May 25th, 1977: Star Wars premieres in theaters and takes the world by storm. May 25th, 1979: Alien premieres in theaters and terrifies audiences senseless. This makes May 25th just about the coolest day of the year in my book. I thought about writing something about both films for this Memorial Day weekend. But you… View Article
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10 Interesting Facts to Celebrate Charlotte Brontë’s 200th Birthday
Jane Eyre is, hands down, my favorite of all the Brontë sisters’ works, and as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth on April 21, I thought I would share some interesting facts about Charlotte and her first book, Jane Eyre. I may mention her other works as well. 10 Interesting Facts about… View Article
April 11 2016
Julie S.
Best of 2015: HPB Staff Picks in Books, Movies & Music
A collection of HPB Staff Picks are the books, music and movies which inspired and entertained us in 2015.
December 7 2015
Half Price Books
50 Fiction Books That Might Just Change Your Life
Is there a book that changed your life?
January 8 2014
Meredith M.
100 Books You Can’t Put Down
Check out this list of 100 Books You Can’t Put Down, compiled from both your recommendations as well as suggested titles from our HPB Bibliomaniacs.
October 24 2013
Half Price Books
100 Books You Can’t Put Down
A list of 100 Books You Can’t Put Down, compiled from both your recommendations as well as suggested titles from our HPB Bibliomaniacs.
October 24 2013
Half Price Books
65 Banned or Challenged Books that Shaped America
For the past 40 plus years, Half Price Books has strived to uphold co-founder Ken Gjemre’s direction; “We don’t let others, or ourselves, determine what our customers should read.”; So every year we celebrate Banned Books Awareness Week to celebrate our First Amendment rights which enable us to write, speak, publish and read freely.
September 27 2013
Susan R.
50 Greatest Love Stories Ever Told (in a book)
Every great love story has a bit of conflict. You know? That moment of angst when you want everything to work out so they can live happily ever after. Life, not just romance fiction of course, has a chapter or two of conflict as well. But luckily, August 25 is “Kiss and Make Up” Day…. View Article
August 21 2013
Meredith M.