by guest writer, Amanda Taylor

With the success of The Lightning Thief and subsequent titles in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, booksellers have noted an increase in sales and interest in mythology. Carly Cohen of A Children’s Place Bookstore in Portland, Oregon, said, “Thanks to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, parents, teachers, and kids have been coming in asking for other books on Greek mythology.

Riordan’s books are fun for parents to read also, and there has definitely been an all-ages increased interest in Greek mythology. The books are really popular in the classroom because they help teachers teach mythology in a fun and interesting way. Kids get so hooked that parents and teachers have been looking for supplemental materials to appease their young readers until the next book comes out.” Book Four, The Battle of the Labyrinth, is slated to release on August 19; fans and booksellers alike will be paying attention.

To explore Ink & Paper Group’s own offerings of mythology, check out Bowler Hat Comics’ Kid Beowulf and the Blood-Bound Oath.