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Adventures in Artist Hero Worship

One of the biggest perks of my job is working with talented illustrators. Our group here works very hard to select the right illustrators for our books. Often we are searching agencies, artist websites, and promos that are mailed to us to find the perfect match. But sometimes that perfect illustrator comes to you without […]Read more "Adventures in Artist Hero Worship"
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Free Book Friday: Timber Creek Station

Happy Free Book Friday! First, congratulations to Naomi Michelson, who’s won #24 Change Is in the Air, Mallory and #11 Red, White & True Blue Mallory. Naomi, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com so we can get your books in the mail. Today we’re giving away a copy of Timber Creek Station by Ali Lewis. Originally published in the UK as Everybody Jam and […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Timber Creek Station"
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Summer Love List

I’m over the moon about the fact that June is here at last! How many of you out there can relate? This time of year is just full of so much goodness. From settling into a lounge chair with a book to seeing friends’ faces in the light of a flickering bonfire, there’s a lot […]Read more "Summer Love List"
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Meet a Lerner: Rachel Burnham

Today, meet Rachel Burnham, our digital intern. 1. What brings you to Lerner? I joined the Lerner digital team last week as a digital intern. This May, I graduated with an English Literature major and Digital Studies certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In college, I realized my passion for literature, and after working on the […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Rachel Burnham"
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The Scars of War

Every so often, current events intersect with a book I’ve edited. At the moment, the event is President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima, Japan, and the book is Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson, which releases on October 1. In thinking about Sachiko’s story and the press coverage of Obama’s visit, a well-known quotation […]Read more "The Scars of War"