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Best Kids' Manga
By ThriftBooks Team • July 14, 2024
Sporty Spice
20 steamy love stories about elite athletes
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 09, 2024
There's something especially sexy about romances involving elite athletes, and with the Olympics happening this month, we're enjoying reading sports romances. Here are some of our favorites!
29 Beach-Perfect Thrillers
Soak in the sun, sand, surf, and stories!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 07, 2024
With your toes in the sand, the sun on your face, and the roar of the surf drowning out your worries, reading at the beach is a double dose of escape. But what makes the perfect beach read? Depends on the reader. If you want to get your pulse pounding with horror, mystery, or suspense here are 29 beach-perfect thrillers for you.
Gear Up for 'Inside Out 2'
28 children's books for all the feels
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 02, 2024
The long-awaited sequel to Inside Out came out last June. Protagonist Riley is thirteen now and four more big emotions have joined Headquarters. Read on to learn more about the movie and get in touch with all the feels with our roundup of kids' books related to every emotion in Inside Out 2.
29 Beach-Perfect Books
Soak in the sun, sand, surf, and stories!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 30, 2024
With your toes in the sand, the sun on your face, and the roar of the surf drowning out your worries, reading at the beach is a double dose of escape. But what makes the perfect beach read? Depends on the reader. From frothy rom-coms to twisty thrillers, generational sagas to moving memoirs, our favorite beach reads run the gamut. Here are 29 beach-perfect books.
ThriftBooks BuyBack Is Here!
By Barbara Hagen • June 25, 2024
One of the most frequently asked questions received into the ThriftBooks Customer Service team is, “Do you buy books?” Up until recently we did not have a consumer recommerce program that would allow individuals to sell books directly to ThriftBooks. That changes today!
What to Read After Percival Everett's 'James'
15 clever reimaginings of beloved classics
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 25, 2024
Told from the point of view of the enslaved Jim, Percival Everett's latest novel, James, is a brilliant, action-packed retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. If you enjoy stories that reimagine, reframe, or pay homage to classic texts, here are fifteen more titles for you.
26 July Releases We're Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 23, 2024
No matter how big our TBR piles get, we're always finding new books we want to stack on! Here are 26 exciting July releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.
What's New and Coming Soon in Book-to-Screen
Including 'The Spiderwick Chronicles', 'It Ends With Us', 'House of the Dragon', 'Lady of the Lake', and more
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 18, 2024
It's always fun to see how good books get adapted for the screen. But sometimes, this happens before we've had the chance to read the source material. Or maybe we just want to reread the book before we watch. Here are sixteen of the books behind the buzziest book-to-screen adaptations.
Know Thyself!
13 thought-provoking books on personality types
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 16, 2024
Gaining a better understanding of ourselves and the people we interact with can help us in many areas of life, from the personal to the professional. Figure out what makes you tick and find more success, fulfillment, and connection with those around you.
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