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Annie Suhy is the editor of Libby Life. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is "The Splinter Factory" by Jeffrey McDaniel. She is an Aries.

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To help make sense of the war in Ukraine, readers borrowed these ebooks and audiobooks in the Libby app about topics like authoritarianism and Russian society.

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The books we read to cope with the Russia-Ukraine crisis

We often turn to books in times of uncertainty for understanding, comfort and answers. Readers checked out these books, hoping to make sense of the war in Ukraine.

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Let us know how your library or favorite librarian helped you fall in love with reading or the Libby app. They could be featured in our next “Library Love” post on Libby Life!

Nominate your favorite library or librarian to be included in ‘Library Love’

Want to shout your love for your library from the rooftops? Nominate your library to be featured in an upcoming post!

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Learn more about Libby, the reading app from your library, and how you can get started borrowing ebooks and audiobooks for free with just your library card.

New here? Learn why the Libby app will improve your reading life

Find out how Libby is helping readers do more of what they love.

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Find books on Libby, the library reading app, that celebrate literature’s most evil antagonists, in YA fantasy series, horror and classic children’s books.

Beware of these bad boys (and girls): 9 literary villains we love & hate

These literary villains prove that vice is a lot more alluring than virtue.

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Get librarian recommendations on the books you need to read in the Libby app this fall, including Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry and Rainbow Rowell’s Scattered Showers.

Michelle Obama, Rainbow Rowell & more: 10 books you need to add to your fall TBR list

Fall is the season for books. Check out some of the year's most highly anticipated.

Meghan Volchko is a writer for Libby Life and a collection development librarian. Her English degree set her up perfectly for grad school, where she received her MLIS and has been immersed in the world of books ever since. You can find her reading with her cat, traveling with her friends and family, or having kitchen dance parties with her daughter. HEAs are life.

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Here are some #BookTok-recommended titles that aren’t written by Colleen Hoover, including new books from Silvia Moreno, Lyssa Kay Adams, Alexis Hall, Emily Henry, May Cobb and Sally Rooney.

6 books (not written by Colleen Hoover) that are trending on #BookTok

Colleen Hoover is all over #BookTok. While she truly is a gem, check out these CoHo read-alikes that you may want to move up on your TBR!

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Introducing Libby Life, a blog where readers can come to learn about what’s popular and trending in books, reading, libraries, as well as get information on what’s new and updated in the Libby app.

Welcome to Libby Life, a blog for readers

Welcome to the space where reading is life.

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About Libby Life, a blog to inspire your love of books and reading.

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Browse around for all things bookish! Find what to read next, news and reading trends, author interviews, tips and tricks on the Libby library reading app and much more.

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