The Lerner Blog

Some interesting reads from the book and publishing world, and more. The 20 Most Beautiful Bookstores in the World “With Amazon slowly taking over the publishing world and bookstores closing left and right, things can sometimes seem a little grim for the brick and mortar booksellers of the world. After all, why would anyone leave […]Read more "Digital Potpourri"

As Dr. Fred and I were talking about his Fukushima anniversary blog entry, we shared information about some amazing artistic endeavors that have come out of the disaster. I’m always in awe of and impressed by the way people turn instinctively to the arts to make sense of tragedy. Here are a few of the […]Read more "Fukushima One Year Later: Art to the Rescue"

Domenica asked author Fred Bortz for his thoughts on the one-year anniversary of the nuclear and natural disasters in Japan, which he discusses in his new TFCB title Meltdown! The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future (interior spread above; cover below). Here’s what he has to share with our readers. A year ago […]Read more "Deciphering the Lessons of Fukushima"

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Congratulations to Erika (@MoonlightReview) and Karen Benson‏ (@Kobenson)! They are the winners of Draw the Dark and Drowning Instinct! This week in honor of the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region in Japan, we are giving away a copy of Meltdown! The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Last Saturday, I was one among a packed audience at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis. We were all there—boomers to teenagers to everything in between—to listen to RAIN–A Tribute to The Beatles. This show has toured worldwide and has been on Broadway. Unlike some tribute bands, members of RAIN—which takes its name from the […]Read more "Let It RAIN"

Graphic Universe has just rolled out Lou!–a hugely popular, award-winning French graphic novel series by Julien Neel about a precocious twelve-year girl and her amusing apartment life with mom, cat, crush Tristan, girlfriend Mina and cranky grandma Memaw. The franchise’s foray into the North American market begins with two initials titles Secret Diary and Summertime […]Read more "Lou! Is Here!"

In last week’s update, I lamented the tepid learning technology of my youth in comparison to what the children in the Minnetonka Public Schools are using. While Oregon Trail and Math Blaster Plus were a far cry from the cool stuff kids get to use today, those old titles did foster my love of computers […]Read more "A Double Fine Adventure Indeed"

Ashley Hope Pérez, author of What Can’t Wait and The Knife and the Butterfly, agreed to wrap up her recent blog tour with a guest post here on the Lerner blog. Here, she tells us what she wants readers to know about the similarities and differences between her two novels. Thanks to the amazing folks […]Read more "Guest Post: Ashley Hope Pérez"