The ThriftBooks Blog

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 28, 2023

Every month, streaming services remove some of their offerings to make room for new ones. But that doesn't mean we can't watch them anymore. Here is a list of titles being cut by HULU and Netflix in May. Order your own copy to keep watching.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 25, 2023

No matter how long our TBR lists get, we're always finding new titles we want to tack on! Here are 21 exciting June releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 23, 2023

Patricia Highsmith's life was marked by difficult personal relationships, self-destructive tendencies, and an endless pursuit to refine her work as an artist. A flurry of new television and film projects regarding the author have recently been announced. In the meantime, here are our picks for the essential Patricia Highsmith reading list.

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By Amanda Cleveland • May 21, 2023

Since 1963, PEN America has honored writers of the US and across the world with grants and prizes. PEN America strives to celebrate the power writing has to change the world. Celebrating works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, science fiction, history, and more, here are this year’s winners of their major honors.

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By William Shelton • May 18, 2023

Regional cuisine has an allure that is both exciting to the traveler experiencing a new locale, and has all the familiarity of going home for the native who was weaned on it. Let’s take a culinary sentimental journey from the mid-Atlantic to the gateway of the West.

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By Amanda Cleveland • May 16, 2023

The magic, whimsy, and wonder of mermaids have always enchanted young minds. If you have a little mermaid in your life, or might be a grown one yourself, these books and films will keep you splashing all summer long.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 14, 2023

Do you love the adrenaline rush of a good thriller? If you're always looking for your next dark, twisty crime read, here are fourteen excellent, pulse-pounding novels that may not have come across your radar yet.

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By William Shelton • May 13, 2023

Motherhood is a complicated role, and every culture from the dawn of man has placed the burden of great expectations on mothers. How fitting, right, and proper it is that we pause annually to rise up and call 'blessed' those women who brought us into being through pain, tears, and toil.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 11, 2023

This year's James Beard Foundation Book Award finalists were recently announced and the extensive list of 42 foodie titles has got our collective mouths watering. Find your next gastronomical adventure.

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By Ashly Moore Sheldon • May 09, 2023

The distinguished Women's Prize for Fiction award celebrates women's creativity in the world and empowers women of all walks of life to raise their voices. This year's shortlist is made up of three first-time novelists, alongside three novels by previous winners and shortlisted authors.

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