OverDrive’s favorite summer reading spots and settings
By: Tiffany Wincek, Account Manager The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and OverDrive Summer Read just started. What does this mean? The summer season is fast approaching, and Team OverDrive is thinking about their favorite books and places to read this…
Meet the Creators Behind These Scholastic Favorites
From thrilling murder mysteries to fascinating biographies and beautifully illustrated classics-in-the-making to gritty storybook retellings, this lineup of librarian-selected Scholastic new releases have been a hit across age-groups. Now you can learn more about the inspiration behind these works of art – from the creators…
Team OverDrive’s favorite books of 2021
For the Professional Book Nerds podcast, host Jill sat down with some of her OverDrive co-workers to find out what was their favorite book they read in 2021. From books about witches to cozy romances and non-fiction reads to more books about witches (seriously, witches…
8 (more) campus crime novels that will thrill you all year long
By: Jill Grunenwald, Marketing and Communications Specialist A few weeks ago, I shared a list of 10 books that fit my absolute favorite type of book, which is Murder at an educational institution that involves a close-knit group of suspicious characters. It’s a very specific…
Best Books of 2019 (so far)
By: Hannah Monson, Content Specialist Whoa! How is it already the end of September? I don’t feel like I’ve fully gotten used to 2019, and now it’s almost over. As we move into fall, it becomes prime book season (is there really a best and…
OverDrive’s favorite books of 2016
By Rachel Kray, a Librarian and Collection Development Analyst with OverDrive 2016 was a great year for books and eBooks and it’s hard to believe we’re nearing the end. To commemorate some of the great reads, we polled our staff here at OverDrive and asked…
OverDrive’s Jill Grunenwald shares her best books of the year on NPR’s On Point
By: Jill Grunenwald, librarian and OverDrive Collection Development Analyst When I say I love talking about books, I mean I LOVE TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. It’s one reason we started the Professional Book Nerds podcast a year ago. Thanks to the podcast, I was asked to…
Jodi Picoult, David Levithan, James Dashner and more on the Professional Book Nerds podcast
Over the last several weeks, our Professional Book Nerds podcast has had several #1 New York Times bestselling authors join the show, while also providing book recommendations for our library partners and end users alike. Here is a recap of the latest episodes to help…