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December Reads
Spend the break binging these engrossing picks on Overdrive.
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sabaa Tahir
Maddie Mortimer
Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Barbara Kingsolver
Temple Grandin
Malcolm Gaskill
George Saunders
Native American Heritage Month
November is National Native American Heritage Month! We’ve compiled a list of fiction, memoirs, and poetry for you to check out. Visit the Native American Heritage Month website for more information and live events.
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Angeline Boulley
Marcie Rendon
Morgan Talty
Debra Magpie Earling
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
See more here. Do you have a favorite? Tell us on Twitter!
New Overdrive Books for October
OverDrive is a UC Berkeley Library service for borrowing ebooks and audiobooks. You can access books online, download them to a device, or read them on an ereader such as Kindle. OverDrive is available to current UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. How it works: Simply log in with your CalNet ID, and you can start borrowing!
You can also download the Libby by OverDrive app to access OverDrive from your mobile device. For more information, visit the OverDrive help guide.
Check out some of the new arrivals here:
Jennette McCurdy
Truman Capote
Julie Yip-Williams
George R. R. Martin
Ruth Ozeki
Michael Pollan
Vladimir Nabokov
Suleika Jaouad
James Bessen
Read at Home: New in OverDrive
OverDrive is a UC Berkeley Library service for borrowing ebooks and audiobooks. You can access books online, download them to a device, or read them on an ereader such as Kindle. OverDrive is available to current UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff. How it works: Simply log in with your CalNet ID, and you can start borrowing!
You can also download the Libby by OverDrive app to access OverDrive from your mobile device. For more information, visit the OverDrive help guide.
Check out some of the new arrivals here:
Jason Reynolds
Rebecca Roanhorse
Judy I. Lin
Janelle Monáe
Alice Oseman
Janet Skeslien Charles
Jennifer Egan
Xochitl Gonzalez
V. E. Schwab
Scheduled OverDrive Maintenance
Between May 3 and July 28, 2022, OverDrive will be performing server upgrades between 3am-5am PDT on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
OverDrive service will be impacted only once for approximately 60 minutes or less.
Users will still be able to sign in to the digital collection and browse or read titles, but may encounter errors when attempting to borrow, place a hold, or return titles during the maintenance period.
Our Literature Picks for Black History Month
February is Black History Month! We at the Library have compiled a brief list of novels and poetry by both acclaimed and emerging Black authors for your exploration.
Richard Wright
Dantiel W. Moniz
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Imbolo Mbue
Brandon Taylor
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
Gayl Jones
Colson Whitehead
Mia Mckenzie
Fresh Starts: A Reading List for the New Year
The new year is all about trying new things and getting out of your comfort zone. If you’re looking for a set of books to help you explore new genres and authors, look no further! Try out the Library’s recommendations of uplifting memoirs, riveting literary fiction, and culturally expansive works below to ring in 2022 right.
Will Smith
Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
Kwon Yeo-sun
Haruki Murakami
Amanda Gorman
Lara Williams
Kevin Young
Kal Penn
Mario Vargas Llosa
Great Reads from 2021
2021 has seen a huge variety of fan-favorite and award-winning books. To wrap up a great reading year, check out some of the books that have made their mark on bestseller lists.
Mitch Albom
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Louise Penny and Hillary Rodham Clinton
Anthony Doerr
Amor Towles
Bessel van der Kolk
John le Carré
Chloe Gong
Louise Erdrich
Pride 2021: Our Picks for LGBTQ+ Literature
June is Pride month, a time for celebrating the struggles and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community. Browse through the Library’s collection on OverDrive of LGBTQ+ literature as one of many ways to celebrate the inspiring journeys of the queer community.
Try these new and classic novels:
These memoirs and works of non-fiction are inspiring and insightful:
Meredith Talusan
Trixie Mattel and Katya
Matthew Riemer
If you’re interested in LGBTQ+ poetry, drama, and essays, don’t miss these:
Our Favorite OverDrive Audiobooks
Summer is here, and there’s no better time than now to dive into a good book. Ranging from novels to memoirs and narrated by celebrities and budding voice actors alike, listening your way through OverDrive’s audiobook collection is sure to be a great way to spend your summer!
These new novels are a perfect way to kick off your audiobook journey.
Elle Cosimano
Kristin Hannah
Kazuo Ishiguro
These audiobooks read by familiar voices may inspire you:
Dive into these memoirs read by the authors themselves.
Want a book that we don’t have in the library? Request it here.