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Congratulations, Amy Librarian (@librarianamyj)! You are the winner of Hey, Charleston! The True Story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band. 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 going back to prehistoric times […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Do you guys notice a shift in people’s moods this time of year? Every November, as Thanksgiving Day approaches, I sense a sort of lightness in people’s spirits. Of course, the stress that the impending holidays can bring is also often in the air, but let’s not talk about that right now!  Seriously … I […]Read more "Grateful"

Graduating from college terrifies a lot of people. When I graduated last spring, most of my friends didn’t have concrete plans. Of those who did, the majority were headed to graduate school. Many of my friends thoughtfully committed to service programs such as College Possible or Minnesota Reading Corps – both divisions of Americorps. I […]Read more "Internships in Publishing"

Congratulations, Andrea (@AndreaLove86)! You are the winner of A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel by Joseph Joffo. 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 jazzing things up by giving away a […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

It’s getting to be that time of year. The time of year when most Americans do a lot of shopping and spend a lot of money. Do your students have a good grasp of basic financial literacy? Or could they use some excellent books on the topic? Well, we just happen to have a few […]Read more "Free teaching tools for K-2 economics and personal finance!"

Lerner Digital™ eReader App Presents More Than 3,000 eBooks for Android Devices MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Lerner Publishing Group announced today the launch of the Lerner Digital™ eReader App for Android devices. With more than 3,000 eBooks available across age levels, interests, and genres, the Lerner Digital™ Android eReader App allows educators, parents, and readers to […]Read more "Lerner Publishing Group Launches Android eReader App"

At my house, books are a major part of my 3-year-old son’s bedtime routine. He often tells me what book he wants, and I’ll grab it from the bookshelf. For the most part, he can recognize a book by its cover but not by its spine. There’s one notable exception to this rule, though. Millbrook’s […]Read more "What a Spine!"

Congratulations to Lisa A. (@Angloaddict)! You are the winner of For the Good of Mankind?: The Shameful History of Human Medical Experimentation! 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 going graphic […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

About six weeks ago, a friend and fellow newcomer to the publishing industry showed me this piece from Publisher’s Weekly. I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Quick summary: independent editor Marjorie Braman muses on the job description of editors who still work on the “inside” (publishing houses), as opposed to freelancing. Pull quote: “…editing is no longer […]Read more "Jack of All Trades (and Schools and Libraries)"