The ThriftBooks Blog

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 30, 2023

We love finding good reads in the YA genre so that we can pass them on to the young readers in our lives (after enjoying them ourselves, of course). Here are sixteen releases that we're looking forward to in April.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 28, 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 April. Order your own copy and keep watching.  

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 26, 2023

A locked-room mystery takes place in an isolated or restricted environment, like a remote cabin, a boat, or an island—a place that is cut off from the rest of the world. A limited number of suspects, all harboring secrets, will be present—one of them guilty. Here are eleven unputdownable locked-room murder mysteries.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 23, 2023

No matter how long our TBR lists get, we're always finding new titles we want to add! Here are 20 exciting April releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.

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By Terry Fleming • March 21, 2023

With the fourth and final season of Succession making its debut on HBO/MAX on Sunday, March 26, we’re asking the question, which Roy are you the most like? Check out the options below (with book and TV/Movie recommendations to help define each personality – mild spoilers ahead).

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By William Shelton • March 17, 2023

From Jonathan Swift's tales of adventure, to James Joyce and his modernist retelling of The Odyssey, to the poetry of Seamus Heaney, Ireland has contributed more than her leaven share to our most beloved literature. My two favorites? Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 16, 2023

If you love seeing your favorite books come to life onscreen, you're in luck this season! With the ever-growing demand for entertainment content, it seems that there are more literary adaptations than ever before. Here is a list of the book-to-screen bounty you can enjoy this spring.

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By William Shelton • March 14, 2023

From the earliest moments of mankind, even until today, our species has been compelled to look up and ponder our origin. This instinct naturally leant itself to the origin of books and writing itself, with much of the written word produced by mankind having been devoted to recording our beliefs.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 12, 2023

Junji Ito has long been considered a master of horror amongst manga fans, but the new Netflix anthology Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre has introduced his work to a wider audience. Here are some of the best from Ito, as well as eight other popular titles in horror manga.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 09, 2023

Baseball season is almost here! As teams head to spring training, we're making plans for Opening Day, scheduled for March 30. In the meantime, here are 21 books for kids, teens, and grown-ups about baseball.

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