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10 Years of Words Are CATegorical

By Carol HinzEditorial Director, Millbrook Press The year 2009 was significant for this company—it marked Lerner’s 50th anniversary. But this year is also the 10th anniversary of the Words Are CATegorical series. I wasn’t working for Lerner when the series began, but in Harry Lerner’s memoir, Tenacity Well Directed, he shares the story of how […]Read more "10 Years of Words Are CATegorical"
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Best Dogs in the News

By Sara Hoffmann Senior Editor The Best Dogs Ever (cover pictured), Lerner’s brand-new series about popular dog breeds, has made publishing news! It appeared in a recent article in Extra Helping, School Library Journal’s online newsletter. And it’s all because of the wonderful story behind the books’ dedications. As the article describes, Elaine Landau, The […]Read more "Best Dogs in the News"
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The Future of the Book

Where will we read and on what is almost as big a question these days in publishing as what we will. Everyone is placing bets, and the last few months have been very interesting. Actually, I think the last few days have been extremely interesting on the future of the book front—maybe it’s just post-black-Friday […]Read more "The Future of the Book"
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A Fish Tale

This past holiday weekend, I played the role of a herring. Yep, the small fish of the North Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea. A freelance editor I know who writes and edits for our Visual Geography Series (VGS) is also a filmmaker. She makes films on all kinds of topics. One of her recent films, […]Read more "A Fish Tale"
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The Way We Do the Things We Do

I love the fact that LPG has so many content-creation processes in the house. For example, one of the ways we generate new series ideas is through an annual all-day session of raw brainstorming. Every person in my department participates and is required to bring an idea. (We also get ideas from authors, sales reps, […]Read more "The Way We Do the Things We Do"
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Election Day Reading

Earlier this month (November 3), we had citywide elections for mayor, park board, and a referendum on changing the structure of the board of taxation. Voter enthusiasm was low, so when I showed up at my polling place at 2:00 p.m., I was only the 125th person to show up for voting. All the same, […]Read more "Election Day Reading"