Happy New Year! One of the perks of being a book selector for TPL's OverDrive collection is that I get to see the list of forthcoming titles many months before the books hit the street. I am happy to share my insider knowledge with you. Pre-publication eBooks generally appear in our OverDrive collection a week or […]
Little Boots is really Victoria Hesketh, a UK based singer/songwriter and DJ. She came onto the scene in 2008 with her first album "Hands" and this past year (2016) released her concept album "working girl". This album is a examination and inside look at the lives of woman in the contemporary working world. The album […]
Books in the media in the past two weeks: The Globe & Mail Teardown by Clea Young eBook Into the Current by Jared Young eBook The Untold Story of the Talking Book by Matthew Rubery eBook Glenn Gould: A Life Off Tempo by Sandrine Bell eBook The New York Times […]
Beloved author, Richard Adams, passed away on December 24th at the age of 96. If you are interested in reading or rereading Watership Down, his classic children's novel, we have an always available audiobook version in our OverDrive collection. Watership Down by Richard Adams eBook eAudiobook Tales from Watership Down by Richard Adams […]
May the Force be with you, Carrie. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher eBook eAudiobook Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher eBook eAudiobook Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher eBook eAudiobook
So maybe you're like me and you're chugging through these last few days of hectic pre-holiday, working and shopping and cooking and decorating and waiting for that golden moment when you can finally sink back into a popcorn-scented, overly springy lounger and tranquilize yourself into a light, restorative coma with Star Wars: Rogue One. Maybe you have a longish […]
CBC Books has identified their picks for the 12 best Canadian debut novels of 2016. Have you read them all yet?
Books in the media this past week: The Globe and Mail – Books Is This Live? by Christopher Ward eBook Fearless As Possible by Denise Donlon eBook Literary Wonderlands edited by Laura Miller eBook The New York Times – Books Section Normal by Warren Ellis eBook eAudiobook In the Country of […]
The New York Times has selected the top baking cookbooks of 2016. They are all in our OverDrive collection, just click on a cover to place your hold.
More always available audiobooks were added to OverDrive this week. To see all the titles in this collection click here. Here are some highlights (click on the cover to check one out): Happy listening everyone!