From political issues and the pandemic to TikTok and technology, there are many outside factors that influence what and how readers read. Explore the impact of what’s happening in society on the books we consume.

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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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Introducing the finalists in the first ever Libby Book Awards, nominated and chosen by librarians, for the best books of 2023. Borrow in the Libby reading app!

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Announcing the finalists for the first annual Libby Book Awards, aka The Libbys

Watch the Awards ceremony live TONIGHT at 7PM EST!

Melissa Marin is a Product Owner, mom of 2 and has loved reading since her days of devouring all the Babysitter Club books she could borrow from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. When not reading, you can find her listening to comedy, pop culture and true-crime podcasts, watching feel-good TV and movies, and seeing live music.

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We’re celebrating Read Across America, the nation’s largest reading initiative, by sharing a few of our favorite kid’s books on the Libby app.

7 of our favorite diverse children’s books for Read Across America Week

Celebrate reading this week and all year round!

Shelia Mawdsley did everything from answering questions at the Reference Desk to tech training to running a classic lit book club in her 17 years in public libraries. Now she helps other public libraries make the most of their OverDrive collections. In her spare time, she’s either writing or reading, usually with an opera playing in the background. If you ever run into her, ask Shelia about #WITMonth.

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It’s been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and books by Ukrainian authors and about the country continue to be in high demand as readers strive to learn more.

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Reading Ukraine: 21 new, can’t-miss books about the country

Books about Ukraine continue to be in high demand as readers strive to learn more about the crisis.

Marisa Arancibia is a Digital Content Librarian on OverDrive's Global Libraries and Education team. She loves curating collections of favorite reads and discussing nerdy lore and fan theories with her fellow book people. When she's not working, she can be found reading thriller and fantasy novels, traveling, and playing with her goofy rescue dog, Swarley.

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Discover great books in the Libby reading app that are being adapted into films and TV on the big (and small) screen this year. 

The top books becoming movies & TV series in 2024

Gryphon Beyerle is an Account Manager at OverDrive specializing in international publisher services. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where she’s stuck in a Groundhog-Day-style loop of snacking, reading, and napping.

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Leap around in space and time with one of these time travel novels available today, tomorrow and yesterday in the Libby app. 

29 of the best books about time travel for Leap Year

Enjoy your "extra" day and kick back with one of these reads.

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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In the mood to sweeten up your TBR? Here’s a list of low heat romance novels, aka “closed door romance,” that you’ll fall in love with on the Libby app.

8 sweet “closed door” romance reads that will make your heart skip a beat

Celebrate Valentine's Day and curl up with one of these sweet reads.

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Find all the fire-breathing fun in these dragon books available on the Libby app from your library. 

It’s the Year of the Dragon! 9 books about our favorite mythical creature

Start the new year with some fire-breathing fun.

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Celebrate literature’s most famous opening lines with this list of recommended titles available on the Libby app. 

12 of the best opening lines in books

Check out these books that start with a bang. 💥

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Explore the latest New York Times bestseller list to find your next read. Borrow from your library for free on the Libby reading app.

This week’s New York Times bestsellers on the Libby app

Explore the latest bestsellers to find your next read.

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