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Podcast Interview with Joshua S. Levy, Author of Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy
Our second episode of The Lerner Podcast features author Joshua S. Levy, whose middle-grade debut novel, Seventh Grade vs. the Galaxy, came out in March. We talk about hamsters in space, Supreme Court cases, and more! View →
NIU STEM Read Presents Quarantine: The Summer Camp
The STEM Read program at Northern Illinois University has created a “Quarantine: The Summer Camp,” program based on the popular young adult novel by Lex Thomas. I checked in with STEM Read director Gillian King-Cargile for more details. View →
Halloween in April: 5 Books Featuring Animals in Disguise
Libby Stille gives us the rundown on some fun books about hiding in plain sight. View →
Schedule a School Visit with a Lerner Author
Planning your 2019-2020 school year? Head to Lerner’s new author school visit map to discover authors and illustrators around the world. View →
Q&A with Edgar® Awards Nominee Sasha Dawn
Sasha Dawn’s latest YA novel, Blink, is a 2019 Edgar® Award nominee! View →
Darby Creek High/Low Fiction Imprint Meets Teens Where They Are
We understand that not every reader is voracious. But there is a way to reach every type of reader! View →
Scientist Katie Bouman Featured in Sara Latta’s Black Holes
In honor of this week’s reveal of the first ever image of a black hole, we’re posting the profile of scientist Dr. Katie Bouman from Sara Latta’s Twenty-First Century Books title Black Holes: The Weird Science of the Most Mysterious Objects in the Universe. View →
A Common Thread Between the Guthrie Theater and Lerner
If you visit the office spaces at Lerner, you might notice that we have a few quilts hanging up on our walls. View →
Saying a Fond Farewell
After twenty seven years with Lerner Publishing Group, Domenica Di Piazza bids us adieu as she retires. View →
Resources for No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture + Podcast Interview
For the first episode of The Lerner Podcast, we interviewed Amber J. Keyser, author of No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture, about what teachers, librarians, and everyone else can do to dismantle rape culture. View →
Middle-Grade Novel Last of the Name Follows Irish Immigrants
Follow the journey of an Irish brother and sister who immigrate to New York City in Last of the Name, a middle-grade novel available this spring from Carolrhoda Books®, a division of Lerner Publishing Group™. View →
Librarian Prep List for June
To help you get ready for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, we’ve put together a list of books that include characters and nonfiction accounts of people along the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. View →
Lerner and Garfield® Announce New Children’s Book Partnership
This fall, explore the art of comics and STEM breakthroughs with new books from Lerner Publishing Group and Garfield®. View →
Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and Graphic Novels
Check out April new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! View →
Gravity's Pull
MariNaomi Introduces book two in Her Life on Earth YA graphic novel series. View →
Flower Talk Q&A with Author Sara Levine
Author Sara Levine was kind enough to answer a few questions about how this book came to be—and how she hopes it will be used. View →
Interview with Castle of Lies Author Kiersi Burkhart
Where did the idea for this epic tale start? View →
Books for Africa
Kar-Ben Publisher Joni Sussman shares some fun details about Lerner Publishing Group book donations and Books for Africa. View →
Take Learning Off the Page with Science Buddies
Our newest digital feature, Page Plus, launched last Fall, and we expanded it further this Spring, including a partnership with Science Buddies. View →
One Step Forward…
Domenica Di Piazza shares some of the sources of ideas for her timely titles. View →
YA Novel The Stand-In Becomes the Netflix Film The Perfect Date
The Stand-In, written by Steve Bloom and published by Carolrhoda Lab®, is coming to Netflix on April 12, 2019, as The Perfect Date. View →
Inventive New Young Adult Novel The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project Turns Tropes Upside-Down
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Explore the tropes that make young adult novels tick in The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project, coming this spring from Carolrhoda Lab®, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books®, a division of Lerner Publishing Group™. View →
Librarian Prep List for May
April showers bring May flowers, so here are some spring-time books for your displays or featured reads. Also, the 14th annual Endangered Species Day is May 17, 2019, so we’ve got some recommendations for that! View →
Lerner Publishing Group Announces Partnership with Science Buddies®
Lerner Publishing Group has partnered with Science Buddies® to create educational and fun series and titles for young readers. View →