The ThriftBooks Blog

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 14, 2021

John Green is the bestselling and award-winning author of such YA staples as The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska. He is also a prolific vlogger (with his brother Hank) and a committed educator. Next week, he comes out with a new book! Here we take a look at the life experiences that have shaped Green and his work.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 12, 2021

We're pretty excited about the upcoming movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Broadway hit In the Heights. And have you heard that Stephen Spielberg is updating West Side Story? It got us thinking about some of our favorite movie musicals.

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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 Brittany Borgeson • May 07, 2021

As the world slowly begins to open back up and we welcome our students back into our schools, I am thinking about how best to support our children through this transition. The following six children’s books are conversation starters for families to reflect on this past year, to talk through how their children might play a role in identifying and regulating their emotions, and how to shake off the dust of worry and anxiety from this year.

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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 Barbara Hagen • April 25, 2021

Today we are super excited to share our revamped ReadingRewards program, designed to give you, our customers, sweeter rewards towards something you love doing...reading! Get the lowdown on all of the new benefits, our new third tier, and the new dashboard view.

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By Terry Fleming • April 23, 2021

Lawrence Ferlinghetti died on February 22, 2021 at the age of one-hundred and one. In honor of Independent Bookstore Day, we’d like to pay tribute to him, the founder of the legendary City Lights Bookstore and City Lights Publishing.

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