That sort of kid-appeal is exactly why the latest volume in Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, newly released today, is already an Amazon #1 bestseller — and why it’s the 17th book ...

“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” has sold more than 275 million copies, according to its publisher, with book number 17 in the series, “ Diper Överlöde,” releasing Oct. 25.

Jeff Kinney, author of the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, will stop at the Odyssey Bookshop on his “Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure,” book tour on Aug. 9 beginning at 10 a ...