The Lerner Blog

Witness: An Interview with Co-Anthologists Ari Tison and Ty Chapman

Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing is a wide-ranging collection that sprung from a simple invitation to share stories. It includes contributions from nearly forty poets, including Ada Limón, Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, Danez Smith, and Amanda Gorman. It explores experiences and emotions related to policing and over-policing by […]Read more

Author Interviews

A Boy Called Hero: An Interview with Author Marie Miranda Cruz

In the middle grade adventure A Boy Called Hero, 12-year-old Hero De Rosario embarks on a journey 100 years in the past and helps his ancestors resist Spanish oppression in the Philippines. Suddenly he discovers that he may be able to live up to his name after all. This time-travel adventure story is all about […]Read more

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The Cloak From Baghdad: An Interview with Author Carol Isaacs

The Cloak From Baghdad follows Flora, a young woman growing up in 1970s London. Her parents and grandmother fled Iraq forty years ago, but no one will tell her why. She gets her answers when a magical cloak—an abaya—transports Louise back in time to her mother’s childhood. This historical middle-grade employs color and imagery to bring […]Read more

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We Live in Trees!: An Interview with Author Heather Alexander

Not just any animal can live in the treetops— it needs special adaptations to help it survive. We Live in Trees!: Amazing Animal Adaptions teaches readers about all sorts of cool critters that have developed their own unique skills and traits to help them survive in their environments. Today, author Heather Alexander shares with us the […]Read more

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Patchwork Memories: An Interview with Author Monica Rojas

Can objects link is to one another and to our pasts? What sort of objects hold that special power? These are a few of the questions author Monica Rojas explores in her new title, Patchwork Memories. This heartfelt picture book follows a child who is navigating their beloved grandmother’s memory loss. While unpacking Abeula’s belongings, […]Read more

Happy Book Birthday: October New Releases

Spooky season is upon us, but fear not! We still have you covered with the latest and greatest releases. Take a look at this collection to see the new picture books, young adult novels, graphic novels, and nonfiction books coming to bookstores everywhere today!Read more

Author Interviews

Kiki and Me: An Interview with Leo Timmers

Award-winning creator Leo Timmers’s newest picture book, Kiki and Me, tells the story of an unforgettable friendship between a horse and her girl, exploring themes of companionship, growing up, and the passage of time. Through a unique blend of intimate black-and-white drawings and sweeping wordless color spreads, the book invites young readers to experience both […]Read more

An Astonishing Circle: An Interview with Author Maria Parrott-Ryan

In 1628, a controversial medical pamphlet by William Harvey challenged previous scientific beliefs by claiming that blood moved in a circle through the body. This discovery was dismissed as a dangerous lie, but a similar revelation had been made by Ibn al-Nafis, an Arab physician, who made a similar discovery 300 years before. An Astonishing […]Read more

Paloma Joins the Circus: An Interview with Author Lupe Ruiz-Flores

Come one, come all! Witness the marvels of the circus with the new middle grade novel from award-winning author Lupe Ruiz-Flores. Set in 1939, Paloma Joins the Circus follows twelve-year-old Paloma as she travels with la carpa, her Mexican American family’s tent show. Determined to follow in her late mother’s footsteps, she sets out to […]Read more