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Have you heard about the new nonfiction K-12 booklist that the National Endowment for the Humanities is developing? It’s partly in response to the nonfiction emphasis of the Common Core State Standards and will be a great pairing with the NEH’s summer reading list. See the press release below (via ALA) for more information about […]Read more "Nonfiction Rules!"

Welcome to the end of another week, book-lovers–and congratulations to Tanya, the winner of Millbrook Press’s Cloverleaf Books ™–Community Helpers series! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! Now for a bit of trivia: On this day in 1844, British naturalist Charles Darwin confessed in a letter to a […]Read more "TGI(FB)F: It’s Free Book Friday!"

It’s that time of the week again, and this Friday, ORION SCHOOL VIEW wins the six titles in our new Start to Finish: Everyday Products series from Lerner Publications. Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! If you made a New Year’s resolution to seek out mind-expanding books for curious […]Read more "A New Year, a New Free Book Friday"

Can you believe we’re staring 2013 in the face? It seems only yesterday we rang in a new century. We at Lerner Publishing Group are looking forward to some pretty exciting books in 2013. Here’s just a sampling: Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg (TFCB) by Tanya Anderson This amazing real-life story […]Read more "Ringing in 2013!"

Congratulations to Lisa! You are the winner of the six titles in our new Pop Culture Bios: Super Singers series from Lerner Publications. Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! Say goodbye to the celebrities for awhile; our next giveaway tackles less glamorous–but equally mysterious and fascinating–subjects. T-shirts, cars, paper, […]Read more "Free Book Friday Finale (for 2012)!"

Here’s a report on our fabulous Pop Culture Bios series from our equally fabulous production editor Erica Johnson. Enjoy! Back in July, Sara Hoffmann shared the news about Lerner’s Pop Culture Bios: Super Singers series. As a pop culture junkie, it’s hard for me to believe we haven’t blogged more about this super fun series! […]Read more "Super Singers"

Congratulations to Evelyn! You are the winner of the first two books of our Mortensen’s Escapades series from Graphic Universe! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! Our final giveaway of 2012 offers a star-studded way to ring in the new year: the six titles in […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"