The ThriftBooks Blog

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 Barbara Hagen • April 14, 2021

A few weeks ago, a would-be new customer reached out to us with a question that caught me off-guard. "Are you a real company?" As I thought about it more, it made increasing sense to me why someone might ask this. In our widening virtual world—made even more so by the pandemic—we are right to question what is on the other side of the glowing screen in front of us.

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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 Tracie Egelston • April 12, 2021

Her characters are timeless, funny, and heart-warming. They are real life characters who we can all learn a thing or two from, young and old. These are the characters created by prolific children's author Beverly Cleary. Today on her birthday, pick up a Beverly Cleary book or any fun children's book and read it for the nostalgia, read it to your children, have your children read it to you or by themselves, and to celebrate her Drop Everything And Read Day legacy.

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By William Shelton • April 09, 2021

The span of days between April 9 and April 12 mark the pivotal dates of the start and end of the American Civil War. This terrible time of rending brought many changes to the social, political, and philosophical consciousness of the United States. Almost as soon as hostilities ceased in April of 1865 those who had witnessed it, participated in the conflict, or observed from the safety of foreign shores, began putting pen to paper to tell of the experience. Here are some recommendations.

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By Theia Griffin • April 08, 2021

At the beginning of the twentieth century a movement in books arts was beginning to take form and its center was Paris, France. Modern artists began dedicating their attention to art meant for publication as graphic statements and not merely as decorative illustrations to simply accompany text. Their collective aim was to make the book itself a work of art. Take a look at one such rare item from the 1950s we are lucky to have, and learn more about the movement that brought books to the next level.

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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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