Snap. Share. Sora! Are you the next School Stars winner?
By: Emily Balser, Integrated Marketing Specialist You’ve been hard at work all school year promoting your school’s library and Sora digital collection to your students and community. Now, it’s time to snap, share, and show off what you’ve been working on! Our School Stars contest…
Start popping your popcorn because Big Movie Watch is back!
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and Kanopy’s Big Movie Watch is returning with the sci-fi romantic comedy perfect for date night. Molli and Max in the Future is a sci-fi rom-com about a man (Aristotle Athari) and woman (Zosia Mamet) whose orbits repeatedly collide…
Murder, Mayhem, and Spice: Scythe & Sparrow Readalikes
Dark romance is a subgenre of romance that explores themes of obsession, power dynamics, moral ambiguity, and intense emotional and psychological relationships. Unlike traditional romance novels, which typically focus on consensual and straightforward love stories, dark romance often delves into complex, sometimes taboo subjects, pushing…
New integration makes combining books in Sora with TeachingBooks resources easier than ever
Connecting your reading enrichment resources with your district’s ebooks and audiobooks is now easier than ever, thanks to a new integration between TeachingBooks and the Sora reading platform. This new integration allows districts that have both a TeachingBooks license and an active Sora platform to…
Read, Watch, Learn: Books to Pair with “Soundtrack to a Coup d’État”
Oscar season is here, and one of the films nominated for Best Documentary is available exclusively through library streaming on Kanopy! In Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided. This magnificent essay film…
Celebrating the Best in Reading: The Libby Book Awards Finalists
The votes are in and it’s time to announce this year’s finalists for the Libby Book Awards! The Libby Book Awards celebrate the stories that captivated readers, sparked conversations, and kept us turning pages late into the night. From heartwarming fiction to steamy romantasy to…
February recommended lists you don’t want to miss
February may be the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t stop it from delivering plenty of excitement. Whether you’re looking for illuminating titles to celebrate Black History Month, finding fun and flirty Valentine’s Day reads, or keeping up with the latest and greatest…
Curriculum books for Australian schools are seamlessly delivered on Sora
With a recent Grattan Institute report estimating a staggering one third of Australian students lack reading proficiency, ensuring students have seamless, anytime access to curriculum-aligned reading materials is more important than ever. The Sora team is committed to providing more access to all reading materials,…
Welcome the Year of the Snake with limited-time discounts on Chinese-language digital books
This week, more than one billion people worldwide will celebrate the Lunar New Year, closing out the Year of the Dragon and ushering in the Year of the Snake with festive fireworks, food, and – as always – the lucky color red. With the start…
Shop Romantasy books, films, & more
One of the most popular genres to grow in the last several years has been Romantasy, the combination of romance and fantasy. Romance and Fantasy are hardly new genres, but this newfound love has left readers hungry for more. Who wouldn’t want to escape into…