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Congratulations to Barbara Moon (@moonb2)! You are the winner of Expressing the Inner Wild: Tattoos, Piercings, Jewelry, and Other Body Art from Twenty-First Century Books! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week one lucky […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

We here at Lerner are just putting the final touches on our spring 2014 FREE downloadable teaching tools. We began uploading files yesterday and hope to have everything available on our website in the next few days. Keep up with what’s new (and everything else!) by visiting our eSource page. Here you can search by […]Read more "Find and download FREE teaching tools to use with our books!"

You may have heard that it’s cold here in Minnesota. The high in Minneapolis today is -14°F. Yikes! I went out briefly today to return a few library books (hooray for libraries being open today!) and it wasn’t so bad except for the few minutes I was walking directly into the wind. But enough about […]Read more "Brrrrr"

Congratulations to Charles! You are the winner of our new Awesome Inventions You Use Every Day series! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your books in the mail. We want 2014 to kickoff with a wild start so this […]Read more "Free Book Friday! New Books for a New Year!"

‘Tis that time of year, folks. I don’t know about you (no, really…who are you? What’s your deal? Why are you reading this? Is it because you’re my mother?) but I’m determined to keep my New Year’s resolutions this time around. If there’s anything more depressing than Minnesota in December–other than Minnesota in February–it’s the […]Read more "Starting a Resolution (or several): A New Year at Lerner"

‘Tis the season for Lerner’s employees to take their PTO, leaving our office very quiet this week. As I sit here, looking at the frost on my window, only three members of the editorial/photo team tap away at our keyboards, wishing the heat would kick on a little more frequently. At least, I wish that. […]Read more "May your days be merry and bright…"

When the holidays come round, my family and I turn to Truman Capote’s memories of childhood in A Christmas Memory. The story’s disarming simplicity and wistfulness capture a way of life, and people, long gone yet vividly alive through memory. It’s especially mesmerizing to hear Capote himself read the tale in his unique voice and […]Read more "“A Christmas Memory”"

Congratulations to Carolina C (@ditacannon)! You are the winner of Losing It  from Carolrhoda Lab! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week we’re taking a look at the great inventions that make […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Production Editor Erica Johnson is joining us on the blog today to talk about fashion. Take it away, Erica! We have a fun new series coming out this spring from the Lerner imprint called What’s Your Style? (cover pictured below). It’s all about defining (and creating!) your own personal style. The styles discussed are boho, […]Read more "Fashion DIY"