“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” author Jeff Kinney has been contemplating mortality. Specifically, Greg Heffley’s. In “Partypooper,” Kinney’s latest “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book (out now from Abrams), ...

When I wrote Diary of a Wimpy Kid, I pictured it in the humor section of the bookstore. It was the only section I thought a book like this could go. During the whole eight or nine-year stretch when I ...

Four live-action adaptations of the beloved book series were produced before the franchise pivoted to animation.

Jeff Kinney explores the challenges and rewards of translating 'Wimpy Kid' into CG and why animation continues to expand the ...