The Lerner Blog

In a recent post, I shared that I’ve been a pretty enthusiastic follower of this year’s presidential contest. Whichever side of the political aisle you tend to lean toward, you have to admit that it has been a wild and fascinating ride thus far! And there’s no reason adults and older students should be the […]Read more "For the Love of Voting"

Happy Free Book Friday! First, congratulations to Twila Claycomb, who’s won Growing Green. Twila, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail. Today we’re giving away a copy of Luis Paints the World, written by Terry Farish and illustrated by Oliver Dominguez. Luis wishes Nico wasn’t leaving for the Army. To show Nico […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Luis Paints the World"

Meet Kai Marshall, one of our marketing interns! 1. What brings you to Lerner? I’m in my last semester of undergrad at the University of Minnesota, and I’m majoring in English and GSD (German, Scandinavian, and Dutch). I’ve always been interested in publishing and working with books in general. When I saw a posting for Lerner’s […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Kai Marshall"

It’s been one of those weeks in the design department at Lerner, and it’s only half done. We’re at the end rush of getting our last Fall 16 books to the printer in the fastest way possible, right in the middle rush of getting the Spring 17 books designed, and right at the beginning rush […]Read more "A Confluence of Seasons, in Pictures: Life in Publishing"

Special thanks to intern Rebecca Rowell for the following post! On May 10, 1869—147 years ago today—the transcontinental railroad was completed. The event was marked by a celebration in Promontory, Utah, where the heads of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad drove a final spike into the line that joined their two […]Read more "The Amazing Transcontinental Railroad"

I had a great conversation recently with Vicki Oransky Wittenstein (above), whose latest book for TFCB–Reproductive Rights: Who Decides?–has just come out for the Spring 2016 season. It is a Junior Library Guild selection and garnered a Booklist starred review, in which it was noted that “this volume packs a wallop, taking an exhaustive look […]Read more "Meet Vicki Oransky Wittenstein: Impacting the World"

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! First, congratulations to Christina Taylor, who’s won I Saw an Invisible Lion Today. Christina, send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail. Spring is (finally, legitimately) here in Minnesota, and we’ve got a great set of books to give away in honor of the occasion: Growing […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Growing Green"

It’s Cinco de Mayo, you guys! This holiday marks the 1862 Battle of Puebla, when France sent a giant army to invade Mexico to collect on war debts. The French army was far more powerful than the Mexican side, yet the Mexican soldiers pulled off an unexpected victory. On Cinco de Mayo, celebrants pay tribute […]Read more "Feliz Cinco de Mayo!"

The early 1900s, just outside London. Oliver Diplexito, the meek son of a British industrialist, has discovered the identity of a notorious thief, a man who has evaded Scotland Yard and seized priceless artifacts. The culprit? Mr. Scant, his family butler. Oliver expects to be Scant’s next target, but the truth is far more frightening. […]Read more "Cover Reveal: THE THIEF’S APPRENTICE"