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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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Discover these new-to-you romantasy reads on the Libby app that charmed readers long before BookTok churned out viral hits. 

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ICYMI: 5 romantasy series we loved before BookTok

Don't miss these new-to-you favorites that deserve the hype, even if they predate BookTok.

Emma Dwyer is a Product Trainer at OverDrive, where she provides support to Public Library partners. She is also a former co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Prior to joining the Training team, Emma was a Digital Content Librarian. She enjoys reading, Love Island (UK), travel (to warmer climates like her home state of California), coffee, and hanging out with her family and dog.

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

January 2025’s biggest books

Discover new books from Nobel Prize winner Han Kang, a memoir from the "Hipster Grifter," and Rebecca Yarros' latest.

Madison Stoneburner Simon is a Marketing & Communications Specialist for OverDrive. When she’s not working, you can find her reading or creating content for her Bookstagram, teaching Pilates, or spending time with her husband and their three perfect pups. She is a proud member of The Junior League of Cleveland and loves volunteering in her community. 

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From the rise of sub-genres to fitness-focused reading, these are our predictions for reading trends to watch out for in 2025.

5 book trends to watch for in 2025

From groundbreaking genres to cutting-edge tech, here are our predictions for a new year in reading.

Marissa Perschke has a passion for travel and love of reading that led her to join OverDrive’s experiential marketing team in 2019. As the full-time traveler with the Library Vehicle on the Fiction and Film Tour, she helps library patrons across the U.S. and Canada learn how to use the Libby and Kanopy apps. On her long drives between cities, she’s usually listening to magical realism or adventure memoirs. 

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Check out your library for your best year yet!

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Ready for a new year and a new you? Look to your local library and the Libby app for free resources to help you meet your goals. 

5 resolutions your library can actually help you keep this year

Learn how your library can inspire a new you.

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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From Reese’s Book Club to Read with Jenna, here’s a list of the popular celeb book club picks for January you can read on the Libby app.

Celebrity book club picks for January

New book club picks are here to jumpstart your year in reading.

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As we close out the year, we take a moment to remember the authors who passed away in 2024 and read the great stories they left us.

In memoriam: Remembering the authors we lost in 2024

Read the great stories they left us.

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Celebrate literature’s most famous last lines with this list of titles you can read all the way through on the Libby app from your library.

17 of the best closing lines in books

Before you close the book on 2024, take a look at these unforgettable endings.

Kyle Lewis is a writer for Libby Life and technical writer at OverDrive. Studying philosophy in college, Kyle developed a particular appreciation for short, clear writing. When not scribbling, he can most often be found reading weird fiction, playing cards, or wandering the metro parks.

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We look back at the biggest features and upgrades in the Libby app in 2024 including passkeys, streamlined menu, new languages, and more.

Libby app wrapped 2024: Passkeys, magazine rack & more

That's a wrap! See the biggest updates that came to Libby this year.

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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If travel delays or family drama get you down, relieve holiday stress with these audiobooks on the Libby app.

14 audiobooks that just might save your sanity during the holidays

Put your headphones on and let the holiday drama fade away.

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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The hardworking achievers of the zodiac, Capricorn will love these books picked just for them on the Libby reading app.

Books for Capricorn: Our picks for the ambitious readers of the zodiac

Check out these picks for the hardworking achievers of the zodiac.

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Here are a few of our favorite books we read this year, handpicked for you by Libby Life staff, available from your library on the Libby app. 

The books we loved in 2024

A few of our favorites, handpicked by the Libby Life staff.

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