The ThriftBooks Blog

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 11, 2023

This year's James Beard Foundation Book Award finalists were recently announced and the extensive list of 42 foodie titles has got our collective mouths watering. Find your next gastronomical adventure.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 09, 2023

The distinguished Women's Prize for Fiction award celebrates women's creativity in the world and empowers women of all walks of life to raise their voices. This year's shortlist is made up of three first-time novelists, alongside three novels by previous winners and shortlisted authors.

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By Amanda Cleveland • May 09, 2023

Often considered the most prestigious award an author can receive, Pulitzer winners each year in the books category offer up a fantastic reading list for those interested in literary fiction and history. Here are the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners in books and drama.

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By William Shelton • May 07, 2023

Despite what the oft-used idiom would have us believe, being a ‘prince’ is frequently not a pampered experience, especially if your name happens to be Edward. Three Princes of England, who would briefly hold the title of King, found the path to the throne fraught with danger.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 04, 2023

You might say that Judy Blume is having a moment. The release of the film adaptation of Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, as well as a new documentary about the beloved author, has been creating lots of buzz. But then again, it's hardly the first time that Blume has gotten people talking.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 02, 2023

Happy Wordsmith Day! If you identify as a word nerd, a storyteller, an orator or a writer, then today is your day. Here are some books that celebrate the power of words and the craft of using them well.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 30, 2023

Every month, streaming services remove some of their offerings to make room for new ones. But that doesn't mean we can't watch them anymore. Here is a list of titles being cut by HULU and Netflix in May. Order your own copy to keep watching.  

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By William Shelton • April 27, 2023

As a reader, and an avid one at that, I struggle to apply the same level of zeal to poetry as I have my more preferred topics, such as historic fiction, or biography. Yet every April, when the lilac bushes in my lawn are thronged with flowers, I find myself quoting, "When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed…"

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 25, 2023

Thriftbooks enlisted OnePoll to survey 2,000 parents with school-age kids about the reading traditions they grew up with and how they are continuing them as parents. And what we learned turned into a pretty sweet story.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 23, 2023

No matter how long our TBR lists get, we're always finding new titles we want to tack on! Here are 22 exciting May releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.

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