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What's Next After Threshing Day?

Recommended reads for fans of the Empyrean series

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 16, 2026

You've just finished Threshing Day and now there's a dragon-sized hole in your lovelorn heart. What to do? Find your next blood-pumping, high-flying, heartrending read. From high fantasy to gritty dystopia to contemporary romance, these are the books we recommend for Empyrean fans.  

24 November Book Releases We’re Excited About

Plus, what's new in paperback

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 14, 2026

No matter how full our TBR shelves get, we're always finding new books we want to squeeze in! Here are 24 exciting November releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away. Plus, see what's new or coming soon in paperback.    

13 of the Scariest All-Time Book-to-Screen Adaptations

Get your spookies on with these truly terror-ific titles

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 08, 2026

As the spooky season settles in and gets under our skin, we are looking forward to reading and watching all of our favorite horror classics. And we can double our frightful entertainment with book-to-screen adaptations. Here are 13 of the most terror-ific titles available to read and watch this Halloween.  

The 2026 National Book Award Finalists

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 06, 2026

The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in the United States. The Awards honor five different categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. Today, the finalists were announced for each of these categories, and we're excited to share them with you.  

Get Ready to Celebrate October!

Schedule e-Gift Cards and peruse the month's most giftable books

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 01, 2026

Treat your October-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 October besties something special, we've put together a list of some of the hottest titles of the month. 

Catching Vibes

Explore the collective obsessions of the moment

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 29, 2026

Welcome to Catching Vibes, our new series dedicated to the latest, hottest, and most viral trends percolating on the web, in the water, and all around us. Today's topics include Lego & brick-building, Con culture, and Long-distance hiking. If any of these are your current obsession, read on for book recommendations and more.   

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

Including 'Carrie', 'Verity', 'Sense and Sensibility', and more

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 24, 2026

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 18 of the books behind the buzziest new and upcoming book-to-screen adaptations. 

Fall for These Cozy Book Tropes

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 22, 2026

These days, many readers are looking for a break from worry and stress. This may explain why cozy novels have exploded in popularity over the past several years. As we head into autumn, it's the perfect season to grab a mug of something hot, snuggle up under a blanket, and fall into some of these cozy tropes.    

Did You Know This Was a Book First?

16 hit films preceded by excellent, if lesser-known, books

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 17, 2026

We readers like to review the source material before we watch a book-to-screen adaptation. But what if you didn't even know about the book until after you've seen the movie? These fifteen box-office hits were preceded by excellent, if lesser known, books. Now's your chance to read them!  

24 October Book Releases We’re Excited About

Plus, what's new in paperback

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 15, 2026

No matter how full our TBR shelves get, we're always finding new books we want to squeeze in! Here are 24 exciting October releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away. Plus, see what's new or coming soon in paperback.    
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