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The 2023 Booker Prize Longlist
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 03, 2023
The longlist for the 2023 Booker Prize was announced on August 1. Each year, The Booker Prize is awarded to what is, in the opinion of the judges, the best sustained work of fiction written in English and published in the UK and Ireland. Read on to learn about the thirteen nominated books.
21 August Releases We're Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 01, 2023
No matter how long our TBR lists get, we're always finding new titles we want to tack on! Here are 21 exciting August releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.
'Taylored' Reads for Swifties!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 30, 2023
As Taylor Swift's famously sold-out Eras Tour continues to draw record crowds around the world, we decided to round up a set of books to go with every album. If you’re a Swifty, you’ll want to get in on this action.
Oppenheimer Reading List
What to read if you enjoyed the movie
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 27, 2023
Featuring a glittering, star-studded cast, Christopher Nolan's brilliant new film charts the turbulent life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who played a significant role in developing the first atomic bombs. If you enjoyed the movie, here's your chance to learn more about this fascinating chapter from history.
Trouble at the County Fair
From cozy to chilling, 10 mystery-thrillers set at carnivals, fairs, or theme parks
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 25, 2023
From screaming thrill seekers to eerie fun houses to creepy clowns, fairs, carnivals, and theme parks make perfect settings for thrillers, mysteries, and horror. Here are ten dark, hair-raising tales set amidst malevolent revelry.
20 Great Book-to-Screen Adaptations
From the last 20 years
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 23, 2023
ThriftBooks is ringing in a milestone anniversary this year—twenty! In celebration, here are twenty terrific book-to-screen adaptations, spanning a variety of genres, that have come out since we were born.
Losing Yourself in Book Land
A Survey of 2,000 Americans Found...
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 20, 2023
Thriftbooks enlisted OnePoll to survey 2,000 U.S. adults who read regularly to learn about the science (and magic) behind getting lost in a book. And what we learned turned into a captivating read.
Top Tropes of Romance Literature: Cowboys Edition
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 18, 2023
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 split inheritances or cute-kid connections. Here we review some of the top tropes in cowboy romances.
American Summer Road Trip
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 16, 2023
Thinking about hitting the open road this summer and exploring the vastness that is America? Here are some U.S. travel guides, American road trip memoirs, and more to get you inspired and help you plan an epic adventure.
Barbie!
The evolution of a living doll
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 13, 2023
As the new Barbie movie sparkles on the horizon, many of us are contemplating this iconic doll's history and significance in our culture. Since her birth in 1959, she has been celebrated, disdained, coveted, vilified, and treasured. Join us as we revisit her history and evolution over the last six decades.
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