Congratulations to Erika (@MoonlightReview) and Karen Benson‏ (@Kobenson)! They are the winners of Draw the Dark and Drowning Instinct! This week in honor of the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku region in Japan, we are giving away a copy of Meltdown! The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Last Saturday, I was one among a packed audience at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Minneapolis. We were all there—boomers to teenagers to everything in between—to listen to RAIN–A Tribute to The Beatles. This show has toured worldwide and has been on Broadway. Unlike some tribute bands, members of RAIN—which takes its name from the […]Read more "Let It RAIN"

Graphic Universe has just rolled out Lou!–a hugely popular, award-winning French graphic novel series by Julien Neel about a precocious twelve-year girl and her amusing apartment life with mom, cat, crush Tristan, girlfriend Mina and cranky grandma Memaw. The franchise’s foray into the North American market begins with two initials titles Secret Diary and Summertime […]Read more "Lou! Is Here!"

In last week’s update, I lamented the tepid learning technology of my youth in comparison to what the children in the Minnetonka Public Schools are using. While Oregon Trail and Math Blaster Plus were a far cry from the cool stuff kids get to use today, those old titles did foster my love of computers […]Read more "A Double Fine Adventure Indeed"

Ashley Hope Pérez, author of What Can’t Wait and The Knife and the Butterfly, agreed to wrap up her recent blog tour with a guest post here on the Lerner blog. Here, she tells us what she wants readers to know about the similarities and differences between her two novels. Thanks to the amazing folks […]Read more "Guest Post: Ashley Hope Pérez"

[this blog post comes courtesy of Sandra Markle]For someone who loves the excitement of science investigation, being surrounded by 8,000 scientists at the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Conference was in itself a dream come true. To top that off, I had the privilege of being an honored guest because my book […]Read more "Winning Was a Golden Experience"

Congratulations to Cristin Caruso! She is the winner of Jennifer Lawrence: Star of The Hunger Games! This week, we’re celebrating the success of one of our first Carolrhoda Lab rats, Ilsa J. Bick! Ilsa’s first Carolrhoda Lab novel, Draw the Dark , received this starred review from School Library Journal: “Bick has created a likable […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

As a book lover, I’m always completely puzzled when I read criticisms of e-books, such as this. I would think anyone who is passionate about words, stories, and the potentially life-changing perspectives books afford us shouldn’t be anything but enthusiastic about books in any format. E-books make leisure reading more accessible and extra appealing for […]Read more "I <3 E-books"

I’ve had to write a fair amount of back cover copy lately (it’s that time again), and it’s a task I always hate. Think about it. You’ve not only seen the manuscript—you hope—reach its full potential, but you’ve also seen the jacket through its awkward early stages into something everyone is proud of. And now […]Read more "No pressure"