Author and Illustrator Spotlight – Page 24

Podcast Interview with Joshua S. Levy, Author of Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy

By Libby Stille, Publicist Our second episode of The Lerner Podcast features author Joshua S. Levy, whose middle-grade debut novel Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy came out in March. We talk about hamsters in space, Supreme Court cases, and more.Read more

Schedule a School Visit with a Lerner Author

By Libby Stille, Publicist Planning your 2019-2020 school year? Head to Lerner’s new author school visit map to discover authors and illustrators around the world who are open to in-person and Skype school visits!Read more

Q&A with Edgar® Awards Nominee Sasha Dawn

By Libby Stille, Publicist Sasha Dawn’s latest YA novel, Blink, is a 2019 Edgar® Award nominee! The winners will be announced next Thursday, April 25. Ahead of the ceremony, we chatted with Sasha about the nomination, her favorite mystery writer, and what’s next for her.Read more

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Resources for No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture + Podcast Interview with Author Amber J. Keyser

By Libby Stille, Publicist We have some news: we’re launching a podcast! For our first episode, we interviewed Amber J. Keyser, author of No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture, about what teachers, librarians, and everyone else can do to dismantle rape culture.Read more

MariNaomi Introduces Book Two in Her Life on Earth YA Graphic Novel Series

By Libby Stille, Publicist Last spring, cartoonist MariNaomi launched her Life on Earth YA graphic novel series with Losing the Girl: Book One. Losing the Girl followed several teens as they grapple with the usual perils of being a teenager . . . and the mysterious disappearance of their classmate, Claudia Jones. In Gravity’s Pull: Book Two, […]Read more

Flower Talk Q&A with Author Sara Levine

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

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Interview with Castle of Lies Author Kiersi Burkhart

By Amy Fitzgerald, Associate Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Novels Where did the idea for this epic tale start?Read more

Introduce Young Readers to the Green Book with Ruth and the Green Book

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 […]Read more

How Rosanne Parry Came to Write Last of the Name

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 […]Read more

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