2019’s Best and Brightest: Top Titles from Lerner
by Libby Stille, Publicist Check out this year’s Lerner titles that have garnered the most stars and awards.Read more "2019’s Best and Brightest: Top Titles from Lerner"
New Titles from Darby Creek
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Lerner’s Fall 2019 season brings two new four-book series from Darby Creek, our hi-lo imprint. These books are full of action and suspense, with dashes of humor and emotional depth to further engage reluctant readers.Read more "New Titles from Darby Creek"
14 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Here’s a roundup of some delightful titles that we don’t want you to miss!Read more "14 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners"
Librarians We Love: Craig Dunlap
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager This installment of Librarians We Love started out with a very interesting question: How can children who are just learning to read choose a book they will want to read? Craig Dunlap, who works at Yealey Elementary School in Kentucky’s Boone County School District, reached out to let us […]Read more "Librarians We Love: Craig Dunlap"
A Chat with Sometimes You Barf Author Nancy Carlson
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Everybody barfs. Dogs, cats, chickens, alligators, and even you. It happens to everyone, and sometimes it even happens . . . at school. In Sometimes You Barf, Nancy Carlson helps young readers through what is often a scary and embarrassing rite of passage. Sometimes you barf. But it’s OK. […]Read more "A Chat with Sometimes You Barf Author Nancy Carlson"
Librarian Prep List for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Our Librarian Prep List for Black History Month came out in November, so this month, let’s focus on Valentine’s Day (February 14, 2020) and Presidents’ Day (February 17, 2020).Read more "Librarian Prep List for Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day"
Ella McQueen, Kickball Queen: Q&A with Beth Mills
by Carol Hinz, editorial director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books Do you know any elementary-age kids who are obsessed with kickball? I happen to have two of them living in my very own home! Yet despite kickball’s popularity, it doesn’t show up much in picture books. So I was pretty much smitten with author/illustrator […]Read more "Ella McQueen, Kickball Queen: Q&A with Beth Mills"
Podcast Interview with Beth Mills
By Libby Stille, Publicist Today on The Lerner Podcast we talk to Beth Mills, creator of Ella McKeen, Kickball Queen.Read more "Podcast Interview with Beth Mills"
“Who Needs A Story Like This?” An Editor’s Take on Fugly by Claire Waller
by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda Books Two years ago, when literary agent Allison Hellegers sent me Fugly, a young adult novel about a teen who channels her weight-centered self-loathing into internet trolling, my first thought was “Ugh. No thank you.”Read more "“Who Needs A Story Like This?” An Editor’s Take on Fugly by Claire Waller"
