As the year draws to a close, your reading journey tells a story unlike anyone else’s. From the genres you gravitated toward to the authors you couldn’t stop returning to, every choice leaves a unique mark. Take a moment to see how your year with books came together and discover the reading moments worth celebrating as you turn the page toward what comes next.
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Introducing ThriftBooks BookPrint: Your Personalized Year in Review
By Barbara Hagen • December 29, 2025
A Christmas Message for our Booklovers
By Barbara Hagen • December 24, 2025
A heartfelt reflection on Christmas traditions, the meaning of home, and the memories that travel with us wherever we are. From childhood rituals to treasured gifts passed through generations, it celebrates the warmth of presence shared stories and the quiet magic of the season. A reminder that home isn’t always a place it’s a feeling we carry made richer through family books and moments that endure.
What Your First Read of 2026 Should Be
A book recommendation for each of the zodiac signs
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 23, 2025
Whether you believe in astrology or not, it can be fun to entertain the notion that the date of our birth has some impact on who we are and what we like. Read on to learn a little something about how your zodiac sign might influence you and your reading choices. And get our recommendation for your first read of 2026.
January Book Releases We're Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 21, 2025
No matter how tall our TBR piles get, we're always finding new books we want to add! Here are 21 exciting January releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away. Plus, see what's new or coming soon in paperback.
10 Classic Books that Sum Up 2025
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 19, 2025
From sentient robots to bold heists to iconic power couples, it's been a year filled with attention-grabbing stories. As a fun twist on the New Year's tradition of a retrospective on the events of the previous twelve months, we've gathered a collection of ten great reads that sum up 2025.
Every 2025 New York Times #1 Best Seller in Fiction
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 14, 2025
It's safe to say that most authors hope to have their books featured on The New York Times Best Sellers list. To reach the top of the list is the ultimate dream. Here are all the novels that have nabbed the top spot so far in 2025.
Jane Austen's Birthday
Best books, quotes and ways to celebrate the beloved author
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 09, 2025
Although she was relatively unknown at the time of her death, Jane Austen is one of the world's best-loved authors. Her novels, all global bestsellers, have been published in dozens of languages and have been the subject of countless adaptations, retellings, and spinoffs. December 16 marks 250 years since the celebrated author's birth. Help us celebrate her!
The 2025 Book Awards Roundup
Who won this year's biggest literary prizes?
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 07, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, it's time for our roundup of some of the year's most celebrated books. Here is a selection of the winners of literature's most distinguished awards and honors.
Get Ready to Celebrate December!
Schedule e-Gift Cards and peruse the month's most giftable books
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 03, 2025
Treat your December-born friends and family to a bookish birthday! Did you know you can schedule ThriftBooks e-Gift Cards to be delivered on a specific date? Or If you'd rather give your December darlings something special, we've put together a list of some of the hottest titles of the month.
Books: For Good
By Barbara Hagen • December 01, 2025
This Giving Tuesday, ThriftBooks is celebrating “Books: For Good,” inspired by the uplifting themes of Wicked. Through our partnership with Little Free Library, we’re helping fight book deserts by donating 10,000 books—and more to replenish select Little Free Libraries nationwide. Every purchase on December 2 contributes to a 1% net-revenue donation, making it easy for readers to support access to books. Together, we can make a lasting impact and share the power of reading with communities everywhere.
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