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History Highlights: Explore ARCs of Upcoming Fiction and Nonfiction Releases

There’s no time like the present to study the past. This season we have fascinating historical fiction and nonfiction titles spanning over 150 years. Meet a heroine of the Civil Rights Movement, learn about the childhoods of famous figures, and navigate the perils of the Transcontinental Railroad. With each title in this blog post you’ll […]Read more "History Highlights: Explore ARCs of Upcoming Fiction and Nonfiction Releases"

Author Interviews

The Rabbi and the Reverend: An Interview with Author Audrey Ades

When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington, he did not stand alone. He was joined by Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a refugee from Nazi Germany, who also addressed the crowd. Though Rabbi Prinz and Dr. King came from very different backgrounds, they were united by […]Read more "The Rabbi and the Reverend: An Interview with Author Audrey Ades"

Know Your Rights . . . and Claim Them!

Know Your Rights and Claim Them made lots of headlines recently with the book now available in the UK and our Zest Books US version launching on October 5. Read on for a list of some of the biggest media hits and a free poster download!Read more "Know Your Rights . . . and Claim Them!"

Read Woke ™ Books Launches with the Issues in Action Series

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist In 2017 Cicely Lewis began developing a program called Read Woke that encouraged readers to explore books written by diverse voices and with diverse characters. Since that time the program has taken off and found great success with librarians across the United States. In 2020 Lewis won School Library Journal’s […]Read more "Read Woke ™ Books Launches with the Issues in Action Series"

Updating Into the Streets

Lerner Publishing Group is based out of downtown Minneapolis, in the North Loop neighborhood. The murder of George Floyd just a few miles from our headquarters hit very close to home, and to our hearts, last summer. We immediately moved up the publication date of Into the Streets: A Young Person’s Visual History of Protest […]Read more "Updating Into the Streets"

Introducing: The Fight for Black Rights

Examine the struggle for justice for Black Americans, from voter suppression and the controversy over Confederate monuments to the protests against police brutality and racially motivated violence. Gain historical and current context to understand why the fight for Black rights continues today, through our brand-new series The Fight for Black Rights (Alternator Books®)Read more "Introducing: The Fight for Black Rights"

Meet Economic Inequality Author Coral Celeste Frazer

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books I invited one of Twenty-First Century Book’s newest writers–Coral Celeste Frazer–to talk about her new YA title for the imprint. Economic Inequality: The American Dream under Siege is out this spring.Read more "Meet Economic Inequality Author Coral Celeste Frazer"

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