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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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.   

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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!

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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.

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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.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 28, 2025

It doesn't matter if you're young or old, optimistic or cynical, holiday romances are bound to melt the frostiest of hearts. We recently compiled a collection of holiday romance recommendations for adult readers. Now here are seventeen YA holiday romances for a range of readers to fall in love with.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 23, 2025

Are you a book gifter? In our last post, we shared some of the results from our most recent poll exploring the ins and outs of books as gifts. In part two of this holiday supergifting post, we will discuss a variety of the most giftable books this season.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 19, 2025

As ardent readers, it's only natural, we want to share our enjoyment of literature with those we love. Our newest poll looks at the reasons we choose books as gifts, how we select specific reads for gifting, and the most popular titles getting wrapped up this season.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 16, 2025

It's always fun to see how books get adapted for the screen. But sometimes, this happens before we've had the chance to read the source material. Or maybe we just want to reread a book before we watch. Here are 22 of the books behind the buzziest new and upcoming book-to-screen adaptations.

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