When the holidays come round, my family and I turn to Truman Capote’s memories of childhood in The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory. The stories’ disarming simplicity and wistfulness capture a way of life, and people, long gone yet vividly alive through memory. I have always loved Capote’s descriptions of food in these stories. […]Read more "Holiday Memories"

(Rainbow over Ibillin, Galilee) I recently returned from twelve days in Israel/Palestine, a mother-daughter trip that was chock-full of incredible landscapes, mouth-wateringly fresh local produce, a fascinating array of history and culture, and immeasurable hospitality. But while getting my bearings back in the office this week, I read Adriano’s post from Wednesday and realized how […]Read more "Technology that spans oceans"

Congratulations to Caitlin Hayes and Catherine Barnett! They are the winners of last week’s Free Book Friday and are the proud new owners of Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson! Caitlin and Catherine, please send your mailing addresses to lmatvick@lernerbooks.com. Moving on to a new giveaway, this week three […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

  To say I was happy to see a star next to the very first review for Blythe Woolston’s sophomore novel, Catch & Release, is an understatement. It’s always goose-bump inducing when a reviewer’s enthusiasm matches my own: “…. This is not a romance, but a tale of two people thrown together after their world […]Read more "Stellar"

By Adriano FruzzettiAssociate Product ManagerLerner Publishing Group My twelve-year-old nephew’s eyes got wide when I explained to him that “back in my day, video game controllers only had one button.” This revelation not only blew his mind, but made me feel really, really old. Not in “people years” per se, but in “technology years.” I’m […]Read more "Lerner Digital™ debuts iPad eReader App"

Over the years in which I’ve been in nonfiction publishing, I’ve had to deal with the issue of offensive language in a variety of projects. Generally, although not always, Lerner Publishing Group finds ways to avoid whitewashing primary source documents, believing in the integrity of the original text and in the need for all informed […]Read more "Explosive Language"

One of the things that fascinates me about book design is the range of books a designer is working on at any given time time. I asked three of our designers to share a few of their favorite covers they’ve designed in the last year or so. Their selections include picture books, middle grade fiction, […]Read more "Playing Favorites"

Congratulations to Cristin Caruso! She is the winner of last week’s Free Book Friday and is the proud new owner of What to Expect When You’re Expecting Joeys: A Guide for Marsupial Parents (and Curious Kids); Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter; and The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"