The Lerner Blog

I do not doubt that there has been enough on the television/radio and in the newspaper/blogs/twitter/ether that we are all well aware of the tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001. I find I have no words. I cannot articulate anything that hasn’t already been said by somebody, somewhere. Yet neither can I blithely post about anything else. […]Read more "A Moment of Silence"

  When I woke up on September 11, 2001, to the radio announcing that the Twin Towers had been hit, I was safe in bed in a Minnesota dorm room. I hadn’t been to New York or Washington, D.C. in years, nor did I have any close connections with people there at the time. Yet […]Read more "Ten Years Later"

“Imagine me, reader; I shall not exist if you do not imagine me.” -Nabokov (I know, I know, you’re all shocked.) The word “believe” and its derivatives come up a lot when readers and reviewers evaluate fiction–especially realistic fiction. I certainly have used it, and I probably will slip up and do so fifteen minutes […]Read more "Believe or imagine"

Fall is definitely in the air here in Minnesota! The air is a little crisper, the days are getting shorter, and class is in session for all of those happy students. In honor of going back-to-school we want to give you free copies of Back-to-School Rules and Fall Mixed Up! To win a copy of […]Read more "Back-to-School Book Giveaway"

There’s been so much excitement about the new TFCB fashion series, Dressing a Nation. It’s been a lot of fun to come up with blog entries to support the series, though I think this will be the last one for a while. I’m on vacation as you read this entry. In fact, I’m going to […]Read more "A Little Tighter, Please"

When I tell people that I edit children’s books, I usually get a pretty positive response. People often say things like, “How fun!” or “That sounds interesting!” It makes good convo fodder at a party. Sometimes people follow up with questions about what editing entails. But more often than not, they offer follow-ups such as, […]Read more "Editing Is NOT Proofreading!"

Last Friday we battened down the hatches at Graphic Universe’s New York City office, not sure of what the storm had in store for us. I personally gathered a home survival kit which consisted a supply of drinking water, flashlights, batteries, nonperishable food, a deck of cards, and a bottle of wine. In Bushwick, the […]Read more "A Comics Library Without a Home"

Watch this book trailer if you dare! We’re so excited about You Will Call Me Drog by Sue Cowing that we want to give you a FREE BOOK! All you need to do is post the You Will Call Me Drog book trailer on your website or blog and leave a link in the comments […]Read more "You Will Call Me Drog Book Trailer and Contest"

With the start of a new school year, I’ve been thinking about what gets young people motivated to read. Last night, I picked up my hardbound copy of Persuasion by Jane Austen to read for the nth time. And right there, in the novel’s first sentence is the answer: Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch-hall, in […]Read more "Why We Read"