The Lerner Blog

As my colleague Carol Hinz noted last week, this is always an exciting time of year for us at Lerner as we watch the fruits of our labor show up in bound form. One of the TFCB projects I’m most excited about for the Fall 2012 season is the American Music Milestones series. It’s a […]Read more "Music, Music, Music"

Happy summertime, everyone. I hope you had a perfect Fourth of July! It’s been an amazingly hot week in so much of the nation, and we’re no exception here in Minnesota. I’ve also found myself battling the classic MN pest lately: mosquitoes. Last night, I read an article that noted if you eat a lot […]Read more "Summertime Reading and Reflecting"

I had a blast representing Lerner Digital at ISTE in San Diego last week. A big thanks to all of you who stopped by the booth and got an earful from me about the Lerner Interactive Books. Sure, you might have only stayed to win the ipod, but hopefully you discovered that our products are […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 7/3"

I like July for many reasons—warm weather, ice cream, my birthday. Here at Lerner, this time of year is also notable because the freshly printed fall books start appearing on a funny little counter at the front of the editorial department. Here is a little preview of a few of the the Millbrook books that […]Read more "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

Congratulations to Bookkm! You are the winner of A Secret Keeps and Beep and Bah! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail for you ASAP! This week one lucky reader will win our brand new First Step Nonfiction – Tools at Work series! Vibrant color photographs […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Lest my post title mislead you to think I just took off my mouse ears and hopped off a rollercoaster, I did not. No time for adventure park shenanigans for this editor. And I’m left wondering why I would have wanted to go there anyway, what with all of the fantastic sessions at ALA this […]Read more "ALA’s Adventures in Disneyland"

Graphic Universe is eager to share with you the upcoming release of a fascinating new graphic novel called A Game For Swallows by Lebanese author and illustrator Zeina Abirached. The Junior Library Guild selection powerfully depicts Ms. Abirached experiences growing up during Lebanon’s civil war between Muslims and Christians. Ms. Abirached, born into a Lebanese […]Read more "A Game For Swallows, A Lebanese Civil War Story, is a Must Read"

In catching up on my pedagogical reading, I ran across the idea of the flipped classroom and was very intrigued by the idea of the 21st-century teacher as a learning coach rather than as a  presenter of content. This article from The Daily Riff –written by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams, the two Colorado teachers […]Read more "Flipped Out"

Congratulations, Bigfoot! You are the winner of Infinity and Me!  Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your book in the mail for you ASAP! It’s going to be a busy week for Lerner since we’ll be at both ALA and ISTE in California! If you’re heading to ALA, make sure […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"