The Lerner Blog

Today senior production designer Erica Johnson offers her behind-the-scenes insights on a fun Young Adult series from Darby Creek. Enjoy! This fall we released a new YA series, The Gift, about teens who receive supernatural powers from a mysterious man. The concept proved tricky to capture in cover images. The photo research, design, and editorial […]Read more "Superpower Design Needed for Cover Concepts"

Congratulations to Jennifer! You’ve won Who Was Here? Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week, enter to win  our new Lightning Bolt Books ™ — Plant Experiments series by all-star nonfiction author Nadia Higgins. Young scientists […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Plant Experiments"

Well, the holidays are now officially over (the twelfth day of Christmas was Monday), and we’re all back for a full week at the office at Lerner. However, we’re keeping a bit of our holiday cheer; the spring season launched on January 1! In the next few months, we’ll be releasing highly anticipated young adult […]Read more "New Year, New Books: Sneaker Century"

Congratulations to Cheri Crow (@crowsnest19015)! You’ve won Santa Clauses! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. This week, enter to win another adorable picture book. Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks by Mia Posada […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Who Was Here?"

I write this while perching on the outer edge of my remaining work hours before I throw all my remaining paid time off to the winds and celebrate the holidays far away from my Lerner desk. And I’m absolutely positive that the books I’m working on will turn out better as a result of my […]Read more "Take Breaks; Make Better Books"

Congratulations to Heidi (@soundlyread)! You’ve won The Sharp Sisters! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your books in the mail. Christmas break is days away! To help you get in the holiday spirit, we’re giving away Santa Clauses: Short […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Santa Clauses!"

If you’re like me, you’ve started collecting wish lists from your friends and families in preparation for the approaching holiday season. And, like me, perhaps your online shopping cart includes a random assortment of items such as bow ties, books in Latin and Greek, loops for making chain mail (yes, my brothers are some of the coolest […]Read more "FREE teaching guide for Robots Everywhere!"

Congratulations to Judith Agosto! You’ve won Dino-Boarding! Please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. We’re giving away another of our Darby Creek high-low series this week. Stephanie Perry Moore’s The Sharp Sisters follows five sisters as they strive to make their mark on […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Stephanie Perry Moore’s The Sharp Sisters"

The holidays are coming! At my place, that means decking the halls with festive decorations, making tasty treats to share, and prepping special gifts to honor friends and family. Our Plan a Holiday Party book—which, I might add, recently received a dazzling review in School Library Journal’s Series Made Simple supplement!—has great ideas for pulling […]Read more "Merry and Bright Ideas"