Puffin unveils title and cover of 18th Diary of a Wimpy Kid book

Puffin has unveiled the title of the 18th instalment of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of books – Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer.

Releasing in hardback, audio and e-book editions, No Brainer will be published in 27 countries across the world on 24th of October 2023.

In it, the publisher says Kinney “taps into the pressures and pleasures of school in this rowdy return to the classroom”. The story tells the story of Greg’s quest to save his crumbling school before it’s shuttered for good.

Its synopsis reads: “Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So, when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he’s not too broken up about it. But when Greg realises this means he’s going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it’s shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?”