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Evolution of a Job

Long, long ago, in a land far away—well actually it was on the fourth floor of our building at 241 First Avenue (below)—but anyway, editors of all ages and skills toiled diligently. They mostly edited manuscripts that had something to do with geography. In those days, we researched using books and news stories from newspapers […]Read more "Evolution of a Job"
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Summer Reading

I love summer reading. It’s the time of year when you get a chance to catch up on all those books you’ve meant to read during the year–or to reread a perennial favorite or two. And as an adult, you get to make your own list of must reads. Here’s a selection of what’s on […]Read more "Summer Reading"
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We Love Interns!

Publishing and promoting more than 300 new books each year is no easy task. That’s why our interns are invaluable! We love our interns and we hope the experience they gain while working at Lerner will help lead them to a lifelong love of publishing. Now, to give you a look inside a Lerner Publishing […]Read more "We Love Interns!"
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FTFC: the Story Behind the Story

(I thought it would be interesting to hear about the development of the Follow That Food Chain series from the authors’ perspective. Here’s the story of the series’ genesis from Becky Wojahn. –Ann Kerns) Don and I first got the idea for Follow That Food Chain from our boys. They’re two animal-loving guys who, as […]Read more "FTFC: the Story Behind the Story"
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RIP: John Hughes

The filmmaker John Hughes died today. It’s probably fair to say that his movies laid the foundation for a lot of the great YA being written today. I can’t say anything on the subject that author Steve Brezenoff didn’t say better on his blog earlier today. […] As a writer of YA, I am constantly […]Read more "RIP: John Hughes"
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Food for Thought

Early in my tenure at Lerner, I oversaw the revision and expansion of the Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbook series in the Lerner Publications imprint. These books are a great introduction to world culture through food. In TFCB, we include recipes in the Cultural Life chapter of all the VGS titles. It’s always interesting to see […]Read more "Food for Thought"