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Hockey on the Brain

Jon Fishman, our manager of reprints and paperbacks as well as our resident hockey fanatic, shares his excitement about a new hockey season and a new book. With the start of the National Hockey League (NHL) season right around the corner, I’ve got pucks, body checks, and hat tricks on the brain. In much of […]Read more "Hockey on the Brain"
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Constitution Day

Today is Constitution Day, the anniversary of the day in 1787 when state delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the final version of the U.S. Constitution. In her book Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution? (part of the Six Questions of American History series), veteran author Candice Ransom tells the story of that long, […]Read more "Constitution Day"
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The Artwork Is Coming!

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press Working on an illustrated book is always exciting—you’re never completely sure how the book will look until the artist sends in the final art. Art often comes to us digitally (whether it’s because the artist works digitally or because the artist scans or photographs the finished pieces), but we […]Read more "The Artwork Is Coming!"
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You Know It’s Fall When…

by Anna CavalloEditor The calendar may say we officially have another week and a half of summer, but this year–at least in Minnesota–fall followed the cultural schedule and dutifully came with Labor Day weekend. The days are mild, the nights are suddenly chilly. Thanks to an early spring and a wet summer, we are enjoying […]Read more "You Know It’s Fall When…"
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KidLit Con 2010

A gentle reminder, if I may? You really should come to this if you can. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to Liz. Or Leila. Or Jen. You might also be enticed by our keynote. And if all of this fails, and you need a schedule, well, stay tuned. We’ll be announcing it next week.Read more "KidLit Con 2010"
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TFCB: Fall 2010 Is Here!

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB With the school year starting, it’s so exciting to have a brand new pile of TFCB books to crow about. If you haven’t had a chance to read Betsy Bird’s wonderful write-up on her Fuse #8 blog about the Fall 2010 Lerner offerings (including those of TFCB and […]Read more "TFCB: Fall 2010 Is Here!"
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9.02.10

A day that will live in teen infamy. A day that will never happen again. Yes, today is 90210, as in Beverly Hills 90210. And who says 90210 had no literary merit? No place on a book blog? Nonsense! Witness, Dylan McKay, Byron scholar: <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DRH_8nTKpLY/TH_Um9qlX3I/AAAAAAAAAmQ/bhgYPxCB-R0/video1ff07f1c2af1%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none;" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ebd043a7-d756-44c7-be2a-9821b34be9ba'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = […]Read more "9.02.10"