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Special thanks to Kris Vetter for the following post! As the term EDUPUB is mentioned more and more frequently in the realm of education, I thought it would be helpful to take a step back and explain what this EDUPUB thing is. What is EDUPUB? EDUPUB, formally changed to “EPUB for Education” in February 2016, […]Read more "What is this EDUPUB thing I keep hearing about?"

Ah, May… it starts with beautiful May flowers (well, for those of you who don’t live in the Arctic tundra like I do, anyway) and it ends with a special weekend set aside for honoring departed military heroes and loved ones and welcoming sweet, sweet summer. But! Did you guys know there are lots of […]Read more "The Merry Month of May"

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! First, congratulations to Daniel Morrell, who’s won Unbarred. Please send the address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail! To close out National Poetry Month, we’re giving away a copy of I Saw an Invisible Lion Today: Quatrains, written by Brian P. Cleary and illustrated by Richard Watson. […]Read more "Free Book Friday: I Saw an Invisible Lion Today"

Today, meet Stephanie Smith, one of our marketing interns. 1.What brings you to Lerner? I got this opportunity at Lerner because of a very considerate former professor who thought I might be a good recommendation for an intern position at Lerner—and since it’s pretty rare for me to turn down an experience—I went for it […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Stephanie Smith"

Books magically appear on the bookshelves in stores, libraries, and schools. They have a wonderful, well-written story, a beautiful cover, front flap copy saying what the book is about, and back flap copy about the author, often accompanied by a photograph. But how books get into the hands of readers is a long process, and […]Read more "How Editors Sign Up Books—And What Happens Next"

My colleagues and I gathered this morning to mark the passing of a talent who died far too young. With his musical genius and that scream! and his business savvy and his OMG sartorial style and his generosity to fellow musicians and fans alike, he made us proud. And yes, we published a Prince biography […]Read more "Sharing a Purple Moment for Prince"

Andersen Press has been awarded the Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year! The prize is given to publishers from six geographical areas of the world every year: Africa, Central and South America, North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Andersen Press claimed the prize in the European category this year, and it […]Read more "Congratulations, Andersen Press!"

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! First, congratulations to RRHS Library staff (@rrhslib)—they’ve won Tripping Back Blue by debut author Kara Storti. Please send the address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail! We’ve got a very Shakespeare-appropriate giveaway today: the Unbarred series. Once you’ve been in, it’s tough to stay out of jail. That’s […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Unbarred"