The Lerner Blog

Today, meet Rachel Burnham, our digital intern. 1. What brings you to Lerner? I joined the Lerner digital team last week as a digital intern. This May, I graduated with an English Literature major and Digital Studies certificate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In college, I realized my passion for literature, and after working on the […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Rachel Burnham"

Every so often, current events intersect with a book I’ve edited. At the moment, the event is President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima, Japan, and the book is Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story by Caren Stelson, which releases on October 1. In thinking about Sachiko’s story and the press coverage of Obama’s visit, a well-known quotation […]Read more "The Scars of War"

Meet Tyler Page and Cori Doerrfeld, the husband-wife team behind the Cici: A Fairy’s Tale series! The first title, Believe Your Eyes, is available now in paperback and library bound, and two more titles will be released in upcoming seasons. 1. Who is Cici, and what inspired the character? Cori: Cici is a ten-year old girl […]Read more "Q&A with Cori Doerrfeld and Tyler Page"

I love picture books. As an editor for Carolrhoda Picture Books, this work out well! I love how the accessible, engaging format of picture books can belie profound depth in the characters and stories they hold, as in this Spring’s Luis Paints the World. I love how illustrations bring text to life with humor and […]Read more "On Picture Books for a Diverse Readership"

Today, meet Rebecca Rowell, our digital intern. 1.      What brings you to Lerner? I’m here to help the Digital team and to learn about eBooks. This summer will mark ten years that I’ve been freelancing (I edit, write, proofread, fact-check), which can be a feast-or-famine affair. This year has been particularly slow. Wondering what to […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Rebecca Rowell"

As Danielle Carnito pointed out just a couple weeks ago, we frequently find ourselves simultaneously working on books will release in different seasons. I recently returned from showing off our new Fall 2016 titles at BEA, and this afternoon I’ll be presenting Millbrook’s Spring 2017 books as part of our spring launch. As exciting as […]Read more "Waiting, Waiting"

Happy Free Book Friday! First, congratulations to the RRHS Library Staff (@rrhslib), who’s won Luis Paints the World. Send the address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail. It’s time for the Mallory edition of Free Book Friday. Laurie Friedman’s popular Mallory series features Mallory McDonald, a spunky, energetic grade schooler whose stories are perfect […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Mallory Edition"

This Saturday, there will be an international demonstration asking for GMO labeling, among other things related to large-scale agriculture. People will gather around the world to show their support of finding out more information about GMOs and asking that any genetically modified foods they buy are labeled. GMOs are pretty controversial, and people on both […]Read more "Growing Green"

Special thanks to Kris Vetter for the following post! In the recent Guardian article titled “Books are back. Only technodazzled thought they would go away,” journalist and author Simon Jenkins pits print books against digital books. Even just the subtitle, “The hysterical cheerleaders of the e-book failed to account for human experience, and publishers blindly […]Read more "Print Books and Digital Books Are Not at War"