Scouring Thrift Stores for Books On a Day When You Have Nothing to Do

coco sm

“I love thriftbooks. If I can’t find a book locally, or it has ceased publication, I can usually find a cheap copy here. This was especially helpful during thesis research when I bought the OG American girl body book and girl culture by Lauren greenfield. (I love the public library but sometimes I want to mark up books or keep them for reference)”

Geren

“Here's how I engage books, avoiding Amazon at all costs. 1. Libby - even for cookbooks I try to borrow first, and definitely for fiction & non-fiction. 2. Thriftbooks - a great way to get books but not add to the paper piles on the planet. 3. Bookshop.org - a FANTASTIC option for [🚫 Amazon 🤮] both physical and digital books and for gifts - their business model is the future & the ammount of $$ r”

Sarah Beck

“a summer themed list, for reading outside: prodigal summer - Barbara kingsolver Dandelion wine - ray bradbury The talented mr. Ripley - Patricia highsmith The summer book - tove jansson Crossing to safety - Wallace Stegner”