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Enemies-to-Lovers

A new addition to the TropeTrove, plus our latest TropeTote™!

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 15, 2025

One of our favorite romance tropes has to be enemies-to-lovers. There's just something delicious about the fiery push and pull of a pair of would-be lovers treading the fine line between love and hate. Learn about the long history of enemies-to-lovers lit and explore some of our favorite subtropes. Plus a new TropeTote™! 

Read and Thrive

Top picks for green thumbs

By Leslie LaRue • August 13, 2025

From seed to sprout, the garden was an adventure—producing everything from the first crisp radishes to the ever-demanding eggplant. The harvest had its fair share of mishaps, but each small success was a sweet reminder of why it’s worth it. Now, with dreams of a thriving fall garden and a brand-new composting journey, the next chapter is already taking root.

Step Right Up! ThriftBooks Summer Book Fair Highlights

Buy 4 or more of our Kids' Book Deals and get them for $2.99 each!

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 12, 2025

At our Summer Book Fair, buy four or more Kids' Book Deals items and get them for the amazing price of $2.99 each! Here are 23 titles available for screaming deals. Stock up on great reads for young readers, from tots to teens.

Famous Authors Born in August

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 05, 2025

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

Get Ready to Celebrate August!

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

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • August 03, 2025

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

Twilight Turns 20!

Celebrations, special editions, and more

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 31, 2025

Twilight is turning twenty! Next month, the annual Forever Twilight in Forks Festival will be marking the milestone with an extra special celebration featuring celebrity appearances, a Q&A and book signing with author Stephenie Meyer, and other special events. Are you a Twihard? Or maybe Twi-curious? Read on to learn more.

Fated Mates Enter the TropeTrove™

Just Dropped! TropeTote™ #5 by Kathryn Wyckoff of Blissfully Bookish

By Amanda Cleveland • July 27, 2025

Whether written in the stars or connected by the red string of fate, readers of Fated Mates romance books know that some people truly belong together, like you and our latest TropeTote!

Summer Special Edition Roundup

19 beautiful keepsake volumes to add to your collection

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 22, 2025

Special editions of our favorite books become treasured touchstones that we can return to again and again. They also make wonderful gifts for the discerning readers in our lives and beautiful additions to any home library. From brand new titles to time-honored classics, here are nineteen limited edition volumes we're excited about right now.   

Book Clubs Are For Me!

The therapeutic power of reading together

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 20, 2025

You may remember reading about our recent poll about book clubs and they way they help people connect with one another. The survey also showed how beneficial book clubs can be for your mental health. Here, we outline specific benefits that book club members reported and recommendations for how to find (or start) the perfect book club for you!

24 August Books We’re Excited About

Plus, what's new in paperback

By Ashly Moore Sheldon • July 15, 2025

No matter how tall our TBR stacks get, we're always finding new books we want to pile on! Here are 24 exciting August releases available for preorder, along with suggestions for similar reads you can enjoy right away. Plus, see what's new in paperback! 

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