On Tuesday, we celebrated Mike Jeffrey’s 35th anniversary with Lerner.
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| Mike and Harry Lerner (founder of Lerner Publishing Group) shaking hands |
Mike is our office services coordinator, but used to work in typesetting! (How times have changed.)
Thanks for all that you do, Mike.
It’s the first of March, which means we’ve got several titles hitting the shelves of bookstores and libraries near you:
We may only be halfway through winter, but you can pick up one of these new releases to brighten your day:
Last month, we celebrated Ada Wasserman’s 35th anniversary working for Lerner!
Ada mainly works behind the scenes, doing everything from making dummies of books to folding covers to working in Photoshop. Called “the heart and soul” of the company by Adam Lerner, Ada is a wonderful, remarkable coworker.
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| Ada with Adam Lerner (L), president and CEO of Lerner Publishing Group, and her husband (R) |
Thanks for all that you do, Ada!
Happy November! We hope you enjoyed your trick-or-treating. It’s time to meet our latest picture book, graphic novel, and young adult novel releases:
It’s October 1, and that means new picture books and graphic and YA novels from Lerner! So hit your local bookstore or library, pick up a pumpkin spice latte (as it’s National Pumpkin Spice Day, apparently), and start reading.
That’s right! It’s National Punctuation Day! Woot! Do you have a favorite punctuation mark? Most editors I know do. Geeky? Maybe. But hey, we can’t help it; we editors just love this kind of thing.
My favorite is the semicolon. See it up there, nestled in the final sentence of the paragraph above? The semicolon conveys so much in one simple, elegant mark. It is kind of like the Little Punctuation Mark that Could. It tells you which things in a list are separate items and which are modifiers. Take this sentence, for example: I love crunchy autumn leaves; red, juicy apples; and giant, glowing jack-o’-lanterns. Without the semicolons in there, you might think that red was one of the things I loved, rather than just a word to describe those tasty apples.
If you do have a favorite punctuation mark, I’d love to hear about it. In the meantime, I’ll be here in my office at Lerner, celebrating the semicolon and sending out wishes to each and every one of you for a very happy National Punctuation Day.
The semicolon…a thing of beauty
It’s the first of September, so that means we’re unleashing some fabulous Fall 2015 books on the world! Here are our picture books and YA titles to look for in your local bookstore:
Since we’re off for the holiday next Thursday, I wanted to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of our blog readers a very Happy Thanksgiving.
May you take in the big parade,
enjoy a scrumptious meal,
maybe watch some football,
and be surrounded by the love of family and friends.
