Alice Hoffman’s First Middle Grade Novel: Reviewing Nightbird
Alice Hoffman, the author of such popular books as The Dovekeepers and Practical Magic, just penned her first middle grade novel, Nightbird. As in her previous novels, Hoffman uses magical realism to explore life in a small town where one small girl lives a lonely…
The March Adult eHighlights Catalog is here!
For us at OverDrive, we’re excited that the weather is finally warming up. It has been a very chilly winter and to get us through the last of those cooler days, we’ve got this great list of hot new releases for adults in March. NYPD…
Team OverDrive’s Saint Patrick’s Day Picks
Today is a great day to be Irish. In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, the Collection Development Analysts made a list of some of our favorite Irish authors and Saint Patrick’s Day related titles. CD Team’s St. Patrick’s Day Picks Between pints of Guinness and…
Time to Imagine: Reviewing The Lost Track of Time by Paige Britt
While other kids spend their summer vacations at the pool, Penelope must follow a rigorous daily schedule set out by her mother. She needs to study and achieve in order to get into a great college and become a successful adult. She may only be…
Happy Pi Day!
This year’s Pi Day isn’t just any ol’ holiday that celebrates an irrational and transcendental number, but a once in a lifetime date in which the year lines up with the number as well: 3.1415…. (3-14-15) To help celebrate this very mathematical date, the Collection…
Terry Pratchett, we’ll miss you
As most of you have probably heard, Sir Terry Pratchett (an author whose works I dearly loved) passed away yesterday, March 12th, 2015. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, and managed to fight it, while continuing to write best sellers. He called it…
Streaming Video Top Picks: Film Festival Favorites
OverDrive is proud to call Cleveland, Ohio home. To help support our community, Team OverDrive participates in local events like the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF). Along with the Cuyahoga County Public Library and the Cleveland PBS and NPR affiliates, OverDrive is excited to sponsor…
Join in on the March Madness with these basketball reads!
Whether or not you’re a basketball aficionado or a complete Luddite, like myself, there are still books to be had for this fine season of madness and mayhem on and off the court. Here are some basketball flavored recommendations for creating your bracket, watching it…
Reviewing The Fire Sermon, a dystopian thriller
It seems like in the past few years, simply put, “It’s the new Hunger Games!” in a book description, and it will sell. While there is no denying that dystopian fiction is all kinds of hot right now, I find that slapping the Hunger Games…
Reviewing Gail Carriger’s Prudence, a comedic steampunk adventure
Gail Carriger’s newest novel, Prudence, is the first in a new series that is one part steampunk, one part fantasy, and eight parts comedy. It’s easy to see why Carriger cites P.G. Wodehouse as a major influence, as she flawlessly captures his style of charm,…
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