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Memorial Day is the time we remember the honored dead, from all walks of life. I’ll be sitting under a big maple tree at the grave of a dear friend this weekend. We bring her flowers from our garden every year and remember our long, happy friendship with her. She came into a turn-of-the-century world, […]Read more "Memorial Day 2013"

Did you hear that media conglomerate Yahoo! just bought wildly popular microblogging site Tumblr? Well, it happened. More details here:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324787004578493130789235150.html Much of the media coverage around this event has focused on the financial aspects of the deal and on how these two companies will change and influence one another. But let’s take a step back […]Read more "A biography, a (micro)blogging site, and a billion dollars"

It’s show season! Staff from Lerner recently attended the International Reading Association (IRA) conference in San Antonio. In a few weeks, we’ll be heading out to Book Expo America (BEA) in New York, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) in San Antonio, and American Library Association (ALA) in Chicago. For many of us, the […]Read more "Making Connections"

Hey everyone, This week’s digital update is a quick one. Working on a whole bunch of eBooks and iBooks. Wanna know which ones? Here’s a sneak peek: And now, your internet links of the week! Irish potato famine mystery solved after 168 years Okla. tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under rubble Mom makes daughter […]Read more "New eBooks!"

In early April, I spoke at a regional conference put on by the very impressive North/Central California chapter of SCBWI. I had a chance to sit in on a presentation by John Hendrix, and something he said has stuck with me: FAILURE IS REQUIRED. I’ve been thinking recently about the creative process, and how taking […]Read more "On Failure"

Give this story a listen: http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=184775456&m=184775447&t=audio It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Happy STEM Friday to all!Read more "STEM Friday"

Welcome to Free Book Friday! If this is the first time you’ve ever stopped by the Lerner Books Blog we hope you take a second to look through our previous posts which give great insight into the inner workings of Lerner and highlight interesting back stories on how our books come to life. We also […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

How many of you guys grew up reading teen lifestyle magazines? You know the kind I mean—they talked about fashion, health and beauty, and current stars. These magazines could be a lot of fun, but they could also leave you feeling like your life was somewhat lacking. They were full of articles about the “ideal […]Read more "A Little Dose of Reality"

Have you had a chance to check out You’re the Chef, Millbrook’s awesome new cookbook series? Filled with detailed instructions, down to diagrams of which tools to use for each technique, these books will help budding chefs make all kinds of delicious foods.                           […]Read more "You’re the Chef: Lerner eSource Freebies!"