‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author on how he went from self publishing to New York Times bestseller who is developing a TV adaptation with Seth MacFarlane
Page Six Hollywood ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author on how he went from self publishing to New York Times bestseller who is developing a TV adaptation with Seth MacFarlane Published July 24, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET It takes a lot of work to be an overnight success, and nobody knows that more than Matt Dinniman, author of the massively popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series of books that’s sold a whopping 13.5 million copies. Back then, you didn’t self-publish because if you did, it meant you weren’t good enough.
- ▪Page Six Hollywood ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author on how he went from self publishing to New York Times bestseller who is developing a TV adaptation with Seth MacFarlane Published July 24, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
- ▪ET It takes a lot of work to be an overnight success, and nobody knows that more than Matt Dinniman, author of the massively popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series of books that’s sold a whopping 13.5 million copies.
- ▪Back then, you didn’t self-publish because if you did, it meant you weren’t good enough.
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Page Six Hollywood ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ author on how he went from self publishing to New York Times bestseller who is developing a TV adaptation with Seth MacFarlane Published July 24, 2026, 9:45 a.m. ET It takes a lot of work to be an overnight success, and nobody knows that more than Matt Dinniman, author of the massively popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series of books that’s sold a whopping 13.5 million copies. “I’ve been writing since I was a kid. My first book came out way back in 2003. It was published with a small press. Back then, you didn’t self-publish because if you did, it meant you weren’t good enough. That stigma still exists,” Dinniman tells Page Six Hollywood during a brief respite from his packed schedule at San Diego Comic-Con.
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