My walk from the Herald Square subway stop to The Empire State Building (the headquarters of Graphic Universe) takes me through one of the most tourist-saturated areas in New York City. The block is lined with high-end clothing stores. Imagine my surprise to see a mannequin dressed in this shirt, on display in such a […]Read more "Punk Rock on 34th Street"

In Sunday’s (June 26, 2011) Opinion Page of the New York Times, Frank Bruni celebrates New York’s legalization of same-sex marriage by recounting the story of his own father’s evolution in coming to terms with his son’s sexual orientation. Bruni was the Times’s main restaurant critic until 2009 and last month was named the paper’s […]Read more "Connecting AIDS & Same-Sex Marriage"

Here are Senior Graphic Designer Danielle Carnito’s thoughts about transforming Journey into the Deep from a book to an app. The goal of design is to communicate clearly in a visual way no matter the format. So, when an opportunity arises to rethink how content is best organized for a new media format, this is […]Read more "From Book to App: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"

by Jennifer Garske, production editor I have laid out my fair share of books on outer space. I find space fascinating and awe-inspiring. I was lucky enough to work on all six of the books in the new Lerner series Searchlight BooksTM—What’s Amazing about Space? And I truly learned more about space with every book. […]Read more "Spectacular Space"

We’re off to New Orleans tomorrow to eat beignets (and then hopefully sweat off all of the calories), but more importantly to show everyone our great new books for Fall 11! If you’re heading to ALA make sure to stop by our booth #916 to enter to win FREE BOOKS! We also have some great […]Read more "ALA Here We Come!"

(My first time in New Orleans too, by the way.) So, tell me what I should be seeking out at the show as I roam and ramble between meetings and beignets? Arnaud’s, where we’ll be dining on Saturday. Photo by jjgardner3Read more "Off to ALA Tomorrow"

Some of my favorite comics, the ones a seek out and treasure most, are published in small batches by individual artists, rather than traditional publishing houses. These kinds of comics are often called mini comics, or more broadly indy comics. Since the Underground Comix movement began in the late sixties, there has been a community […]Read more "Kids’ Comics in the Indy Press"

1. Pull together ideas for annual editorial brainstorming session tomorrow. 2. Write TFCB blog entry. 3. Catch up on e-mail. 4. Print out materials for this week’s acquisitions meeting. 5. Do last-minute fix to a book that goes live for Fall 2011 on July 1. 6. Write TFCB blog entry! 7. Review Prologue and Chapter […]Read more "To Do List"

Now that the official beginning of summer is upon us, my thoughts turn to baseball, that most summertime (summery? summerish?) of sports. I’ve gotten a reasonably good baseball education since starting to work here. I’ve spent quality time with Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Ichiro Suzuki, and Derek Jeter, among others. Of […]Read more "Books and Baseball"