This article in The Atlantic caught my eye last month. Seeing as how I spend a number of my waking hours working as a so-called “language maven” (which this article would have you believe to be much lowlier than working as a linguist), I thought it was worth discussing. All told, it’s an excellent little […]Read more "The Fashion of Editing"

Earlier this month kids, parents and comic books fans across the Bronx descended on the Church of the Mediator to participate in the annual Kids Comic Con. Graphic Universe’s editorial director Carol Burrell—a resident of Riverdale in the Bronx—and GU illustrator Alitha Martinez—from upper Manhattan—were on hand to represent GU’s vast array of colorful and […]Read more "Bronx Kids Comic Com Proves Rewarding For Participants"

This is how it starts. Now that the Zombpocalypse is upon us, it’s time for everyone to prepare themselves for the days and weeks to come. Sure, it’s possible that the face-eater was “on super-potent LSD or Bath Salts”, but better safe than sorry, am I right? The good news is that Miami is pretty […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 5/29: Zombie Apocalypse Edition"

I met Ellen Levine in person once after spending a good deal of time on the phone with her. We had a drink at a hotel before BEA in 2010. We talked a bit about her manuscript—which would become In Trouble—and, I suspect, about politics and bookmaking. During that conversation, and in the dozens of […]Read more "Ellen Levine"

Congratulations to Heidi Grange! She is the winner of our new Robyn Hunter Mysteries series by Norah McClintock. Heidi, please email your shipping address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail! This week one lucky Lerner fan will win our new USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Time, Money, and Relationships series from Twenty-First Century Books. This […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

As summer dawns on YAastan, we await the awakening of the trolls from their long winter’s naps. Last year, Meghan Cox Gordon was the once-sleepy troll whose blood was most roused by the early June sun. Cox Gordon , to her credit, is a book person, and though she trolled us all with her preposterous […]Read more "Follow the money"

Just for a little “it’s-almost-Friday” fun, try heading over to the Hunger Games name generator site today to find out what your name would be if you lived in Panem alongside the unusually-monikered Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, et al. And for some good HG-themed reading, check out our Gateway Biography of Jennifer Lawrence—aka […]Read more "What’s Your Hunger Games Name?"

For libraries, progress presents a glut of resources and even more challenges. Ars Technica’s Curt Hopkins explores the challenge of trying to “balance the physical and digital despite dwindling budgets“. Chris Meadow’s (TeleRead) response to Hopkins is thought-provoking as well. And speaking of what the future may bring, check out the video at the end […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 5/22"

Ah, spring! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and adorable baby animals are being born. And what’s more adorable than a baby crocodilian? A what?! The crocodilian family is made up of alligators crocodiles, caimans, and gharials. These reptiles love in various parts of the world, and they all have big, sharp, scary […]Read more "The Cutest Little Hatchlings"