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Book Lover, Earth Hugger

Celebrate Earth Day with eco-friendly reading practices

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 16, 2026

For Earth day this year, consider greening up your reading practices! Find new homes for your used books by selling them back to ThriftBooks. Earn Earth Day Badges when you shop used books on our site. And check out our Earth Day reading list for cli-fi, nonfiction, and kidlit that will inspire you to do even more!  

25 May Book Releases We’re Excited About

Plus, what's new in paperback

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 14, 2026

No matter how long our TBR lists get, we're always finding new books we want to add! Here are 25 exciting May 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.    

Catch Up on the Catalog™ Matt Dinniman

Learn all about the author's quirky LitRPG adventures

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 10, 2026

In the years leading up to his breakout success, longtime author Matt Dinniman made a living drawing portraits of cats. But in 2020 the Covid pandemic forced him to pivot and the Dinniverse was born. Learn more about the fascinating world of Dungeon Crawler Carl and Catch Up on the Catalog™ of this exciting creator. 

Let's Celebrate D.E.A.R. Day!

Don’t stop now. Go ahead! Be readers all of your lives. –Beverly Cleary

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 08, 2026

Inspired by a passage from Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby, Age 8, D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read) Day is an annual holiday celebrated on April 12, Cleary's birthday. The pro-reading initiative has morphed into a whole month of activities designed to promote literacy and reading enjoyment. Read on for our ideas around making D.E.A.R. a part of your every day.     

Get Ready to Celebrate April!

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

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • April 03, 2026

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

Sci-Fi Cover Evolution

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 27, 2026

Over the last fifty years or so, the cover art of our books has changed a lot. This is true across a wide mix of genres. A few years ago, we published a retrospective on the evolution of romance cover art. With the recent news that mass market paperbacks are facing extinction, we've decided to look into the cover art evolution of a few more of our favorite genres.

Mystery Cover Evolution

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 26, 2026

Over the last fifty years or so, the cover art of our books has changed a lot. This is true across a wide mix of genres. A few years ago, we published a retrospective on the evolution of romance cover art. With the recent news that mass market paperbacks are facing extinction, we've decided to look into the cover art evolution of a few more of our favorite genres. 

Fantasy Cover Evolution

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 25, 2026

Over the last fifty years or so, the cover art of our books has changed a lot. This is true across a wide mix of genres. A few years ago, we published a retrospective on the evolution of romance cover art. With the recent news that mass market paperbacks are facing extinction, we've decided to look into the cover art evolution of a few more of our favorite genres. 

Get Ready to Celebrate March!

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

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • February 27, 2026

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

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