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Inclusivity that Doesn’t Pigeonhole Own Voices Writers

by Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda We’ve heard the buzzwords: “diversity,” “inclusivity,” “own voices,” “mirrors and windows.” And we’ve seen some heartening progress in movements to open up children’s publishing to authors with a wider range of backgrounds.Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA

By Libby Stille, Publicist Check out September new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

Melanie Gillman on Researching Stage Dreams

Melanie Gillman gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the importance of the research process, even in fiction.Read more

NoNieqa Ramos on Decolonizing YA Literature

Today, we have a guest post from NoNieqa Ramos.Read more

Author Interviews

Podcast Interview with Shing Yin Khor

By Libby Stille, Publicist We talk to Shing Yin Khor in today’s episode of The Lerner Podcast. Shing is the author of the graphic memoir The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito.Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Nonfiction

By Libby Stille, Publicist Check out August new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

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

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

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

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