Blood Austin – inspired by Rick’s book series.

And the camp was only the beginning.

Now through our non-profit Between the Pages, we bring books into schools, directly into the hands of readers. I go into schools with my wildly popular “Topher Talks” where I tell kids about my favorite books in the hopes that they become those kids’ favorite books too. And Between the Pages’ Hero Training Teams bring books to life for underprivileged students who may not have connected with a book before.

And now, I’m bringing that same spirit of helping kids find themselves as the hero of their own story into my own writing to help even more hesitant readers become confident heroes ready to take on the Universe.

Join me in this journey. Browse my books and book recs, watch my #TopherTok, and share your favorite books too.

Together we can inspire our next generation with a love for reading that only grows with every book.

Much love and coffee,
Topher