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Where We Come From: An Illustrator’s Perspective

Where We Come From is a visually striking exploration of family, history, and identity from four authors who collaborated to create a single, poetic text. The richly layered illustrations from illustrator Dion MBD connect past and present in this accessible picture book. Today Dion MBD joins us to talk about his art, his biggest influences, […]Read more

Author Interviews

Podcast Interview with Nina Crews

Today on The Lerner Podcast, we talk with Nina Crews, illustrator of A Girl Like Me.Read more

Q&A with The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project Author Lenore Appelhans

By Libby Stille, Publicist Today we talk with author Lenore Appelhans about her latest YA novel, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project.Read more

One Step Forward…

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books Women in the Military – Some Background Ideas for TFCB books come to me from such a wide range of venues.Read more

Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Gordon C. James Discuss Their New Picture Book, Let ‘Er Buck!

By Libby Stille, Publicist Author and retired children’s librarian Vaunda Micheaux Nelson loves telling stories from forgotten moments in history. Her latest picture book, Let ‘Er Buck! George Fletcher, the People’s Champion, is no exception.Read more

Patrons Interested in Publishing? Suggest an Informational Interview!

by Jenny Krueger, Publishing Director for School and Library Most of us working at Lerner Publishing Group have powerful memories of our school and public libraries. As an educational publisher with a long history of supporting the mission of libraries big and small, we live and breathe the library world.Read more

A Valentine for Frankenstein Creators Leslie Kimmelman and Timothy Banks in Conversation

By Libby Stille, Publicist Earlier this month, we released A Valentine for Frankenstein, written by Leslie Kimmelman and illustrated by Timothy Banks. This adorable picture book follows Frank as he attends the monsters’ Valentine’s Day Bash and receives a mysterious valentine from another monster. Today we welcome the author and illustrator to the blog for […]Read more

Behind the Scenes of Making a Picture Book: The Vast Wonder of the World

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books To celebrate the upcoming release of The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, I wanted to (virtually) bring together a few of the people involved to share a behind-the-scenes peek at how the book came together. Read more

Meet the Authors: Christy Mihaly and Sue Heavenrich

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books It’s not every day that you meet someone who says, “How about publishing this manuscript about eating bugs?” That’s exactly what happened when I met Christy Mihaly at a writers’ conference in New York a couple of years ago. She and her writing partner Sue […]Read more

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