‘Tis that time of year, folks. I don’t know about you (no, really…who are you? What’s your deal? Why are you reading this? Is it because you’re my mother?) but I’m determined to keep my New Year’s resolutions this time around. If there’s anything more depressing than Minnesota in December–other than Minnesota in February–it’s the […]Read more "Starting a Resolution (or several): A New Year at Lerner"

‘Tis the season for Lerner’s employees to take their PTO, leaving our office very quiet this week. As I sit here, looking at the frost on my window, only three members of the editorial/photo team tap away at our keyboards, wishing the heat would kick on a little more frequently. At least, I wish that. […]Read more "May your days be merry and bright…"

When the holidays come round, my family and I turn to Truman Capote’s memories of childhood in A Christmas Memory. The story’s disarming simplicity and wistfulness capture a way of life, and people, long gone yet vividly alive through memory. It’s especially mesmerizing to hear Capote himself read the tale in his unique voice and […]Read more "“A Christmas Memory”"

Congratulations to Carolina C (@ditacannon)! You are the winner of Losing It  from Carolrhoda Lab! 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 we’re taking a look at the great inventions that make […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Production Editor Erica Johnson is joining us on the blog today to talk about fashion. Take it away, Erica! We have a fun new series coming out this spring from the Lerner imprint called What’s Your Style? (cover pictured below). It’s all about defining (and creating!) your own personal style. The styles discussed are boho, […]Read more "Fashion DIY"

I always feel something at the end of a book project. Sometimes it’s relief that it has finally come to a close. Sometimes it’s a bittersweet feeling—happy that the book has taken shape, but sorry not to spend time with it anymore. And then there are the out and out I-can’t-believe-I-don’t-get-to-work-on-this-anymore doldrums. This is the […]Read more "Even Good Things Must Come to an End"

Congratulations to Ky (@MzPhatbabbi)! You are the winner of Ick! Yuck! Ew! Our Gross American History from Millbrook Press. 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. Carolrhoda Lab is known for boundary-pushing fiction for teens […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Still working on your holiday shopping? Yeah, me too. Prefer to sit down and read an intriguing book about the history of shopping instead of actually doing it? Me too! Spending Spree: The History of American Shopping by Cynthia Overbeck Bix tells all about shopping in the United States and how it has evolved over the […]Read more "Spending Spree: Free Teaching Tools"

I can’t believe we’re almost at the end of 2013! It has been quite a year, in more ways than one. Looking back, here are a few highlights. The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit’s Amazing Migration by Sandra Markle and illustrated by Mia Posada is on the SLJ Best Books 2013 Nonfiction list. It’s also a […]Read more "Looking Back, Looking Forward"