Lauren Simone Blogs

April starts off great with a feature by Innovation Destination Hartford, A Metro Hartford Alliance Initiative. Nan Price, a content manager at the Metro Hartford Alliance (MHA) and Website Curator for Innovation Destination Hartford tells the story of Hartford businesses.   Interested in sharing about the businesses in the 12th cohort of reSET, Nan reached out to Dr. Melissa-Sue John for an interview.  Using the convenience of online meetings, they have a lovely meeting, which results in this article.  Read it here.   Thanks Nan for this great piece! For more great tips and resources, follow and subscribe to our social...

Reviewed by Rolanda Lyles for Readers’ Favorite Amari is your typical busy nine-year-old boy. Author Amari Bingham describes how his namesake enjoys playing golf, chess, riding his scooter, and playing the piano. His parents and grandmother support him in his many activities. One day, Amari's mom says she has a surprise for him, and they go for a ride. Amari is both excited and curious as to what this surprise could be, but the ride to their destination doesn't give him any clues. They finally arrive at a skating rink! Amari has never been skating before, but his mom encourages...

Reviewed by Susan van der Walt for Readers’ Favorite Cybersecurity Explorers is a team effort by Fitzroy Gordon and his son Aaron Gordon. In technology class, Alec and Aaron must complete a project on cybernetics. After some brainstorming, they choose to make a dictionary with all the terms related to the topic and an explanation for each one. To help them discover the terminology, they create a scenario of playing a video game online. We follow Alec and Aaron on their quest to understand computer networks, the internet, and cybersecurity. The author team uses simple metaphors like a tree with...

At Lauren Simone Publishing House, we celebrate Black history every single day when we celebrate our authors, illustrators, graphic artists, editors, book sellers, and publishers. But every February, the U.S. celebrates Black History month.  Why do we celebrate Black history month? Black history month honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who helped shape the nation. Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," who first set out in 1926 to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black history and culture. February was chosen primarily because the second week of the month coincides with the birthdays...