I believe the arts can change the world. I wouldn’t work in this field if I didn’t. So I was thrilled to see our new book about the art of fiction writing—Writing Fantastic Fiction (cover pictured)—get a starred review in the October 1 issue of Booklist! I’m passionate about this book and the approach it […]Read more "Fantastic Fiction Accolades"

It’s Friday! Congrats to Jone MacCulloch, who’s won a copy of The Way Back from Broken. Jone, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail!Our giveaway this week is Vaunda Micheaux Nelson’s The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore, with illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. In the 1930s, Lewis’s […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Book Itch"

The Merry Sisters of Fate (Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff) join us on the blog today to talk writing groups, social media, and writing prompts! The three are co-authors of The Anatomy of Curiosity, a combination of original novellas and commentary on their process of critique and collaboration. Carolrhoda Lab™: How did you get […]Read more "Q&A with Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, and Brenna Yovanoff"

There are days when all the things I love the most converge in my editorial life, and last week—New York Fashion Week–I had one of them. My designer colleague Emily Harris forwarded an inspiring BuzzFeed link that illustrates the magnificent ways in which haute couture and haute book design inform each other. Book covers are […]Read more "Living the Dream"

Happy Friday, everyone! Congrats to Gloria Wilson, who’s won a copy of Swashbuckling Scoundrels. Gloria, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail! How about Carolrhoda Lab™ giveaway?This week, enter to win The Way Back from Broken by Amber J. Keyser. In the book’s starred review, Booklist calls it a “vivid, moving […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Way Back from Broken"

Arie Kaplan Today we talk to author Arie Kaplan, who has written many books for Lerner. Today, he’ll be talking about his latest Twenty-First Century Books title, Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction, a young adult nonfiction book sure to attract every reader from the reluctant to the ravenous. Lerner: In addition to writing nonfiction […]Read more "Q&A with Author Arie Kaplan"

You guys! Fall officially starts this Wednesday, September 23, at approximately 3:22 AM Central Daylight Time. Not that I am keeping track or anything. Does anybody else out there love fall as much as I do? If so, you might want to share this activity—adapted from Fall Leaves: Colorful and Crunchy (published by Millbrook Press, […]Read more "Fall Fun"