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Happy Friday! Who wants free books? One lucky winner will soon be the proud owner of What to Expect When You’re Expecting Joeys: A Guide for Marsupial Parents (and Curious Kids); Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter; and The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery! To enter to win, […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Raise your hand if you were a horse-crazy kid. My hand’s waving in the air! I was nuts about horses growing up. First, I pretended my bike was a horse. Then, I finally—finally—got to take riding lessons as a teen. It was a dream come true. I also read everything I could about horses. I […]Read more "Horse Crazy"

Meet comic book pioneers Lily Renée and Trina Robbins as they discuss and sign an extraordinary new book. Light refreshments will be served. Lily Renée, Escape Artist is the inspirational story about the remarkable life of Lily Renée Wilheim and her tenacious escape from Nazi occupation to become one of the leading female comic books […]Read more "“Lily Renée, Escape Artist” Book Signing Events"

Yesterday we announced the winner of our Women in History contest! Congratulations to our winner, Laurie Thompson! Please send your shipping address to publicityinfo at lernerbooks dot com to claim your prize. Thanks to all who entered!Read more "Contest Winner: Women in History"

The American Association of School Librarians came to town last week. There was so much going on at the conference that I forgot to take a single photo! I heard a lot about e-books and the challenges that school librarians are facing. I also had fun telling librarians about some of Millbrook’s current and upcoming […]Read more "AASL"

[Post by Julie Harman, Production Editor] Now that I’m older and braver*, I like to celebrate Halloween by recalling all the silly childhood fears I’ve overcome. For years, I refused to walk on sidewalks if I saw any ants. Bees — I was known to leave picnics screaming. Popping balloons — this fear of mine […]Read more "What Are You Afraid Of?"

So there was this USA Today article about self-publishing, and, as expected, it said all the things you expect a mainstream paper to say when covering this issue—which is to say not much of use to anyone actually doing the work of making books. There was this priceless paragraph on editors though: Another reason: There’s […]Read more "Mucking things up"

If you’ll be in Portland, Maine, this Saturday, be sure to stop by Casablanca Comics! Zack Giallongo and Shelli Paroline will be signing copies of their Tricky Journeys books. Kids in costume will get a free comic! MEET SHELLI PAROLINE AND ZACK GIALLONGO, ARTISTS OF TRICKY JOURNEYS! Saturday, October 29th, 1-4 PM Casablanca Comics151 Middle […]Read more "Trick(ster) or Treat!"