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!"

After yesterday’s Twitter storm on ms prep, I thought I’d  go over some of my routine and give a few thoughts on why aspects of it ought to become part of yours. JV-level Manuscript Prep These are the things you do that save an editor a couple minutes and require next to no technical skill. […]Read more "Information Not Decoration"

Titles are instructive. From the title of this blog post, you might have guessed that it would have something to do with titles. But I’m not actually going to talk about what you might expect. I want to talk about the names we use for books internally. When a manuscript first comes in, it almost […]Read more "By Any Other Name"

Happy Friday! Who wants free books? One lucky winner will soon be the proud 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 Mystery! To enter to win, […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Raise your hand if you were a horse-crazy kid. My hand’s waving in the air! I was nuts about horses growing up. First, I pretended my bike was a horse. Then, I finally—finally—got to take riding lessons as a teen. It was a dream come true. I also read everything I could about horses. I […]Read more "Horse Crazy"

Meet comic book pioneers Lily Renée and Trina Robbins as they discuss and sign an extraordinary new book. Light refreshments will be served. Lily Renée, Escape Artist is the inspirational story about the remarkable life of Lily Renée Wilheim and her tenacious escape from Nazi occupation to become one of the leading female comic books […]Read more "“Lily Renée, Escape Artist” Book Signing Events"