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HPB Staff Picks: Best Books of 2016
With so many amazing books published each year, it’s easy to overlook some of the notable must-reads. We’ve put together a list of our favorite fiction and nonfiction of 2016 — including intriguing mysteries, imaginative tales, biographies and culture studies.
December 3 2016
Half Price Books
10 Most Recently Challenged Books
This week we celebrate Banned Books Awareness Week, ere is a list of ten of the most frequently challenged books in the last few years and the reasons they have been challenged!
September 22 2016
Julie S.
A Dog’s-Eye View: HPB Celebrates Take Your Dog to Work Day
I’m here to talk about the best day of the year, Take Your Dog to Work Day, which is happening today, Friday, June 24th.
June 22 2016
5 Sci-Fi Films to Show a Little More Love
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
May 24 2016
Jeremy W.
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
AT40 Turns 45: A Look Back at the American Top 40
This Saturday, the United States of America turns 239 years young. What’s a Fourth of July celebration without food, fireworks and a little funky music? Another American institution celebrating its birthday on Independence Day is the American Top 40 radio countdown program. 45 years ago, way back in 1970, legendary DJ Casey Kasem took to… View Article
Booksgiving Day: Thankful for Reading with FREE Children’s Book and Storytime!
Kids, it’s time to gather ‘round for your favorite Half Price Books holiday. It’s our third annual celebration of BOOKSGIVING DAY! Supporting literacy and providing books to families is key to our Half Price Books mission! Join us at your neighborhood Half Price Books location on Booksgiving Day, Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. Every… View Article
January 16 2015
Half Price Books
Half Price Books CEO shares her story in Fortune Magazine
We think things are pretty great here at Half Price Books, and we love it when other people think so, too. That’s why we were so excited when our president and CEO, Sharon Anderson Wright, was featured in Fortune Magazine! Hear first-hand from Sharon as she tells you how her family started Half Price Books,… View Article
October 15 2014
Half Price Books