The ThriftBooks Blog

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 10, 2021

New Adult fiction is a burgeoning genre featuring protagonists between eighteen and thirty years old. St. Martin’s Press coined the term in 2009 with a call for fiction similar to YA, but with more adult themes for this crossover population. Here we feature eleven excellent new releases in New Adult fiction.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 05, 2021

There's no one right way to be a mom. With Mother's Day right around the corner, what better way to celebrate all the many different ways that moms love their kids. Here are ten picture books that do just that.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 03, 2021

Our TBR collections just keep growing, but that doesn't stop us from browsing (and buying!) new books! Here are thirteen May releases that we can't wait to pick up, along with suggestions for books you can read right away.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 30, 2021

Did you watch the Oscars last weekend? If so, maybe you're intrigued to catch up on the plays, books, and movies that served as inspiration for some of the nominated (and winning) movies. Plus we share some of our favorite book-to-screen Best Picture winners from the last quarter century.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 28, 2021

Along with being the bestselling author alive, Danielle Steel may also be the hardest working. Her productivity defies belief and she shows no signs of slowing. In 2020, she published six bestsellers! Her third of 2021, Finding Ashley, came out yesterday. Here are six surprising facts about her.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 20, 2021

With their globetrotting, high-octane lifestyles paired with an inherent gift for lyricism and storytelling, singer-songwriters are uniquely suited to write good memoirs. So crank up the tunes and crack open a crackling tale from one of your favorite musical artists

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 19, 2021

Shadow and Bone, volume one of the bestselling fantasy trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, has been adapted into a new Netflix series premiering on April 23. It is the story of Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan whose life is transformed when she unexpectedly harnesses a power she never knew she had in order to save her best friend.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 16, 2021

One of the many impacts of the global pandemic is that more people are interested in the idea of growing their own food. Here we share books about how to have success with your vegetable garden, along with some guides for cooking the food you grow.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 13, 2021

Lately we’ve been asking you to share photos of your books with us. Whether shelves or stacks or armfuls, there’s something so beautiful about seeing the way you display these treasured belongings. Here we discuss the important question of how we arrange our beloved books.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 05, 2021

The Last Kids on Earth is a series of bestselling middle grade dystopian graphic novels being adapted into a hit animated Netflix series. The stories written by Max Brallier and illustrated by Douglas Holgate, feature foster kid Jack and his friends fighting zombies and monsters in a campy, dystopian, age-appropriate world. Get the full run-down on what you need to know and find your kids' next series.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 02, 2021

Our TBR piles may be weighing down our bedside tables, but that doesn’t stop us from perusing (and purchasing!) new books! Here are fifteen April releases that we can’t wait to pick up, along with suggestions for books you can read right away.

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