The Lerner Blog
By Carol Hinz, editorial director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books
Spring is finally here! While flowers have yet to make an appearance in the Twin Cities, they’ll be here before too long. Speaking of which, do you know what flower colors mean? And I’m not talking about red flowers representing love! Read More
By Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels
By Libby Stille, Publicist
Last night, Green Book won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture at the Oscars. The movie’s title comes from The Negro Motorist Green Book travel guides that were printed to help black people travel safely during the Jim Crow era. They highlighted places to stay, eat, and fuel up during an era when institutionalized racism at hotels, restaurants, and gas stations was standard. Read More
We talked to Rosanne Parry, author of Last of the Name, which is scheduled to come out on April 2, 2019. The events in her historical fiction novel are from a moment in history that not very many people know very much about. She shared some behind-the-scenes context about her writing process as well as a timeline of the book’s historical background. Read More
By Libby Stille, Publicist
Today we talk to UK-based young adult author Lisa Heathfield. Her latest novel, Flight of a Starling, will be available in the US on February 5 and was called a “gem of a novel, one that is sure to be savored” in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. Read More