The Lerner Blog

On the heels of finishing up our fall season, I’m reflecting on how much actually goes into the book making process. Publishing books is more involved than meets the average eye. Most people who are not in the industry have little insight as to how a book is made and just how long it can […]Read more "Another Season Well Done!"

Congratulations, Jennifer! You’ve won The Cryptid Files series! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week, enter to win E. K. Johnston’s The Story of Owen, a YA alternative history novel described by The […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Story of Owen!"

Left: Seaman First Class Robert Needles, 1946  Right: Bombs Over Bikini (cover) by Connie Goldsmith. Connie recently had the opportunity to interview an Operation Crossroads veteran. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation, in which they talked about the nuclear testing program that is the subject of Connie’s latest book for TFCB. Serendipity is a wondrous […]Read more "Robert Needles Remembers"

Congratulations to Crystal Allen (@clallen1971)! You’ve won Scarlatti’s Cat from Carolrhoda Books! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week, enter to win The Cryptid Files, a three-book mystery series sure to attract […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Back in March, I was at the Minnesota Book Publishers’ Roundtable, listening to Lerner editor in chief Patricia Stockland speak about developmental editing whilst I stuffed my face with free edibles, and a fascinating thing happened. Of course Patricia and both of her fellow panelists were brilliant and informative (a recording of the talk is […]Read more "In Praise of Mistakes: Life Lessons and Children’s Publishing"

Whenever I tell someone I’m a children’s book designer I get a delighted “Ah!” followed quickly with: But what do you do? The answer is decidedly unglamorous: I solve problems. Need a design for a tattoo/piercing book for tweens AND teens?*  Or a series teaching character values to 2nd graders that doesn’t feel like a […]Read more ""Behind" the Scenes: Making a Book about Butts"

Congratulations to Twila! You’ve won the First Step Nonfiction – Responsibility in Action series! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s Free Book Friday giveaway is Scarlatti’s Cat, a story of a […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

What are your healthy habits? I try to eat at least two servings of fruit and two servings of vegetables each day. I drink loads of water. I go to the gym two or three times a week, and in nice weather, I ride my bike to work and to run errands. I wash my […]Read more "What are your healthy habits?"

Go here. (I promise it doesn’t link to the Toby Keith song.)Read more "Pass the red Solo cup of poor life choices, please."