The Lerner Blog

Did you guys know that August is the most popular birth month? It’s true. As someone who loves birthdays (both mine and other people’s), I think that makes August pretty special. It also makes August an apt time to talk about Sam Is Six (cover pictured), a book I wrote because of my love of birthdays. […]Read more "A Birthday Book"

It’s Friday! Congratulations to Mindy Rhiger (@mindyreads), who’s won the Lab galley giveaway. DM us your address, and we’ll choose 5 galleys to send your way.This week, we’re continuing our Lab 5th anniversary fun by giving away a copy of Ashley Hope Pérez’s Out of Darkness, which has already earned two stars from Kirkus Reviews and School […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Out of Darkness"

This week, we found out that Audisee™ eBooks with Audio received an Academics’ Choice Award™ Smart Book Award! Congrats to the Audisee team, including all of the interns who tirelessly tested the eBooks. So what is Audisee? Glad you asked.  Audisee titles are eBooks with embedded audio books and text highlighting that allow readers to follow along. There […]Read more "Exciting news for Audisee™ eBooks with Audio!"

Today on the blog, Emily Franklin writes about her real-life inspiration for Last Night at the Circle Cinema, her upcoming Carolrhoda Lab novel that follows three friends as they spend a final, fateful night at the Circle Cinema. Enjoy! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off—6 times. With a group of older friends. With my older brother. With […]Read more "The Circle Cinema: Guest Post by Emily Franklin"

Last week, we had fun presenting our new fall books in a librarian preview webinar. I thought I’d share a few of Millbrook’s upcoming nonfiction titles today. Next month, I’m hoping to share more about some of our upcoming picture books. Without any further ado . . . The Great Monkey Rescue is an exciting new […]Read more "New Books for Fall"

Happy Friday, and congratulations to Beth Streit! She’s won a copy of A 52-Hertz Whale. Email publicity@lernerbooks.com to claim your prize, Beth. Today, we’re excited to announce Carolrhoda Lab’s 5th anniversary season with a galley giveaway! This fall, look for seven new Lab novels in bookstores and libraries near you. However, this week one lucky […]Read more "Carolrhoda Lab™ Fifth Anniversary Giveaway"

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson has written award-winning picture books and the Coretta Scott King Award honoree No Crystal Stair—a young adult documentary novel with illustrations by R. Gregory Christie. Below Vaunda answers questions about her latest book The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore (also illustrated by R. Gregory Christie), a picture book about her […]Read more "Q&A with Vaunda Micheaux Nelson"

For those of you who were at this weekend’s East Coast debut of the KCON pop musical festival this weekend (in Newark on Saturday), check out TFCB’s K-Pop: Korea’s Musical Explosion by Stuart A. Kallen. It’s just the book for you for photos, playlists, and more about the Hallyu explosion.Read more "KCON Meets TFCB"

Is it weird that it is August 10th and I am already excited about fall? Don’t get me wrong. I savor every one of these summer days with their blue skies, warm temps, and decidedly laid-back vibe. But fall! You guys, fall is my favorite. And this fall is especially exciting, because we have so […]Read more "Simple Machines Sneak Peek!"