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You guys! I’ve been dying to tell you about my favorite new Lerner series. I had to keep it under wraps until recently, but I’m officially in the clear to tell you all about it. What is this new series that has me so excited? It’s Pop Culture Bios (cover pictured left)! This series profiles […]Read more "Lerner + Pop Culture = <3"

Minneapolis based comic book artist Tyler Page, illustrator of one of Graphic Universe’s most popular series—Chicagoland Detective Agency—has come up with a novel idea about how to distribute his original graphic novel series called Stylish Vittles: He’s just giving it away. More specifically, Page has announced he’ll offer a special 10thanniversary issue as a free […]Read more "Graphic Universe Artist Shares His Early Work"

Unfortunately, I don’t have any new info on Tom and Katie, but there are some juicy rumors from the land of eReaders! Hold on to your hats… Amazon has reportedly ordered two million Kindle Fire 2 tablets to launch on August 7th. Look for an announcement on July 31st. A strategic move on Amazon’s part, […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 7/10: Rumors!"

As my colleague Carol Hinz noted last week, this is always an exciting time of year for us at Lerner as we watch the fruits of our labor show up in bound form. One of the TFCB projects I’m most excited about for the Fall 2012 season is the American Music Milestones series. It’s a […]Read more "Music, Music, Music"

Happy summertime, everyone. I hope you had a perfect Fourth of July! It’s been an amazingly hot week in so much of the nation, and we’re no exception here in Minnesota. I’ve also found myself battling the classic MN pest lately: mosquitoes. Last night, I read an article that noted if you eat a lot […]Read more "Summertime Reading and Reflecting"

I had a blast representing Lerner Digital at ISTE in San Diego last week. A big thanks to all of you who stopped by the booth and got an earful from me about the Lerner Interactive Books. Sure, you might have only stayed to win the ipod, but hopefully you discovered that our products are […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 7/3"

I like July for many reasons—warm weather, ice cream, my birthday. Here at Lerner, this time of year is also notable because the freshly printed fall books start appearing on a funny little counter at the front of the editorial department. Here is a little preview of a few of the the Millbrook books that […]Read more "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Congratulations to Bookkm! You are the winner of A Secret Keeps and Beep and Bah! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail for you ASAP! This week one lucky reader will win our brand new First Step Nonfiction – Tools at Work series! Vibrant color photographs […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Lest my post title mislead you to think I just took off my mouse ears and hopped off a rollercoaster, I did not. No time for adventure park shenanigans for this editor. And I’m left wondering why I would have wanted to go there anyway, what with all of the fantastic sessions at ALA this […]Read more "ALA’s Adventures in Disneyland"