Books have been a guiding light for many to learn more about the history between these two neighboring nations.
Continue ReadingFact is sometimes stranger than fiction. This is proved in The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led To Watergate, the true story of what happened leading up to one of the most famous conspiracies in presidential history.
Continue ReadingUsing the hashtag #BookTok, readers and writers come together on TikTok to discuss and review books. The #BookTok hashtag currently has over 29 billion views, with thousands of content creators participating.
Continue ReadingPoint of View: Author Susan Orlean
OverDrive’s Steve Potash talks with author Susan Orlean about her new book, On Animals.
Continue ReadingSince its launch in 2017, the Ear Hustle podcast has given listeners a glimpse into the daily realities of life inside San Quentin State Prison.
Continue ReadingZakiya Dalila Harris has taken the literary world by storm with her debut novel, The Other Black Girl. The title was an instant New York Times bestseller and has received critical acclaim from every corner of the internet.
Continue ReadingFor two years ending in July 2021, Karen Craigo — author of the full-length poetry collections Passing Through Humansville and No More Milk as well as the mini-collections Escaped Housewife Tries Hard to Blend In, Stone For an Eye, and Someone Could Build Something Here — served as Missouri’s poet laureate.
Continue ReadingIt’s a common misconception that people who borrow books from libraries do so to avoid paying for them. The truth is that the Venn diagram of book borrowers and book buyers is much closer to a singular circle.
Continue ReadingWe are dedicated to engaging in ongoing publisher advocacy seeking to deliver a digital book lending model that satisfies and balances the interests of all our partners. Have we reached the “Holy Grail?” Not yet, but our quest continues.
Continue ReadingPoint of View: Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Book Publishing, Assistant Professor, Portland State University
OverDrive’s Steve Potash talks with Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Book Publishing, Assistant Professor, Portland State University, about her work with the Panorama Project to learn more about how readers discover books.
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