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NoNieqa Ramos on Decolonizing YA Literature
Today, we have a guest post from NoNieqa Ramos. View →
Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Q&A with Mia Posada
Editorial Director Carol Hinz asked Mia Posada about how she wrote and created the gorgeous watercolor and collage illustrations for her recently-released nonfiction book Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves’ Hidden Colors.
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Podcast Interview with Shing Yin Khor
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. View →
Interview with Cardslinger Author M.G. Velasco and Agent Dawn Frederick
What’s really fun and got started with a gong show? This agent/author relationship! View →
Librarians We Love – Michelle Osborne
Michelle Osborne was kind enough to share some details about a sign language project she was part of at the Gaston County Public Library. View →
Fiction and Nonfiction Pairs of Pull Ahead Readers
Jenny gave you some of the background on how to grow early literacy with our Pull Ahead Readers pairs of fiction and nonfiction titles. I thought it might be useful and fun to make a “cheat sheet” of sorts, to make it easier to see how these titles look side by side. View →
Garfield’s Guide to Creating Your Own Comic Strip
Calling all Garfield fans—and all fans of comics in general! Lerner and Paws, Inc. (the company behind everyone’s favorite orange feline) have published an exciting new book about comic strips and the elements that go into them, from characters and settings to plots and punchlines. View →
Lerner Podcast: Interview with Whitney Stewart, Author of Mindfulness and Meditation
Today on The Lerner Podcast, Mindfulness and Meditation: Handling Life with a Calm and Focused Mind author Whitney Stewart shares mindfulness exercises with us. View →
Discover Outer Space, Learn How to Code, and Bust Fake News with New Page Plus Titles
At Lerner Digital, another season means more additions to digital initiatives and programs, such as Page Plus. Here’s a look at what you can expect to hit shelves this month. View →
Lerner Sports: Stay Up to Date with New Books and a Database!
In sports, things change quickly. Dynasties fall, great coaches retire, and players join new teams and alter the balance of power in their sport. That’s one reason we’re so excited about the new Lerner Sports database. View →
Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Nonfiction
Check out August new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! View →
Librarian Prep List for Halloween
If Halloween is your favorite holiday (or, even if it’s not) you might want to use some of these books for displays, featured reads, or anything else for the spookiest day of the year. View →
Greg Hunter Named a 2019 Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree
Lerner Publishing Group is pleased to announce that Graphic Universe™ Editorial Director Greg Hunter has been named a 2019 Publishers Weekly (PW) Star Watch honoree. View →
9 Books You May Have Missed from Lerner Publisher Services Partners
Here’s a roundup of some delightful titles that deserve a close look. View →
Read the True Story behind Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys in The Dozier School for Boys
Colson Whitehead’s new novel, The Nickel Boys, came out this month. It’s a fictional story based on the Dozier School for Boys in Florida. Check out this Twenty-First Century Books title for the true story. View →
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 2
Part two of authors Jenna Grodzicki and Marcie Flinchum Atkins interviewing each other is focused on I See Sea Food: Sea Creatures That Look Like Food. View →
Millbrook’s New STEM-themed K-3 Photo Books: Author Interview, Part 1
Rather than me telling you about Wait, Rest, Pause and I See Sea Food, I thought it would be more fun to have the authors interview each other. So without any further ado…here they are! View →
Librarians We Love: Regina Bell
Regina Bell, a Library Media Specialist at Murch Elementary in Washington DC, shared a little information about a friendly reading competition she works on with Holly Hope, ELL teacher. View →
Real-World Anchors in A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity
We asked author Nicole Valentine to talk about her love for “Easter eggs” and reveal a few from her debut middle-grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity. View →
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. She shared a version of her speech on our blog this week. View →
Interview with The American Dream? author Shing Yin Khor
Which came first, the plan for the road trip or the idea to make a road-trip book? And what surprised you most during the course of this project? View →
Grow Early Literacy with Pull Ahead and Early Bird Readers
This season we have two exciting early literacy offerings: our new Pull Ahead Readers and an addition to our popular Early Bird Readers. Both programs are perfect for use in classrooms, guided reading groups, and in libraries. View →
Librarian Prep List for September
September is Hispanic Heritage Month and Rosh Hashanah begins on September 29. To help you get ready for either (or both!) of those, here’s a list of books you may want to consider for displays, featured reads, or anything else! View →
Video: Authors Say “Happy 60th, Lerner!”
Some of our authors have been generous enough to share their thoughts on our milestone 60-year anniversary. Check out the video! View →