Leisure Reading

Did you know if you are a student who lives on campus, you can get a Knox County Library card?
All you have to do is fill out the online form and put your residence halls address. The Knox County Library will do the rest and get you ebook access in about 1-2 business days.

This resource has over 60,000 ebooks for you to either download or read online. It's completely free!

Keep up with the most recent releases and best sellers here

Goodreads is a great place to explore different books and see what’s up and coming! Check it out!

Books & Boba is a book club and podcast dedicated to spotlighting books written by authors of Asian descent. Every month, hosts Marvin Yueh and Reera Yoo pick a book by an Asian or Asian American author to read and discuss on the podcast.

Each month, we host an in-depth look at a title written by a black woman and its author. We read across genres and forms, including literary fiction, non-fiction, YA, poetry and urban fiction.

In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story.

Reading Women reclaims the bookshelf by interviewing authors and reviewing books by or about women of a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.

The Book Fight podcast is, in a nutshell, writers talking about books. Books we love. Books we hate. Books that inspire us, baffle us, infuriate us

From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, the Hey YA podcast is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.

Between the Covers, a literary radio show and podcast hosted by David Naimon, covers books in depth from famous and underground authors.