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How to Be a Difficult Bitch: Empowering YA Readers

Warning: the following post contains strong language. Being a powerhouse is a choice, a lifestyle, a code of ethics. It takes work, a thick skin, and perseverance. In How to Be a Difficult Bitch: Claim Your Power, Ditch the Haters, and Feel Good Doing It young adults learn the basics of being a Difficult Bitch, […]Read more

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY: NEW PICTURE BOOKS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, YA, AND NONFICTION

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

Author Interviews

The Deep Blue Between: Author Interview with Ayesha Harruna Attah

The Deep Blue Between begins in 1890s West Africa when twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are torn apart by violence. After their separation, each girl finds freedom and new opportunities. But despite their very different lives and choices, the sisters remain linked by their dreams, and slowly they are drawn back together. Today author Ayesha […]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

Ever After: The Perfect October Read

By Greg Hunter, Editorial Director, Graphic Universe Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. The survivors of their world live behind barricades—and live in fear of the next attack. After a train breaks down, stranding Vivi and Eva between safe zones, the young women partner up to stay alive. […]Read more

A Chat with She Represents Author Caitlin Donohue

By Megan Ciskowski, Assistant Publicist In a complicated political era when the United States feels divided, women are being elected at record rates and government is beginning to more accurately reflect the people it represents. She Represents: 44 Women Who Are Changing Politics . . . and the World will show you what the road […]Read more

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

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

Two Authors of Feminist Books for Teens on Tour [Guest Post by Amber J. Keyser]

YA author Amber J. Keyser writes about feminist books for teens and her “Feminism and the Female Body” book tour with Elana K. Arnold, author of National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist title What Girls Are Made Of. A shorter version of this post appeared in this week’s Book Riot’s “What’s Up in YA” September 18 […]Read more

What Girls Are Made Of Longlisted for the National Book Award

The New Yorker posted the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist on September 12, and Elana K. Arnold’s YA novel What Girls Are Made Of is one of the ten titles on the list!Read more

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