The Lerner Blog

So I have this oddball fascination with farming. Did I grow up on a farm? No. I’m a city/suburban girl, and I’m much more familiar with the ways of the Suburban Mall Shopper on a Saturday than I am with how to milk a Holstein or harvest a wheat crop. I’m not sure where my […]Read more "From Farm to Table"

The worthy specimens featured in today’s post were recently spotted on the feet of Photo Researcher Erica Johnson (left) and Production Editor Sarah Olmanson (right) at one of our local bowling hotspots. (It’s true, we do have actual bowling hotspots here. They’re often full of hipsters.) Notice the varying styles—the traditional laces vs. the newfangled […]Read more "Shoes and Anonymity—Bowling! (and technology)"

In a move to compete with the Apple iPad, Microsoft has unveiled two new tablets, the Touch and the Type. Typically, Microsoft does not manufacture it’s own computing devices (they do a lot of peripherals and gaming consoles, though), so this is a bit of a departure for the company. There is not a lot […]Read more "Microsoft Unveils New Tablets, Threat of Book-Burning Party Saves Library"

Two hundred years ago today, the War of 1812 began. I was curious to find out what we’ve published about this war, since I don’t seem to recall spending much time on it in my high school U.S. history class. I first came upon two books in our On My Own History series, and illustrated […]Read more "The War of 1812"

Thank you for all of the well wishes after the announcement of our Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for No Crystal Stair! We are so proud of this book and we’re excited to send a copy to Kristin McIlhagga who was last week’s winner for Free Book Friday! Kristin, please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Today I’ve asked the talented Brie Cohen, production editor and photographer, to guest blog here.   This summer I’m doing something I’ve never done before—traveling to Europe!   My chef boyfriend (and I) won a national cheese recipe contest for food professionals. He created the amazing Grand Cru Gruyere Ravioli with Swiss Chard and Apple, […]Read more "A Delicious Trip"

A stellar review of I Date Dead People, the  5th installment in the My Boyfriend is a Monster series, adds to the ongoing list of positive reviews for these highly likable Graphic Universe books. The recent write-up appeared last week on the hip and informative graphic novel review site No Flying No Tights. (I Date […]Read more "Popular Review Site Gives Spirited Praise For I Date Dead People"

The internet is good at a number of things: delivering information, helping you stay in touch with your friends, and finding pictures of cats. It is also sometimes good at administering justice. The Oatmeal is a hilarious (NSFW, adult language) comedy website/web comic that has been pumping out success for years. Matthew Inman, the creator […]Read more "Digital Potpourri: 6/12"

(scene from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969) An educator friend forwarded a thoughtful essay called  “Prime Time,” written by high-school English teacher Amanda Parrish for a literary journal called n+1. Ms. Parrish explores what it means to be a teacher and ruminates on various models for making connections to teens in the classroom. […]Read more "Goodness, Truth, and Beauty—Reflections on the School Year"