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By ThriftBooks Team • August 11, 2024

What is the best-selling book genre of all time? Romance. One of the other top genres? Fantasy. So it's no surprise that in the 2020s, the hybrid genre Romantasy is sweeping the publishing world and topping all the charts. But what genres captivated readers in previous decades?

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 06, 2024

It Ends With Us is finally coming to theaters! After several delays, the much-anticipated adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel will be released on August 9. Read on to learn about the film’s surprisingly bookish cast. Plus get our recommendations for eleven more heartrending novels.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 04, 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're looking for a really big book to get lost in, here are 29 beach-perfect doorstoppers for you.

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By ThriftBooks Team • July 30, 2024

Many of the most popular TV shows, movies, and even video games of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s were made into novels. Here are ten of the best of those media tie-in novels and series from the 1980s and 1990s, including classics like Star Wars, Dead Poet's Society, and Clueless.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 28, 2024

A few weeks ago, The New York Times Book Review published a piece entitled The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century and it has garnered lots of attention. Here's a look at the list, along with highlights, a reading guide, and more.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 25, 2024

Our newest survey found that Americans are consuming 50 percent more internationally produced TV shows and books than they were five years ago. This proved to be true across generational and gender lines. One of the most popular forms of international content is manga, a style of Japanese comic books.

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By ThriftBooks Team • July 23, 2024

So much fantastic manga comes out every month that it can be hard to keep track of it all. Happily, we've got you covered with this list of ten of the best manga to check out this summer.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 21, 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 prefer an easy, breezy light read, here are 29 beach-perfect titles for you.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 16, 2024

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

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By ThriftBooks Team • July 14, 2024

From sweet cat stories perfect for kids just learning to read to more complex, dramatic adventures that will appeal to older kids and tweens, there's a manga out there for kids of all ages with all kinds of interests. We've compiled this list of ten of the best kids' manga to help you find the perfect story for the kiddos (or kid-at-heart adults!) in your life.

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