Behind the Scenes – Page 28

Discover Outer Space, Learn How to Code, and Bust Fake News with New Page Plus Titles

by Kate Schefer, Digital Products Coordinator At Lerner Digital, another season means more additions to digital initiatives and programs, such as Page Plus. Here’s a look at what you can expect to hit shelves this month.Read more

Lerner Sports: Stay Up to Date with New Books and a Database!

by Jon M. Fishman, Senior Editor In sports, things change quickly. Dynasties fall, great coaches retire, and players join new teams and alter the balance of power in their sport. That’s one reason we’re so excited about the new Lerner Sports database.Read more

Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys

by Shaina Olmanson, Associate Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books Colson Whitehead’s new novel, The Nickel Boys, came out this month, a fictional story based on the Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Whitehead’s novel follows one wrongfully indicted boy and the abuse experienced at a school modeled after Dozier. In her forthcoming Twenty-First Century Books […]Read more

Author Interviews

Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books As discussed in yesterday’s blog post, Millbrook Press has two wonderful STEM-themed photo books for grades K-3 coming out this fall. Yesterday, I shared Jenna Grodzicki’s interview of Marcie Flinchum Atkins, focusing on the book Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature. Today I’m very pleased to […]Read more

Author Interviews

Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books In early March 2018, I posted an open call for STEM-themed K-3 manuscripts. The response was tremendous–I received approximately 300 submissions. The manuscripts came from authors who have published many books and authors looking to publish their first book. They came from writers with […]Read more

Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity

We asked author Nicole Valentine to talk about her love for “Easter eggs” and reveal a few from her debut middle-grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity.Read more

Interview with The American Dream? author Shing Yin Khor

by Ashley Kuehl, Executive Editor of Trade YA Nonfiction Shing Yin Khor is the author and illustrator of the new graphic memoir The American Dream: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito.Read more

Grow Early Literacy with Pull Ahead and Early Bird Readers

by Jenny Krueger, Publishing Director, School/Library Lerner Publications is gearing up for our Fall 2019 books—our biggest list ever!—to hit the market.Read more

Video: Authors Say “Happy 60th, Lerner!”

In 1959 Harry Lerner launched his children’s publishing venture with a series called Medical Books for Children.Read more

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