The ThriftBooks Blog

By ThriftBooks Team • March 08, 2022

Are you looking for an extra-special birthday gift? Try getting someone a book based on their astrological sign! We have some great ideas for the dreamy, creative, and intelligent Pisces.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 08, 2022

Bestselling author Janet Evanovich's latest book, coming out March 22, kicks off a new series about professional treasure hunter Gabriela Rose. Evanovich's winning combination of adventure, mystery, humor, and romance has propelled her success as one of the top authors in her field.

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By ThriftBooks Team • March 06, 2022

A family book club is a flexible activity that can adapt to meet everyone’s needs. One of the most-loved books for family book clubs is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 03, 2022

Spring is almost here! It’s a time of hope and renewal. Celebrate the changing season alongside your kids with these great reads featuring growing plants, baby animals, wild weather and spring celebrations.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 01, 2022

As we kick off Women's History Month, we decided it's a good time to celebrate some notable women authors who made literary history. These eleven authors are just a handful of those who have paved the way for women writers.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 27, 2022

The fact that romance novels often employ familiar tropes doesn’t make them any less enjoyable. In fact, some of us never tire of certain delicious scenarios like love triangles or . Here we review some of the top tropes in second chance romances.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 24, 2022

Dolly Parton and James Patterson’s new book, Run, Rose, Run, comes out March 7 and we’re excited to see what the beloved songstress and veteran storyteller have come up with. It got us thinking about some of our other favorite novel collaborations.

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By Terry Fleming • February 22, 2022

Welcome to Sold, Viewed, Playful, New, where we spotlight popular/fascinating/favorite items in four distinct categories. Sold, for used books. Viewed, for DVDs or Blu-rays. Playful, for board, card, or video games. And New, for new books. Author Erik Davis coined the term High Weirdness in his book of the same name to refer to a genre of Sci-Fi and philosophical writing that charted "the emergence of a new psychedelic worldview out of the American counterculture of the seventies." While Davis focused primarily on authors from America’s west coast, I'm going to expand the category to include a bit more with this month's recommendations.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 20, 2022

Spring may be around the corner, but these last few weeks of winter can feel endless. If you’re craving some warm weather and vitamin D, enjoy some virtual summer sun with one of these balmy, beachy books.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 17, 2022

The fact that romance novels often employ familiar tropes doesn’t make them any less enjoyable. In fact, some of us never tire of certain delicious scenarios like love triangles or the highly relatable friend-zone dilemma. Here we review some of the top tropes in friends-to-lovers romances.

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