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Puffin Podcast | Jeff Kinney chats The Getaway

Join Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney and Konnie Huq in the Puffin studio as they chat about his latest book in the series: The Getaway. 

10 January 2018

Jeff brings in some objects to the studio that have inspired his writing including: An Uncle Scrooge Comic, a boom box and an airplane sickness bag. Listen below to get the lowdown! 

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Jeff Kinney - Konnie Huq

Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and the Awesome Friendly Kid series. He is a six-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and moved to New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore named An Unlikely Story.

Jeff Kinney

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