Maggie Lehrman
@maggielehrman.com
Editor of books & watcher of tv
Halloween voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Hooray!!
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Halloween voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Hooray!!
I’m on The Secret Commonwealth in my re-read. Once again, the description of the opposition’s methods does not miss
October 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’m on The Secret Commonwealth in my re-read. Once again, the description of the opposition’s methods does not miss
Good news! Hannah Sawyerr's TRUTH IS is a National Book Award Finalist!!! Aaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! www.nationalbook.org/awards2025/h...
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Good news! Hannah Sawyerr's TRUTH IS is a National Book Award Finalist!!! Aaaaaaaaahhhh!!!! www.nationalbook.org/awards2025/h...
I’m re-reading the Book of Dust books in preparation for book 3 coming soon, and I have to say for the millionth time Philip Pullman is an observant, fearless genius. Maybe my favorite writer.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’m re-reading the Book of Dust books in preparation for book 3 coming soon, and I have to say for the millionth time Philip Pullman is an observant, fearless genius. Maybe my favorite writer.
Heck yes TRUTH IS by Hannah Sawyerr is on the National Book Award long list!!!!!! Congrats to Hannah - so honored to have worked on this with her! www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Heck yes TRUTH IS by Hannah Sawyerr is on the National Book Award long list!!!!!! Congrats to Hannah - so honored to have worked on this with her! www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
Oh yeah, spelling bee? If this isn’t a word, then what did Jane Eyre and the other orphans at Lowood suffer from in the winter, hmmmm???
June 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Oh yeah, spelling bee? If this isn’t a word, then what did Jane Eyre and the other orphans at Lowood suffer from in the winter, hmmmm???
The lines between the squares in the NYT xword app have started showing up with variable thickness and no actually I’m feeling fine why are you looking at me like that
November 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The lines between the squares in the NYT xword app have started showing up with variable thickness and no actually I’m feeling fine why are you looking at me like that
For posterity, here’s the best thing I ever tweeted: a video of Mayor DiBlasio landing a helicopter in Prospect Park in 2016. (I was immediately contacted by dozens of local news orgs and made about $500 thanks to the lessons I learned from Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nightcrawler.)
November 29, 2024 at 2:19 PM
For posterity, here’s the best thing I ever tweeted: a video of Mayor DiBlasio landing a helicopter in Prospect Park in 2016. (I was immediately contacted by dozens of local news orgs and made about $500 thanks to the lessons I learned from Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nightcrawler.)
I love that especially because we have peacock without ads so it cut straight to the screensaver 😂
November 28, 2024 at 2:24 PM
I love that especially because we have peacock without ads so it cut straight to the screensaver 😂
Did you try making a list? I haven’t done it so I don’t know if it works but it’s in the hamburger stack on the upper left
November 20, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Did you try making a list? I haven’t done it so I don’t know if it works but it’s in the hamburger stack on the upper left
Painful to give up this glorious 4.5 year streak but on the other hand it is just a game. I support the NYT Tech Guild in their fight for a fair contract! @nytguildtech.bsky.social
November 5, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Painful to give up this glorious 4.5 year streak but on the other hand it is just a game. I support the NYT Tech Guild in their fight for a fair contract! @nytguildtech.bsky.social
Vote vote vote for Kamala Harris!
October 27, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Vote vote vote for Kamala Harris!
This paper from my 3rd grader’s end-of-year stack started quite an editor rant
(SAID IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FORCING YOURSELF TO USE OTHER DIALOGUE TAGS CAN BE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BUT IF YOUR TEACHER SAYS TO DO THIS YOU SHOULD BUT IN REAL LIFE PLEASE JUST USE SAID)
(SAID IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FORCING YOURSELF TO USE OTHER DIALOGUE TAGS CAN BE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BUT IF YOUR TEACHER SAYS TO DO THIS YOU SHOULD BUT IN REAL LIFE PLEASE JUST USE SAID)
July 7, 2024 at 7:37 PM
This paper from my 3rd grader’s end-of-year stack started quite an editor rant
(SAID IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FORCING YOURSELF TO USE OTHER DIALOGUE TAGS CAN BE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BUT IF YOUR TEACHER SAYS TO DO THIS YOU SHOULD BUT IN REAL LIFE PLEASE JUST USE SAID)
(SAID IS PERFECTLY FINE AND FORCING YOURSELF TO USE OTHER DIALOGUE TAGS CAN BE EXTREMELY DISTRACTING BUT IF YOUR TEACHER SAYS TO DO THIS YOU SHOULD BUT IN REAL LIFE PLEASE JUST USE SAID)
Sometimes I feel like a cool young millennial and then I find the PAPER ROLODEX where I would staple business cards and hand write out people’s contact info!!!!! Accurate as of 2007, I’d guess?? So actually yes I am a geriatric millennial, cusp gen xer.
January 10, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Sometimes I feel like a cool young millennial and then I find the PAPER ROLODEX where I would staple business cards and hand write out people’s contact info!!!!! Accurate as of 2007, I’d guess?? So actually yes I am a geriatric millennial, cusp gen xer.
Here’s my 2023 in editing. 6 graphic novels, 1 chapter book, 4 middle grade, 5 young adult. So proud of all of these, and honored to get to work with all of these authors and artists! And if you still need a gift for the holidays, I can recommend a few…
December 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Here’s my 2023 in editing. 6 graphic novels, 1 chapter book, 4 middle grade, 5 young adult. So proud of all of these, and honored to get to work with all of these authors and artists! And if you still need a gift for the holidays, I can recommend a few…
Congrats to Hannah V Sawyerr and ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS, now a Morris Award finalist!!
December 15, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Congrats to Hannah V Sawyerr and ALL THE FIGHTING PARTS, now a Morris Award finalist!!
Congrats to Nathan Hale and ABOVE THE TRENCHES!!
December 7, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Congrats to Nathan Hale and ABOVE THE TRENCHES!!
My friend @thtswhatsheread.bsky.social organized this amazing raffle of crafted items to benefit booksellers and I made a cowl and a hat - win these or other beauties by entering here! tinyurl.com/KnitWits2023
December 5, 2023 at 12:45 PM
My friend @thtswhatsheread.bsky.social organized this amazing raffle of crafted items to benefit booksellers and I made a cowl and a hat - win these or other beauties by entering here! tinyurl.com/KnitWits2023
I won the office bake off yesterday and have made it my entire personality
November 16, 2023 at 4:39 PM
I won the office bake off yesterday and have made it my entire personality
I love love love Merrily We Roll Along, I’ve seen at least a dozen amateur and profesh productions, and the current broadway revival with Groff & Radcliffe & Mendez is just so so so good. (Also saw it off-bw & it holds up on the bigger stage!) Look at how happy I am 🥲
October 15, 2023 at 3:16 AM
I love love love Merrily We Roll Along, I’ve seen at least a dozen amateur and profesh productions, and the current broadway revival with Groff & Radcliffe & Mendez is just so so so good. (Also saw it off-bw & it holds up on the bigger stage!) Look at how happy I am 🥲
These pink circles showed up outside the oculus today and the way I ***leaped*** out of it once I realized what the sign said 🏃♀️
October 12, 2023 at 4:28 PM
These pink circles showed up outside the oculus today and the way I ***leaped*** out of it once I realized what the sign said 🏃♀️
Me explaining the new rewards and demerits chart for not waking up your parents multiple times a night
October 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Me explaining the new rewards and demerits chart for not waking up your parents multiple times a night
Loved Barbie, loved spending all day finding more pink things to wear, loved this character name for America Ferrera’s husband, just no notes all the way around, perfection, Greta I 🩷 you
July 22, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Loved Barbie, loved spending all day finding more pink things to wear, loved this character name for America Ferrera’s husband, just no notes all the way around, perfection, Greta I 🩷 you
All-timer response to your editor’s questions. I am delighted
July 18, 2023 at 2:31 PM
All-timer response to your editor’s questions. I am delighted