Can you believe we’re staring 2013 in the face? It seems only yesterday we rang in a new century. We at Lerner Publishing Group are looking forward to some pretty exciting books in 2013. Here’s just a sampling: Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg (TFCB) by Tanya Anderson This amazing real-life story […]Read more "Ringing in 2013!"

Congratulations to Lisa! You are the winner of the six titles in our new Pop Culture Bios: Super Singers series from Lerner Publications. Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! Say goodbye to the celebrities for awhile; our next giveaway tackles less glamorous–but equally mysterious and fascinating–subjects. T-shirts, cars, paper, […]Read more "Free Book Friday Finale (for 2012)!"

Here’s a report on our fabulous Pop Culture Bios series from our equally fabulous production editor Erica Johnson. Enjoy! Back in July, Sara Hoffmann shared the news about Lerner’s Pop Culture Bios: Super Singers series. As a pop culture junkie, it’s hard for me to believe we haven’t blogged more about this super fun series! […]Read more "Super Singers"

Congratulations to Evelyn! You are the winner of the first two books of our Mortensen’s Escapades series from Graphic Universe! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! Our final giveaway of 2012 offers a star-studded way to ring in the new year: the six titles in […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Today, as the funerals begin, it’s almost impossible not to be thinking about the victims of last week’s horrific school shooting in Connecticut and their families. The innocent grins of children and laughing adults—now dead, the horror and grief on the faces of their loved ones, a weeping president, the stunned, hollow expression of the […]Read more "A Grieving Nation"

Congratulations to Becky Wilson! You are the winner of The Royal Treasure Measure! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your book in the mail for you! Our next giveaway is a different kind of treasure: the perfect holiday gift for the young adventurer on your list. The first two books of our new Mortensen’s Escapades series […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

We all love a good, juicy headline with a scandalous story to report.  The Telegraph article that Patricia responded to in her post yesterday likely got more hits out of the headline “Catcher in the Rye Dropped from US School Curriculum” than it would’ve with something like “US Expands Students’ Exposure to Nonfiction”—a more accurate […]Read more "On Dictionaries and Language Makers"

…or, Why Research Is Important …or, How Common Core Became Confusing for a British Tabloid To quote a fantastic ’90s rap song, “let me clear my throat.” Why? Because I need to take a deep breath so I can rant effectively about the Telegraph UK’s recent shoddy reporting job. This article has been generating concern, […]Read more "Don’t Believe Everything You Read"