The Lerner Blog

by Erin Finnegan, NY editorial intern This week we have a glimpse into the future . . . so to speak. Graphic novels often take so long to write, illustrate, color, lay out, letter, and (finally) print, artists might be drawing a year or two in advance of publication. We’re excited to be working on one of […]Read more "GU Comics Day: Shining a spotlight on: Dylan Meconis"

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB Lately my colleagues (authors and editors alike), independently of one another, have been sending me links from a collection of science blogs on the Discover magazine website. The photo above is from an entry about scientists and their tattoos in a Discover blog called The Loom, by Discover […]Read more "Tattooing Science"

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press This past weekend, I was a History Day judge at the regional level. History Day in general is a big deal, and History Day in Minnesota is a really big deal. About 30,000 students start out every year, and roughly 55 of those students will represent Minnesota at the […]Read more "History Day: A Judge’s Perspective"

[I asked Greg Hunter to give us his insights this week.] Since starting as an assistant editor at Lerner several months ago, I’ve often run up against a unique occupational challenge: to be mindful of not only what’s relevant to young readers, but what appears to have staying power. Will preteen America’s love affair with […]Read more "Mysteries of the Third-Floor Editorial Library, or Rethinking the Shelf-Life of Nonfiction"

It’s been like Christmas here this week. Of course, the launch date for Carolrhoda Lab was the big date circled in red, but there were also surprises to be unwrapped. The advance reading copies of the books showed up yesterday (does that make them Boxing Day presents?). Now, I’m filled with something like post-Christmas satisfaction […]Read more "New Things"

by Erin Finnegan, NY editorial intern Continuing bravely on with Artist Spotlights, this week I interviewed Courtney Huddleston, the illustrator of Twisted Journeys #11, Shipwrecked on Mad Island, as well as the upcoming Twisted Journeys #18 (title TBA). What computer programs and/or what kind of pens, pencils and brushes do you use? I mainly use […]Read more "GU Comics Day: Shining a spotlight on: Court Huddleston"

I’m at the point in my life where I don’t mind dating myself. So here goes. I was—and find I still am—a passionate Beatles fan. I was reminded of this as I was watching the DVDs from The Beatles Anthology. When the segment on their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show came on, I […]Read more "Beatlemania"

How can I tell? It’s not the rivers of mud or the crocuses. It’s our shiny new imprint, Carolrhoda Lab: Allow me a moment of inarticulate glee and giddiness about this announcement. It’s no secret how important YA is to me, both as an art form and as a part of an important conversation about  […]Read more "Spring has sprung."

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director, TFCB Check out activities at your local library this week to see what’s up for Teen Tech Week. This event is a national initiative sponsored by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) to encourage teens to make use of libraries’ nonprint services. Here in Minneapolis, our Hennepin County library […]Read more "Teen Tech Week (March 7-13, 2010)"