The Lerner Blog

No, just kidding. But this past Monday, March 4, was indeed National Grammar Day in the United States. Editors and educators encourage people to make this a day to learn something new about grammar, style, and usage of language. If your Twitter feed is as writer- and editor-centric as mine, you probably saw the flurry […]Read more "Make Every Day National Grammar Day!"

March 3-9 is “Read an E-Book Week“ around the world. Okay, mostly in Canada, where the event originated, but also in Brazil [TeleRead]. Canada can be a trendsetter. Stranger things have happened. [Huffington Post. You will never look at librarians the same way again.] My first thought, upon discovering Read an E-Book Week, was “WHY CAN NO ONE […]Read more "One More Reason to Read an eBook (or ebook or e-book or E-Book or…)"

This post comes to you from Patrick Jones, librarian and author. We recently published his book The Main Event: The Moves and Muscle of Pro Wrestling. I asked Patrick to share his thoughts on the recent International Olympic Committee decision to drop wrestling from the Summer Games, beginning in 2020.The news that the wrestling will […]Read more "Olympic Smackdown"

If you survived the terrible pun of the subject line and your name is Mike Hornick, you’ve passed the final test to prove you’re worthy of a free copy of The Sin-Eater’s Confession! Email us at publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com to tell us your mailing address, and we’ll send you your prize. It will look like this, except in 3D. And […]Read more "Free Book Friday Marches On"

Well, I stand corrected! In the Marais today, I ran across a small bookstore called La Manoeuvre that’s part of the “Libraires de l’est parisien” group. The clerk there gave me a veritable lesson in French YA fiction, which, it turns out, is absolutely thriving. She sent me home with three of her favorites (covers […]Read more "Ooops! French YA Is Alive and Well"

As Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.” (Never fear, we’ll save the imaginary conversation with Oscar Wilde for another post.) For the past couple of days I’ve been reflecting on a short piece that asks the rhetorical question, “Can we make books fun again?” [Joanna […]Read more "Can We Delight in Digital Publishing?"

Ah, I’m on vacation as you read this, in the City of Lights. It’s probably my favorite city in the whole world. I love the way it smells here, I love the food, the history of fashion and art. The language (which I speak, hooray!). And, the bookstores! Wow. You wouldn’t exactly know the digital […]Read more "Hunting for YA in Paris"

<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bL-MNbE-Fgk/USelcXSIXaI/AAAAAAAABRk/1gNdE9YQYV0/videoc9fb16a755a5%25255B72%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('dc290bce-1f46-43d6-ac46-1f474730d25d'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " http://www.youtube.com/v/ty33v7UYYbw?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> Science Is Real! If you have any interest in children and science, technology, engineering, and math, you owe it yourself to buy They Might Be Giants’ “Science Is Real” album (with videos for every song). And if you hear a tune […]Read more "Science is lyrical: STEM Friday"

Beware, ye faint of heart: This week’s giveaway books pull no punches. But we’re confident that Terri Ryan is bold enough to handle our new ShockZone™—Deadly and Dangerous series from Lerner Publications. Terri, send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com so we can send you your winnings! Speaking of deadly and dangerous, fans of veteran young adult author Ilsa J. Bick already […]Read more "Free Book Friday for the Fearless"