The ThriftBooks Blog
America's Favorite Book Boyfriend Is…
And more fun facts from our 2,000 person survey
By Amanda Cleveland • February 06, 2024
Last month, in a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of ThriftBooks, 2,000 romance novel lovers shared their thoughts and opinions about the genre and their favorite characters. Read on to see what we learned about Romance vs. Real Life.
Looking Back at New York Times Bestselling Romances
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 12, 2023
Who are the bestselling romance authors of all time? We decided to find out. Here's a retrospective of authors who topped the bestsellers lists from the 1930s onward.
Book Lovers in Love
10 Romantic Reads with Bookish Characters
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 31, 2022
For book lovers like us, characters who love literature are a plus. Stories about bookstore owners, librarians, and other avid readers make us feel seen. What can make it even better? If our bookish hero also finds love. Here are ten novels that put the "lover" in "book lover."
10 YA Romance Reads for Fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 17, 2022
All About Emily Henry
5 Interesting Facts About her Writing Life
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 04, 2022
We're all pretty excited about Emily Henry's new release, Book Lovers, coming out on May 3. Her previous romances, like Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation combine witty dialogue and sensuous love scenes, not to mention some very well-read characters. Here, we get to know the author of these favorite reads a little better.
#EnemiesToLovers
10 Passionate Love Stories that Start with Hate
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 19, 2021
If you love Pride and Prejudice, you're probably a fan of enemies-to-lovers romances. And why wouldn't you be? All that fiery intensity belies an explosive passion just waiting to burst forth. Here are some of our favorite new romances between sworn enemies.
All About #BookTok's Favorite Author, Colleen Hoover
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 17, 2021
Her books may be trending on #BookTok this summer, but Colleen Hoover has been churning out best sellers for a while now. Get to know the author a bit more and pick up a few of her must-read titles.
9 Swoon-Worthy Romances by Black Authors
Black Authors Series
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 12, 2020
10x10: The Best Books of the Decade
Best Poetry and Romance
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • December 27, 2019
This is our fifth (and final!) installment of the best books of the past decade. Each week for five weeks, we’ve presented top-ten lists of the best books of the past decade in two different genres. A total of ten lists of ten: 10 x 10 = 100! This week’s lists are Poetry Collections and Romance. Here are our picks for the top ten of each.
Dig In! A Veritable Buffet of Food-Focused Literature
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 26, 2019
Food writing has never been more ubiquitous. And we love it! This week we serve up up a bevy of books with culinary themes.
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