The Lerner Blog

One of the pleasures of my work is that I meet wonderful people from all over the world. They expand my horizons and make me want to jump on an airplane almost every day to visit the worlds they live in and write about. Summer vacation time is especially ripe for travel fantasy because I […]Read more "Summer Vacations"

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press Every publisher probably has a slightly different process for turning a layout into a book, but I thought authors—especially those we work with—as well as those interested in the book-making process might like to find out a little more about what we do to get a book ready for […]Read more "Stages of Production Part I: Art Lasers"

By Sara HoffmannSenior Editor I feel fortunate every day to work in children’s publishing. One of the many things I enjoy about my job is doing pre-publication reviews of the books in our Colors Everywhere series (part of Lerner’s Lightning Bolt Books brand). Why do I so enjoy reviewing this series? It’s because I love […]Read more "Color Me Happy"

Rumor has it that I’m helping to organize Kidlitosphere Conference this year. Whatever else you may have heard about me, this rumor is entirely true. My coconspirators are Brian Farrey of Flux and Ben Barnhart of Milkweed, and we’re looking forward to hosting the best and the brightest in kidlit blogging at Open Book in […]Read more "The Kidlitosphere"

It may only be July, but we have all hands on deck for our HUGE Fall season here at Lerner. With more than 200 new titles, this is the biggest list we’ve ever published! So, in order to get all of our books the attention they fully deserve we are trying something new… NetGalley! That’s […]Read more "Free eGalleys!"

Brian P. Cleary shares the story behind his newest book series! Considering that “reservations” is my favorite thing to make for dinner, I had quite a challenge on my hands when I was asked to author a brand-new series teaching the basics of the food pyramid, called Food Is CATegorical™, featuring the signature funny felines […]Read more "Brian P. Cleary: Chocolate Is Not a Food Group"

[Greg Hunter is back with another intriguing post.] Style is an elusive thing. That’s a cliché, but like a lot of clichés, it’s true. Most writers struggle on the way to developing a distinctive voice. And once the author gets there, the challenge becomes his or her editor’s: to preserve this voice on the way […]Read more "Who Do You Write Like?"

By Connie Goldsmith (Domenica invited Connie Goldsmith, below, to contribute this entry about her new Fall 2010 TFCB single title about malaria.) Bugs fascinate me. I’m not talking about iridescent scarab beetles, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, or the giant praying mantis. I’m talking about the curvy Ebola virus with its twisted tail, the E. coli bacteria […]Read more "Battling Malaria"

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press The recent news coverage of the Russian spies found living in the United States brought back memories of the Cold War for many people. For me, it also brought back memories of editing Spy Technology by Ron Fridell. This compact book, which is part of our Cool Science series, […]Read more "Spies"