The Lerner Blog

Big news, blog readers! For the past several months, my colleagues and I have been hard at work on a new brand of books for the Lerner imprint. It’s called Searchlight BooksTM, and the titles will be rolling out just in time for the fall ’11 school year. I couldn’t be more excited to give […]Read more "Sneak Peek"

I’m not at BEA this year (don’t cry for me, I’m going to ALA in a few weeks), so I’ve been living it vicariously through Twitter, and I wasn’t missing Javitz or the crowds or the stupid name badges, but then Steve Brezenoff posted this:   OK, now I’m jealous. True, he didn’t just eat […]Read more "BEA, schmEA"

Graphic Universe spent about 24 hours in Maine, which was enough time to breathe in the salt air, eat several wonderful meals, and spread the love of comics around, Johnny Appleseed style. We were in town for the the Maine Comics Arts Festival, a small but vibrant convention held on Portland’s scenic Casco Bay. MeCAF […]Read more "To MeCAF and Back"

Karen Gunnison Ballen (photo below) is a children’s science writer and an Institute of Children’s Literature (ICL) graduate. She has authored Seven Wonders of Medicine (cover at left), which TFCB published last year. I asked Dr. Karen to write a few words about some exciting recognition she just received. So, from Karen: Writing for kids […]Read more "Blending Science and Story"

On Friday Anna blogged about print and digital books—and the significant weight difference between the two. Digital books and digital products derived from books have been on my mind as well, though I’ve been thinking more about the differences between how we as bookmakers need to think about digital vs. print. I was recently talking […]Read more "Just Add a Page"

Last weekend I began the daunting task of packing up my apartment to move to a new place at the end of the month. I’ll be less than a mile from my current home, but I’m still faced with four years of Stuff to sort through and pack up. Since the closets were too intimidating […]Read more "Stop, Ponder, Lift"

If you’ve been following my posts, you’ve probably noticed Graphic Universe has been visiting a lot of comics festivals and convention recently. Just two weeks ago GU author Colleen Venable attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and gave this interview to Good Comics for Kids. Another convention is coming up: MeCAF in beautiful Portland, Maine. […]Read more "The "Maine" Event!"

Autism is often in the news, most recently with high-profile coverage of Andrew Wakefield, whose research linking the onset of autism to the common childhood measles vaccination was debunked not so long ago. The New York Times Magazine ran a profile of Wakefield’s story (link above) in April 2011, and no matter where you find […]Read more "Neodiversity"

Who doesn’t love a fabulous hairdo! In honor of Kate Hosford and Holly Clifton-Brown’s new picture book Big Bouffant, we want to see your best ‘do! Take a look at these fabulous styles from a few of Kate Hosford’s book signings…To enter, simply post a link to a photo of your best hairdo (or hairDON’T) […]Read more "Big Bouffant Contest"