The Lerner Blog

I invited our talented intern, Eliza Leahy, to share her thoughts on her internship at Lerner. Here’s Eliza!  My internship at Lerner has provided me with a plethora of content to incorporate into dinner party conversations, my writing, even my dreams (I’m pretty sure Victoria Justice and I would never have been dream BFFs if […]Read more "A Book for Every Reader"

George Washington’s ghost is fascinated by digital publishing. (In much the same way that Adriano Fruzzetti is fascinated by mug cake. I.e., if he knew it existed–and if he himself exists–he would be.) This week’s web links and attendant philosophizing come to you via this excerpt from an imaginary presidential interview. GW: …But what of […]Read more "A PresiDigital Q&A"

It is a truth universally acknowledged that nothing–not even Valentine’s Day–sweetens up the week like a free book. D. Keller, send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com, and your copy of Cookie, the Walker will start heading your way! We now take a break from the warm and fuzzy to bring you ShockZone™—Deadly and Dangerous, a brand-new six-book series from Lerner […]Read more "A Good Day for a Free Book Friday"

Happy Valentine’s Day, dear readers! While some of us here are taking the day to celebrate our love of chocolate, I thought it appropriate to make this post a celebration of our love of books. Specifically, printed books. (Despite, of course, the amazing digital options that Lerner is putting out into the world and the […]Read more "A Valentine to Printed Books"

With Valentine’s Day coming up, we (the benevolent spirit of Adriano Fruzzetti and I) have decided to treat you lovely readers to a more heartwarming blog post than usual. So here is a February mad lib for you, featuring select Lerner cover images* to remind you why you love us. Are you ready for spring? […]Read more "A Digital Mad Lib(rary)"

                                               COVERS ABOVE: Iceberg, Right Ahead! The Tragedy of the Titanic by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (TFCB) and Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead by Rebecca L. Johnson (Millbrook)My colleague Carol Hinz, editorial director of Lerner’s Millbrook Press imprint, deserves the real credit for this post. The light bulb went off in her head last week […]Read more "Going Nonfiction"

Rhetorical questions aside (we’re always ready for Free Book Friday, right? No one ever thinks, “If only this Thursday with no reading material could last a little longer!”)…let’s hear it for Lindsay Peck, winner of our coveted copy of The Twelve-Fingered Boy! Send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com so that you can start reading it from cover to cover […]Read more "Who’s Ready for Free Book Friday?!"

Those of you who’ve been following my posts for a long time (hi, Mom and Dad) know that I am a grammar curmudgeon. Seeing grammatical errors makes me … well, a little crabby! Since you’re reading a school and library publisher’s blog, I suspect you can relate to my affinity for grammar (if not the […]Read more "Still Curmudgeonly"

In case you haven’t heard the good news yet, the new and improved Lerner Interactive Books™ product line is now officially up and running. The blood, sweat, and tears of the valiant Adriano Fruzzetti (I have to mention him in every blog post because of our under-the-table endorsement deal) have been converted into the snazzy enhancements you’ve […]Read more "Digital Dreams Do Come True"