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If you survived the terrible pun of the subject line and your name is Mike Hornick, you’ve passed the final test to prove you’re worthy of a free copy of The Sin-Eater’s Confession! Email us at publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com to tell us your mailing address, and we’ll send you your prize. It will look like this, except in 3D. And […]Read more "Free Book Friday Marches On"

Well, I stand corrected! In the Marais today, I ran across a small bookstore called La Manoeuvre that’s part of the “Libraires de l’est parisien” group. The clerk there gave me a veritable lesson in French YA fiction, which, it turns out, is absolutely thriving. She sent me home with three of her favorites (covers […]Read more "Ooops! French YA Is Alive and Well"

As Oscar Wilde once wrote, “Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.” (Never fear, we’ll save the imaginary conversation with Oscar Wilde for another post.) For the past couple of days I’ve been reflecting on a short piece that asks the rhetorical question, “Can we make books fun again?” [Joanna […]Read more "Can We Delight in Digital Publishing?"

Ah, I’m on vacation as you read this, in the City of Lights. It’s probably my favorite city in the whole world. I love the way it smells here, I love the food, the history of fashion and art. The language (which I speak, hooray!). And, the bookstores! Wow. You wouldn’t exactly know the digital […]Read more "Hunting for YA in Paris"

<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bL-MNbE-Fgk/USelcXSIXaI/AAAAAAAABRk/1gNdE9YQYV0/videoc9fb16a755a5%25255B72%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('dc290bce-1f46-43d6-ac46-1f474730d25d'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " http://www.youtube.com/v/ty33v7UYYbw?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> Science Is Real! If you have any interest in children and science, technology, engineering, and math, you owe it yourself to buy They Might Be Giants’ “Science Is Real” album (with videos for every song). And if you hear a tune […]Read more "Science is lyrical: STEM Friday"

Beware, ye faint of heart: This week’s giveaway books pull no punches. But we’re confident that Terri Ryan is bold enough to handle our new ShockZone™—Deadly and Dangerous series from Lerner Publications. Terri, send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com so we can send you your winnings! Speaking of deadly and dangerous, fans of veteran young adult author Ilsa J. Bick already […]Read more "Free Book Friday for the Fearless"

I invited our talented intern, Eliza Leahy, to share her thoughts on her internship at Lerner. Here’s Eliza!  My internship at Lerner has provided me with a plethora of content to incorporate into dinner party conversations, my writing, even my dreams (I’m pretty sure Victoria Justice and I would never have been dream BFFs if […]Read more "A Book for Every Reader"

George Washington’s ghost is fascinated by digital publishing. (In much the same way that Adriano Fruzzetti is fascinated by mug cake. I.e., if he knew it existed–and if he himself exists–he would be.) This week’s web links and attendant philosophizing come to you via this excerpt from an imaginary presidential interview. GW: …But what of […]Read more "A PresiDigital Q&A"

It is a truth universally acknowledged that nothing–not even Valentine’s Day–sweetens up the week like a free book. D. Keller, send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com, and your copy of Cookie, the Walker will start heading your way! We now take a break from the warm and fuzzy to bring you ShockZone™—Deadly and Dangerous, a brand-new six-book series from Lerner […]Read more "A Good Day for a Free Book Friday"