Carole Boston Weatherford – The Lerner Blog

ALA 2025: The Greatest Hits

The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition is a time for joy, learning, and community building. This year’s conference in Philadelphia was no different. Librarians, authors, and publishers from across the globe flocked to the Pennsylvania Convention Center to connect with their peers and share books, programs, and so much more. Lerner was eager to join […]Read more

2025 ALA Youth Media Awards

On January 27th, with coffee and breakfast treats in hand, the employees of Lerner Publishing Group gathered to watch the American Library Association’s 2025 Youth Media Awards. While Monday might have been the official party, we’ve been celebrating ever since. Let’s take a closer look at the books, authors, and illustrators recognized!Read more

Visit Lerner at ALA Annual!

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist After a long period of virtual events, educators and publishers from around the nation will gather in Washington, DC for this year’s ALA Annual. We want to see you at the Lerner booth 1307! Come meet some of our authors and illustrators, learn about our upcoming titles, and grab some […]Read more

Launching 2022 into the Stars

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist The year has started with a smattering of starred titles. Today we share our books that received starred reviews in the first half of 2022!Read more

Collections

Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Board Books, Graphic Novels, Middle-Grade, and Nonfiction

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist Check out February new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

Celebrating Our ALAYMA Award Winners and Honor Recipients!

We’re thrilled to share the following awards and honors, announced on Monday morning at the 2022 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards.Read more

Author Interviews

Call Me Miss Hamilton: An Interview with Creative Team Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Civil Rights activist Miss Mary Hamilton was found to be in contempt of court after she demanded that an Alabama judge address her with the same honorifics used to address white people. Her case ultimately went to the Supreme Court of the United States, which ruled in her favor in 1964 and brought about a […]Read more

The Ultimate 2022 Sneak Peek: Preview Spring Books!

It’s almost 2022, and we’re excited for readers to discover the many incredible books that will be released! Want a sneak peek at what’s coming? Check out video previews from our editors, get digital ARCs on NetGalley, and browse our new spring catalogs!Read more

The Stars of 2021

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist The end of the year is quickly approaching, and we’d like to take a little time to reflect and celebrate all the incredible titles published in 2021. Continue reading to find a complete list of Lerner titles that received starred reviews or awards this year and then add them to […]Read more

Best of the blog