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Must-Read Liter-Witch-Ure
From classics to current titles, 23 winning witchy tales
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 13, 2024
Witches take many forms in literature—from villainous queens to secret healers to heroic vigilantes. They can be young or old, real or imagined, historic or modern-day. This roundup of liter-witch-ure offers a variety of witchy representations, ranging from old to new.
The 60 Top Reads of the Last 5 Years?
A closer look at Goodreads' Top 60 books of the last 5 years
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 08, 2024
Goodreads is a social cataloging website and community for readers and authors to find, share, and discuss books. They recently published a list of the top 60 titles from the last five years, using both the numbers of readers and reader ratings to determine their picks. Here are some of the highlights.
Is The Spooky Season Giving You Goosebumps?
Thriller and horror readers sound off in our newest survey
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 06, 2024
As we move into autumn, many readers are drawn to books with a chilling quality. Our newest survey, conducted by Talker Research and commissioned by Thriftbooks, investigated all things related to the spooky genre and what we found turned into a riveting tale. Here are some of our most arresting findings.
Special Editions Roundup
37 gorgeous books to give as gifts to friends, family, or yourself!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • October 01, 2024
Book-to-Screen Horror
17 spine-tingling reads that have been adapted for the screen
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 29, 2024
It's almost October! And that means it's time to double down on book-to-screen horror—meaning read the books and watch the adaptations. Here are seventeen frightfully good horror novels that have been adapted to the screen.
25 October Books We're Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 25, 2024
No matter how massive our TBR stacks get, we're always finding new books we want to stack on! Here are 25 exciting October releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.
20 October Nonfiction Releases We’re Excited About
And what you can read in the meantime
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 22, 2024
No matter how massive our TBR stacks get, we're always finding new books we want to pile on! Here are 20 exciting October nonfiction releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.
What's New and Coming Soon in Book-to-Screen
Including The Perfect Couple, Three Women, The Wild Robot, and more
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 17, 2024
It's always fun to see how good 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 the book before we watch. Here are fourteen of the books behind the buzziest book-to-screen adaptations.
What to Read Next if You Loved the Housemaid Trilogy
16 more twisty psychological thrillers
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 15, 2024
The Housemaid trilogy by Freida McFadden has been dominating bestseller lists ever since the first book came out in 2022. And with a film adaptation in the works, this trend is likely to continue. Read on for eight more of McFadden's gripping page-turners, plus eight of the author's favorite reads.
13 Spine-Tingling New Horror Books to Read (or Pre-Order) Now!
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 10, 2024
Who's already excited for the spooky season? We are! With lots of great new horror literature coming out, we're getting into the perfect headspace for witches, ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and more. Here are thirteen new horror books to read (or pre-order) now.
15 Dino-Mite Sci-Fi Thrillers for Fans of Jurassic Park
What to read while you wait for Jurassic World: Rebirth
By Ashly Moore Sheldon • September 08, 2024
The newest Jurassic World movie, scheduled for release in July of 2025, will star Scarlett Johansson as a covert operations expert leading a top-secret mission involving—you guessed it—dinosaurs. We can't wait to see the new movie, but luckily there's plenty of dino-mite literature to enjoy in the meantime.
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