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Most Anticipated Kid Lit in November
Plus Fun Activities for Kids with Cabin Fever
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • November 03, 2022
Kids getting antsy as winter descends? We've got you covered. From tots to teens, here are a range of exciting November releases available for preorder, along with some fun activity ideas and advent calendars to add into the mix.
From Wish List to Gift List
Create a shoppable Wish List to share with friends and family
By Barbara Hagen • November 01, 2022
New this holiday, the ThriftBooks® team is excited to announce the introduction of the ThriftBooks® Gift List – a shoppable Wish List for you to share with family and friends this holiday season…or anytime of the year! Read more to learn how to create and share your own.
16 November Releases We’re Excited About
And What You Can Read in the Meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 30, 2022
Our TBR piles may be in danger of toppling, but that doesn’t stop us from browsing (and buying!) new books! Here are sixteen exciting November releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy in the meantime.
Reading in Cars to Mama: My Book Lover Genesis Story
By William Shelton • October 27, 2022
For my mother, any moment not spent reading was an irretrievable loss. This included the car, where as a child I had the pleasure of acting as a 1970s audiobook by reading aloud to her. Though her literature tastes were not those of a ten-year-old boy, sharing these moments and stories crafted me into the reader I am, and gave us a lifelong bond we keep 40 years later.
The Dawn of Horror: The First 1000 Years of Spooky
By ThriftBooks Team • October 25, 2022
Staff Picks: The Scariest Books & Movies
By Amanda Cleveland • October 23, 2022
Because it's the spookiest season, I tasked our staff to tell everyone 1) the scariest book they've ever read, and/or 2) the scariest movie they've ever seen, and 3) explain themselves with a quote so that you all might feast upon our tasty, tasty fear and maybe get scared yourself!
Top Tropes of Romance Literature: Dark Academia Edition
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 20, 2022
The fact that certain subgenres of romance often employ familiar tropes doesn’t make them any less enjoyable. In fact, some of us never tire of certain delicious scenarios like secret societies and elite boarding schools. Here we review some of the top tropes in dark academia.
Horror Where You Least Expect It
Literature With a Dark Surprise
By William Shelton • October 18, 2022
Fear, where it is least expected, is all the more rich an experience. Such as when it is found among the pages of a story of romance, or a bucolic tale of life mundane. Here are my favorite tales with surprisingly dark moments.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid & More
13 Great Series for Tween Readers
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 16, 2022
A new installment in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series comes out on October 25. You can preorder it now, but in the meantime, here are twelve other series that are pitch-perfect for tweens.
Fresh Fall Reads—History Edition
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 13, 2022
Cooler weather means more time indoors with a good book in our hands. As we head into fall, there are so many exciting new literary releases. For history buffs, this season's crop is particularly great. Here are eighteen hotly anticipated titles.
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