What was likely the busiest New York Comic Con ever, this year’s highly anticipated fall extravaganza, once again, drew an energetic array of Graphic Universe authors, illustrators, agents, and fans to Big Apple’s Javits Center.   A frenetic scene at the Graphic Universe booth at the heart of Comic Con All the way from Denmark, […]Read more "Graphic Universe In Full Force at NYCC ‘12"

[This blog post comes to you from author Rebecca L. Johnson.] A common question I get from students when I give school presentations about my books is “Where do you get your ideas?” They laugh when I tell them that the inspiration for my latest book, Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead, was flies. […]Read more "Zombie Makers—Creepy, Captivating, and Oh, So Much Fun!"

Congratulations to Bigfoot who is the winner of Waga’s Big Scare written and illustrated by Samuel Hiti! Bigfoot, please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail for you just in time for Halloween! This week we’re paying tribute to our favorite libarians who taught us everything we know about the […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Like most editors, I didn’t get where I am without the support of many teachers along the way. While I’ve been lucky to have lots of teachers worth bragging about, one in particular stands out in my mind as the teacher who inspired a Lerner series. Mrs. L. was my tenth-grade biology teacher. She had […]Read more "Lightning Bolt Genetics—Inspired By a Teacher"

It seems like I’ve done eReader device comparisons more than a couple of times in the past year. The landscape has changed so much since 2011 and with even more options looming on the horizon, how can a consumer know which device is right for them? Luckily for me, Smon Hill over at Digital Trends […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 10/9"

I gave in and signed up for Pinterest last week, mostly to feed my love of vintage fashion. In fact, did you know that last Monday (October 1, 2012) was the eighty-sixth birthday of the Little Black Dress (on display in 1950s Paris, below right)? You can learn more about the the story behind the […]Read more "Pin It!"

Congratulations to Kelly! She is the the winner of Dino-Football written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by Barry Gott. The weather is getting cooler which means Halloween is just around the corner! In honor of our favorite sugar-filled holiday, one lucky reader will win Waga’s Big Scare written and illustrated by Samuel Hiti! Waga isn’t the biggest […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

This (perhaps obvious) thought arrived in my brain yesterday while discussing CCSS with my intelligent colleague Andrew Karre: Good literature existed before Common Core was written.     It seems the publishing industry is tripping over itself to put CCSS labels on a lot of its product. I’ve seen a number of school library publishers rolling out […]Read more "Oh, Common Core…."

Since the elections are just weeks away I couldn’t help think of comic art and its obvious similarities to political cartoons. One could easily write a large volume covering the vast history of cartoons in American politics. In this blog, I’ll spare you all the details. But suffice to say it’s a fascinating art form […]Read more "Political Cartoons: A Timely Matter"