9 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners
Here’s a roundup of some delightful titles that deserve a close look.Read more "9 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners"
Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys
by Shaina Olmanson, Associate Editorial Director, Twenty-First Century Books Colson Whitehead’s new novel, The Nickel Boys, came out this month, a fictional story based on the Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Whitehead’s novel follows one wrongfully indicted boy and the abuse experienced at a school modeled after Dozier. In her forthcoming Twenty-First Century Books […]Read more "Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys"
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2
by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books As discussed in yesterday’s blog post, Millbrook Press has two wonderful STEM-themed photo books for grades K-3 coming out this fall. Yesterday, I shared Jenna Grodzicki’s interview of Marcie Flinchum Atkins, focusing on the book Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature. Today I’m very pleased to […]Read more "Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2"
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1
by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books In early March 2018, I posted an open call for STEM-themed K-3 manuscripts. The response was tremendous–I received approximately 300 submissions. The manuscripts came from authors who have published many books and authors looking to publish their first book. They came from writers with […]Read more "Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1"
Librarians We Love: Regina Bell
by Lara Neel, Trade Marketing Manager Regina Bell is a Library Media Specialist at Murch Elementary in Washington DC.Read more "Librarians We Love: Regina Bell"
Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity
We asked author Nicole Valentine to talk about her love for “Easter eggs” and reveal a few from her debut middle-grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity.Read more "Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity"
NoNieqa Ramos on Writing Diverse Characters and Resisting the Status Quo
Last month at an ALA Annual librarian dinner, author NoNieqa Ramos talked about her YA novels, diversity, and resisting the status quo. Here she shares a version of her speech. Read more "NoNieqa Ramos on Writing Diverse Characters and Resisting the Status Quo"
Interview with The American Dream? author Shing Yin Khor
by Ashley Kuehl, Executive Editor of Trade YA Nonfiction Shing Yin Khor is the author and illustrator of the new graphic memoir The American Dream: A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito.Read more "Interview with The American Dream? author Shing Yin Khor"
Grow Early Literacy with Pull Ahead and Early Bird Readers
by Jenny Krueger, Publishing Director, School/Library Lerner Publications is gearing up for our Fall 2019 books—our biggest list ever!—to hit the market.Read more "Grow Early Literacy with Pull Ahead and Early Bird Readers"
