The Lerner Blog

Wow! We survived BEA! It was a whirlwind with lots of great news on the awards front, amazing signings, and great people. Little White Duck: A Childhood in China was a huge hit at the show so congratulations to Catherine who won a copy during Free Book Friday! Catherine, please email your shipping address to […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

<img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7zysu4izTBc/T9H4zqZ17qI/AAAAAAAABI4/e-gYGGdZ8DE/videoc15c63bec05b%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('3f3795a5-2543-49bc-9d51-f98be9d1ab53'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " http://www.youtube.com/v/oO1R7TwOmf4?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> Part 1 of the announcement. <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QqBxZC3xoZI/T9H40DYXpxI/AAAAAAAABJA/Zwtbi0ifk4I/video02ec6bc5e93e%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('4be920bd-2354-4bd5-93e3-aaa611a37642'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " http://www.youtube.com/v/RKhd4YLmdWE?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> And part 2. The official announcement.Read more "The Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Fiction goes to . . ."

Just yesterday, we began the best season in Minneapolis: Lake Creature season. I was thrilled to see Minne the Lake Creature, a public art project pet of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, announcing via Twitter that she has finally taken up residence in one of the city’s lakes for the summer. (Which one? She’s been giving […]Read more "Communities"

Lerner Publishing Group has been announced as one of the publishers whose content will be made available to school libraries via Brain Hive, the new “read on demand” service. Here at Lerner, we’re always looking for new ways to get our award-winning content into the hands of readers, and we’re confident that Brain Hive’s innovative […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 6/5: Something’s Buzzing at Lerner!"

Over the past few months, I’ve been reading the CBC Diversity blog with interest. And then in the middle of May, I saw the news that white births are no longer the majority in the U.S. This got me thinking about what we want our children’s books to look like for an increasingly diverse audience. […]Read more "Diversity Is Not Optional"

Congratulations to Karen Greenberg! She is the winner of our new USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Time, Money, and Relationships series from Twenty-First Century Books. Karen, please email your shipping address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail! If you’re going to BEA in New York next week, make sure to visit Lerner Publishing […]Read more "BEA Signings and Free Book Friday!"

This article in The Atlantic caught my eye last month. Seeing as how I spend a number of my waking hours working as a so-called “language maven” (which this article would have you believe to be much lowlier than working as a linguist), I thought it was worth discussing. All told, it’s an excellent little […]Read more "The Fashion of Editing"

Earlier this month kids, parents and comic books fans across the Bronx descended on the Church of the Mediator to participate in the annual Kids Comic Con. Graphic Universe’s editorial director Carol Burrell—a resident of Riverdale in the Bronx—and GU illustrator Alitha Martinez—from upper Manhattan—were on hand to represent GU’s vast array of colorful and […]Read more "Bronx Kids Comic Com Proves Rewarding For Participants"

This is how it starts. Now that the Zombpocalypse is upon us, it’s time for everyone to prepare themselves for the days and weeks to come. Sure, it’s possible that the face-eater was “on super-potent LSD or Bath Salts”, but better safe than sorry, am I right? The good news is that Miami is pretty […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 5/29: Zombie Apocalypse Edition"