Questions were asked; answers were given. A good time was had by all.Read more "In case you missed the frosting and sprinkles."

Lerner Digital had another strong showing at this year’s ISTE conference in Atlanta. We spoke to a lot of teachers, media specialists, tech professionals, and administrators. We introduced many people to our Lerner Digital family of products, including our brand new product, which I’ll happily share with you next week (though if you look closely […]Read more "International School Technology Expo"

I was flipping through a J.Crew catalog this weekend and was startled to find this: It may be hard to see in this photo, but the model’s sweatshirt says, “YOU ARE HERE.” This phrase immediately made me think of the opening poem in Dear Wandering Wildebeest, a poetry collection by Irene Latham coming in September. […]Read more "Surprised by Poetry"

Congratulations to Diane Norris (@thisdianenorris)! You’ve won Saturday Night Live! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s free book is G. Neri’s Knockout Games, a gripping, timely YA novel which Kirkus […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

We got some great travel advice and learned some crazy facts last week with the Our Great States giveaway. For example, did you know that the world’s largest hockey stick is in Eveleth, Minnesota? a town in Michigan celebrates Christmas year-round? (Plus, we hear Michigan’s great for camping!) some parks in New York City used […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Saturday Night Live Edition!"

Summer always gets me thinking about family, friends, and fun. It’s the perfect time of year for celebrating with people you care about. Our Fall 2014 season features a series that’s jam-packed with ideas to help readers throw a fabulous party. It’s called (appropriately enough) Party Time! (covers pictured below)—and since summer party season is […]Read more "Fabulous Fetes"

Production Editor Erica Johnson joins us today to talk about one of our new STEM titles: Look at this photo. Do you know what this object is?  Now look at this one. I’m betting you all recognize it.  The first photo shows the Nest Learning Thermostat, a thermostat that can program itself. It has motion […]Read more "STEM Innovations and Design"

As you may know, major league baseball’s All-Star Game is just days away. Even better, it will take place right here in Minneapolis! So I already had baseball on the brain when I got an exciting message from author David A. Kelly. His picture book Miracle Mud made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame in […]Read more "Baseball on the Brain"

Congratulations to Jane Moore Houghton! You’ve won Handle with Care! Please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s free giveaway is Our Great States, a series of books that are great for both state reports and summer road trips. […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"