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Congratulations to Cathe Olson! She is our Lerner Fashion Week winner and will receive all five books from our new Dressing a Nation: The History of U.S. Fashion series! Thanks to all who participated and stay tuned for another chance to win free books later this week!Read more "Lerner Fashion Week Winner"

Last year at about this time, we started receiving final art from Wes Thomas. He illustrated four books in our Cloverleaf Books Planet Protectors series. I always enjoy seeing final art up close, but it was especially fun in this case because the art is cut paper collage. It’s fascinating to see all those tiny […]Read more "Q & A with Illustrator Wes Thomas"

[I asked Senior Production Editor Martha Kranes to blog today.] As often happens at my job as a production editor at Lerner Publications, life intersects with work. Last January I decided to take salsa lessons to help spice up the long Minnesota winter. At the same time, I started working on Latin Dance in the […]Read more "Salsa Dip"

For our final day of Lerner Fashion Week, we’re taking a look at a staple in closets across America… blue jeans! Today kids, teens, and adults wear jeans on a regular basis, but that wasn’t always the case!The Little Black Dress and Zuit Suits: Depression and Wartime Fashions from the 1930s to the 1950s tells […]Read more "Lerner Fashion Week Day 5- Blue Jean Blues"

While New York Fashion Week is filled with designers who have probably been making their own clothes for decades, I’m lucky if I can hem a pair of pants! Fortunately for me, I don’t have to make my own clothes. That wasn’t the case though for families who lived in the 1700s and 1800s. This […]Read more "Lerner Fashion Week Day 4- Homespun and Homemade"

Hundreds of cartoonists flocked to the annual Small Press Expo last weekend, including Graphic Universe’s Carol Burrell, Colleen Venable, Zack Giallongo, and Shelli Paroline. While attending this usually happy event we received some shattering news: beloved publisher Dylan Williams had passed after battling cancer. Dylan was the driving force behind Sparkplug Comic Books, one the […]Read more "Comic Lovers Mourn the Passing of Dylan Williams"

We’re half way through Lerner Fashion Week, but we’ve kept some of the best looks for last! Today, we’re taking a closer look at Civil War Fashions with Hoopskirts, Union Blues, and Confederate Grays: Civil War Fashions from 1861 to 1865.Although I love a cute skirt from time to time, the cover image above makes […]Read more "Lerner Fashion Week Day 3- Who Wears the Pants?"

Welcome to Lerner Fashion Week day #2! Now that we’ve all learned how to make our buckskins look best, it’s time to focus on some “rugged looks for rugged men” from our new book Calico Dresses and Buffalo Robes: American West Fashions from the 1840s to the 1890s. If you’re looking for warm clothing this […]Read more "Lerner Fashion Week Day 2- Rugged Looks for Rugged Men"

With all of the buzz about New York Fashion Week, we’ve decided to host our very own Lerner Fashion Week here on the blog. However, our fashion week won’t be filled with the latest styles from huge designers. Nope! Our fashion week will be filled with historical looks and trends from our new series Dressing […]Read more "Lerner Fashion Week!"