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Famous Authors Born in July

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 06, 2025

As we welcome the month ahead, we're shining a light on notable and acclaimed July-born authors. We're delighted to celebrate them and their beloved works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, theater, and more. 

Get Ready to Celebrate July!

Schedule e-Gift Cards and peruse the month's best gift books

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 01, 2025

Treat your July-born friends and family to a bookish birthday! Did you know you can schedule ThriftBooks e-Gift Cards to be delivered on a specific date? Or If you'd rather give your July chums something special, we've put together a list of some of the hottest titles of the moment.

A Fan’s Fantastic 4 Must-Read List

By Michael Fitzhenry • June 29, 2025

With Fantastic Four: First Steps arriving in theaters on July 25, 2025, anticipation is building for the MCU’s take on Marvel’s original superhero team. To help you prepare, we’ve spotlighted four standout comic arcs—from the legendary “Galactus Trilogy” to modern epics like Solve Everything. These tales highlight the team’s larger-than-life adventures, emotional bonds, and unforgettable foes like Galactus and Doctor Doom.

13 Summer-Perfect Picture Books

Keep kids reading all summer with our Summer Book Fair

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 24, 2025

Summer is here. It's a magical time of year for adults and kids alike, but it can be a challenge to keep busy young minds and bodies occupied. Keep your kids engaged with plenty of quality reading material. Here are thirteen summer-perfect picture books that qualify for our Summer Book Fair Promo.

Explore Our Shelves of Summer

Take a deep dive into our Beach Read shelf

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 22, 2025

The long, languid days of summer invite relaxation. Even if you can’t make it to the beach, you’re there in spirit. Luckily, finding the perfect beach book has never been so easy. Welcome to the Shelves of Summer—your reading oasis! Here's a deep dive into our Beach Reads Shelf, a delectable mix of romance, escape, and adventure.

What's New and Coming Soon in Book-to-Screen

Including 'Murderbot', 'The Life of Chuck', 'How to Train Your Dragon', and more

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 17, 2025

It's always fun to see how 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 a book before we watch. Here are 21 of the books behind the buzziest new and upcoming book-to-screen adaptations.

22 July Books We're Excited About

Plus, what's new in paperback

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 15, 2025

No matter how full our TBR shelves get, we're always finding new books we want to add! Here are 22 exciting July releases available for pre-order, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away. Plus, see what's new in paperback! 

How to Choose a Book

10 low-lift ideas for finding your next book club pick

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • June 10, 2025

Sometimes the hardest part about a book club meeting is picking the next book. Some clubs plan their entire year of titles in advance. But for many of us, the process isn't that organized. Here are ten low-lift ideas for choosing your next book club book.

Grumpy x Sunshine: Romance's Dynamic Duo

And our newest addition to the TropeTrove™

By Amanda Cleveland • June 08, 2025

Happy June! We’ve welcomed another Trope into the TropeTrove™, this time one of my personal favorites, Grumpy x Sunshine. Read on for some recs that will have you melting...

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