The Lerner Blog

Congratulations to @GeoLibrarian! You are the winner of The Paranormalists, a brand new series from Darby Creek! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! This week we’re getting back into the groove of Free Book Friday by giving away our American Music Milestones series from Twenty-First Century […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

  Photo by Mainuddinhaque and available through the Creative Commons When I turned on NPR Monday morning I learned that Joseph Murray had died at the age of 93. Back in in 1954, he had performed the first successful kidney transplant. I had never heard of the man until this year, when some research brought me across his story. […]Read more "Learning More About Transplantation Pioneer Joseph Murray"

The holidays are here, and I know eReaders are all the rage, so here is a holiday gift guide courtesy of TeleRead. I’ve posted a few device reviews in the past, and even written a couple myself, but this guide is especially useful. Rather than trying to discern what the best device is, this guide […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 11/27"

Domenica included a fun little roundup of Thanksgiving titles last week, but I thought I’d share just a little more Thanksgiving fun. (Hopefully you’re not too sick of turkey and mashed potatoes just yet!) To continue my Cloverleaf-themed look at holidays this year, I want to share Grace’s Thanksgiving. This book offers a fun look […]Read more "More Thanksgiving"

Hey, you crazy kids! I know it’s been a while since you’ve gotten any updates on what’s happening in the internet, and you’re perhaps a little antsy. It’s totally understandable. But you can relax, I’m back. And I have a pretty good reason for being gone: Oliver James. Born 10/18. 8 lbs, 4 oz. 21.5″. […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 11/20: Thanksgiving Edition"

Congratulations to Mallory Reiber! She is the winner of our brand new  Scientific Rivalries and Scandals series from Twenty-First Century Books valued at more than $130.00! Mallory, please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail for you! This weekend we’re at NCTE in Las Vegas! Stop by the Lerner Publishing Group booth (#307) for book […]Read more "Free Book Friday and NCTE!"

Do you feel trendy? Language and vocabulary, like so many other parts of life, follow trends over time. You may have noticed, for example, that hipster has come into much more frequent use over the past ten years or so, while gnarly isn’t as fashionable as it once was. In this branch of language evolution, […]Read more "Trendy Language"

Graphic Universe and Lerner participated in a variety of events last week. On Election Day, Tuesday, November 6th the NYC Department of Education 2012 Conference was held at A. Philip Randolph Campus High School at 135th Street in upper Manhattan—a gathering where teachers and librarians attend lectures, presentations and conferences. Educational Publishers like ours (and […]Read more "A Conference, A Graphic Novel Event, and A Comic Book Fest In NYC"