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Annie Suhy has been working in the book industry since 2006. 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.

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Plot Threads Holiday Gift Guide featuring images of phone cases, hats, and apparel

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Shop gifts for book and library lovers at the Plot Threads shop featuring merchandise from your favorite library apps— Libby, Kanopy, and Sora.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Unique ideas for library lovers

Shop gifts featuring your favorite library apps—Libby, Kanopy, and Sora!

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Let your library help you stay festive and frugal this season with these tips for making the most of the holiday for less. 

10 holiday hacks from the library to get you in the spirit & save money

The library's the spot to stay frugal and festive. 🎁

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From enchanting romantasy to haunting thrillers, we’ve picked 100 of the best books of the year—available to borrow free from your library in the Libby app. 

The best books of 2024

Cap off the year with one of these buzzworthy books.

Kiki Faison has dreamed of being a writer for as long as she can remember, and today she’s living that dream. When she's not working, or volunteering locally, she enjoys exploring nature with her daughter and pup, getting lost in suspense novels, and hunting for treasures while thrifting.

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Archer symbol and headline: Sagittarius book picks

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The spontaneous wanderers of the zodiac, Sagittarius will love these books picked just for them on the Libby reading app.

Books for Sagittarius: Our picks for the curious readers of the zodiac

Check out these picks for the spontaneous optimists of the zodiac.

Book jackets of titles being released in December 2024

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Check out the most anticipated books hitting shelves this December in the Libby reading app from your library.

December 2024’s biggest books

Put a bow on 2024 with these late-in-the-year releases.

Book cover collage of top books of 2024 from Australia and New Zealand

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Check out this year’s best books in Australia and New Zealand you can borrow for free from your library in the Libby app. 

Australia & New Zealand's top books of 2024

Check out this year’s most popular books.

Jen Leitman is Chief Marketing Officer for OverDrive. She dreams of one day living on the top of a mountain and writing the next bestseller. Her hobbies include reading, travel, binging TV, and hiking with her dog and husband. Her favorite book genres are romance, fantasy, and of course, romantasy. 

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Pink flowers and a green, witchy hand reaching out to the headline: Wicked Read-Alikes

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After you see “Wicked” in theaters, head back to the Emerald City and to worlds beyond with these witchy reads and fairy tale retellings in the Libby app. 

What to read if you’re stoked to see “Wicked”

Head back to the Emerald City and worlds beyond with witchy reads and reimagined fairy tales.

Multi-platinum artist K.Flay, originally from Illinois and based in L.A., recently released her fifth studio album MONO with Giant Music after going completely deaf in her right ear last year. Known for her boundary-pushing work, K.Flay has collaborated with artists like Tom Morello, Imagine Dragons, and Fitz and the Tantrums, with her music rooted in her love of language and lyrical prowess.

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Musician K.Flay with a thought balloon filled with books

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Check out these 10 life-changing reads on the Libby app, recommended by multi-platinum artist K.Flay.

Guest post by K.Flay: 10 books I can’t stop thinking about

See what the multi-platinum artist has on her reading list.

Joe Skelley has always been a lover of reading and the library. His love of libraries brought him to OverDrive where he works on the Marketing & Events team and hosts the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Joe loves to read horror, thrillers, magical realism, and the broad spectrum of YA! When he’s not working, Joe’s listening to audiobooks, working on a DIY project, and (most importantly) hanging out with his Boston Terrier, Roscoe.

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"Truth is not found in fixed stillness, but ceaseless change/movement. Isn't this the quintessential core of what stories are all about?" - Haruki Murakami

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Literary icon Haruki Murakami continues to enchant readers in his much anticipated new book out on Nov. 19 in the Libby app.

Haruki Murakami is back with his first novel in six years, “The City and Its Uncertain Walls”

Get lost in Murakami's magical world starting Nov. 19th.

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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Step back in time and journey through the decades of the 20th century with these historical fiction ebooks and audiobooks on the Libby app. 

Retro reads: Books set in every decade from 1910 to 2000

Take a literary road trip through the decades.

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