The Lerner Blog

Assistant Photo Editor Michael Ferut shares thoughts and images of fireworks in today’s post: As the July 4th holiday approaches, people around the U.S. have been travelling to the nearest interstate line to visit their favorite mom-and-pop fireworks mega-warehouses. It seems like only yesterday that my father drove me to the Ohio-Indiana border to visit […]Read more "Photo Research Firework Extravaganza!"

There are no words to express the sorrow I feel over the loss of Elaine Landau, an immensely talented longtime Lerner author whom I was also privileged to call a friend. Elaine’s impact on the school and library publishing world is immeasurable, as is her impact on those of us fortunate enough to have known […]Read more "A Tremendous Loss"

Greetings from the Windy City! We’re in Chicago for the American Librarian Association (ALA) Annual Conference. If you’re attending ALA, make sure to stop by Lerner Publishing Group booth #1820 for free giveaways, drawings, and a look at our new Fall 13 books! We also have a fantastic group of authors signing FREE copies of […]Read more "Free Book Friday and ALA"

I spent the first part of this week at the ISTE conference  in San Antonio. There were a LOT of teachers, librarians, school IT staff, and, of course, vendors at that show. The total count was more than 18,000, according to their website. The entire convention center was wifi-enabled, so at any given moment, more […]Read more "ISTE, eSource, and Elephant Talk"

The request is loud and clear: kids need more books where they “see themselves” inside.  While publishers may feel we’re making strides toward showing diversity in children’s books, we still have more ground to cover. This article in Publishers Weekly reports the findings from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School […]Read more "On Inclusiveness"

“I’m not sure when I was asleep and when I was awake. There were subways. There were worried looks from strangers as we switched off sips from our can of Mello Yello, but I stared them down and smiled. We’re in love, I though. You can’t hurt us.” –Steve Brezenoff, Brooklyn, Burning We all win.Read more "Love wins"

Hello Blogosaurs, Just checking in here from balmy San Antonio, the world’s largest sauna! Normally towards the end of a long day in the booth I look forward to seeing the sun. Normally. Here, I can walk maybe 3 blocks before needing a shower. It’s pretty gross. For anyone at the show, we’re in the […]Read more "Checking in from ISTE"

Last week, not for the first time, I found myself wondering, “What is the big deal about baseball?” (I was walking through downtown Minneapolis right before a Minnesota Twins game, dodging scalpers who wanted to sell me tickets and distracted drivers who prioritized a prime parking space over pedestrian safety; the thought was inevitable.)There are […]Read more "The Real Magic of Sports (and Reading)"

We’ve got a winner! Congratulations to Maggie Johanson who is the winner of our new  ShockZone ™ — Villains series from Lerner Publications! Maggie, please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. This week one lucky summer reader will […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"