The Lerner Blog

I met Ellen Levine in person once after spending a good deal of time on the phone with her. We had a drink at a hotel before BEA in 2010. We talked a bit about her manuscript—which would become In Trouble—and, I suspect, about politics and bookmaking. During that conversation, and in the dozens of […]Read more "Ellen Levine"

Congratulations to Heidi Grange! She is the winner of our new Robyn Hunter Mysteries series by Norah McClintock. Heidi, please email your shipping address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your books in the mail! This week one lucky Lerner fan will win our new USA TODAY Teen Wise Guides: Time, Money, and Relationships series from Twenty-First Century Books. This […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

As summer dawns on YAastan, we await the awakening of the trolls from their long winter’s naps. Last year, Meghan Cox Gordon was the once-sleepy troll whose blood was most roused by the early June sun. Cox Gordon , to her credit, is a book person, and though she trolled us all with her preposterous […]Read more "Follow the money"

Just for a little “it’s-almost-Friday” fun, try heading over to the Hunger Games name generator site today to find out what your name would be if you lived in Panem alongside the unusually-monikered Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, et al. And for some good HG-themed reading, check out our Gateway Biography of Jennifer Lawrence—aka […]Read more "What’s Your Hunger Games Name?"

For libraries, progress presents a glut of resources and even more challenges. Ars Technica’s Curt Hopkins explores the challenge of trying to “balance the physical and digital despite dwindling budgets“. Chris Meadow’s (TeleRead) response to Hopkins is thought-provoking as well. And speaking of what the future may bring, check out the video at the end […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 5/22"

Ah, spring! The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and adorable baby animals are being born. And what’s more adorable than a baby crocodilian? A what?! The crocodilian family is made up of alligators crocodiles, caimans, and gharials. These reptiles love in various parts of the world, and they all have big, sharp, scary […]Read more "The Cutest Little Hatchlings"

Happy Free Book Friday! This week one lucky Lerner fan will win our new Robyn Hunter Mysteries series by Norah McClintock. Robyn Hunter is a Canadian teen with a talent for getting into trouble. Fortunately, she also has a talent for detective work. Throughout this series, Robyn races to solve mysteries and keep her friends—and herself—out of […]Read more "Free Book Friday"

I asked veteran production editor Julie Harman to guest blog today. On this day 58 years ago, the Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision in the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The Court ruled racial segregation in schools to be unconstitutional. Before this ruling, segregation had been allowed under the separate-but-equal doctrine. […]Read more ""A Day That Will Live in Glory""

Graphic Universe’s much anticipated and beautifully produced new book Little White Duck: A Childhood in China received a star review from Kirkus. The book is about sisters growing up in Wuhan, China immediately following the Cultural Revolution and Chairman Mao Zedong’s decades-long reign. Kirkus calls Little White Duck, “a striking glimpse into Chinese girlhood during […]Read more "Little White Duck Receives Big Gold Star"