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Last week, Betsy Bird revealed the cover of Dazzle Ships: World War I and the Art of Confusion on her blog, A Fuse #8 Production. She also shared alternate cover illustrations, as well as a bit about the history of dazzle camouflage and pictures of ships painted with the eye-popping designs. Dazzle Ships will be available […]Read more "Dazzle Ships Cover Reveal + Poster Giveaway"

Special thanks to Kris Vetter Tomes for the following post! I recently attended ebookcraft and Tech Forum, a joint, 3-day conference in Toronto hosted by BookNet Canada that explores various aspects of digital publishing. In addition to some delicious poutine, I saw some very interesting talks and workshops, and moderated a panel about repurposing content. […]Read more "Recap of ebookcraft and Tech Forum 2017"

Last weekend I had the somewhat unexpected and wholly delightful opportunity to attend the 2017 Spring Spirit Conference for the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) chapter of North/Central California. (Take a breath! That was a long sentence right out of the gate.) As proof that I sojourned all the way from Minneapolis […]Read more "A Little (Alliterative) Spring Spirit: SCBWI Conference in Sacramento"

Thrilling YA Series to Reach Reluctant Readers April 27, 2017 1:00 p.m. CST Boost reading success for reluctant readers in your library with Darby Creek high/low titles! Fast-paced stories on high-interest themes, in a wide variety of fiction genres, draw in students and keep them reading. Learn about our latest titles and bestselling favorites, plus […]Read more "Webinar: Thrilling YA Series to Reach Reluctant Readers"

Dear Reader, “I began life . . . full of confidence in my own opinions,” I once wrote back in 1835. No one would argue with that! And this new biography of me, Noah Webster’s Fighting Words by Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrated by Mircea Catusanu, does a fine job of capturing my bold ideas […]Read more "A Few Words from the Ghost of Noah Webster"

By Danielle Carnito, Trade Art Director and Designer at Lerner Sometimes when you’ve been in a particular job role or three for a while you start taking for granted that everyone around you knows what you’re talking about when throwing around technical design or book speak. Or maybe it’s not even technical book speak, but […]Read more "Hey, Designer, what was that word you just used?"

You guys! We’re just one week away from Major League Baseball’s opening day. Of course, the opening-day game I’m most looking forward to is the one between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, right here in Minneapolis at Target Field. Who’s your favorite baseball team? No matter which big league team you root […]Read more "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"