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Holiday Hours At Half Price Books

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It’s official booklovers: we’re well into the swing of the holidays! Whether you’re just now making your list or you’re checkin’ it twice, you can be sure to find great gifts at your local HPB. This year, some of our locations are even offering special holiday hours to help you wrap up your shopping (see what we did there?). Check out the list below to see if HPB stores in your area are operating with extended hours and take note of which stores are closing early around the holidays. Happy shopping!

Arizona
California
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Washington

Don’t see your store listed? Visit www.hpb.com/stores to find their normal store hours. We’ll be updating this blog regularly so you can always check back to see if their holiday hours get added to the list.

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Buyer’s Picks 2020

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Editor’s Note: Our buyers hand select new bestsellers that are sold in our stores. It is our pleasure to present a closer look at some of our favorite Buyer’s Picks from 2020 and selected titles from the bestseller program!

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Outside of the President Obama memoir, Ready Player Two has been one of the most anticipated books of the year. The plot of this sequel to the 2011 hit Ready Player One has been a carefully guarded secret, so there was very little information about it before its release. Wade Watts, a young boy living in a trailer park in the future, finds a last Easter Egg, which starts Wade on a new quest. But there is a new rival who will stop at nothing to beat Wade and get the prize himself.

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Celebrating Booksgiving Day at HPB

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Like everything else this year, 2020 is going to have a different holiday season. Many families won’t be able to gather to celebrate their favorite things – spending time together, enjoying a football game or spending hours cooking and eating all of their favorite foods.

Half Price Books is also making adjustments to our favorite holiday – Booksgiving Day – which takes place Saturday, November 21.

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Introducing: New HPB Exclusive Woodshoppe Items!

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Established in 1984, the Half Price Books Woodshoppe’s work goes far beyond the store bookshelves that hold your next read. Not only do our beloved builders bring the kids’ section of your local Half Price Books to life with adorable themes, but they also produce every practical woodworked item in the stores, from desks to chairs and other fixtures.

That’s right, our Woodshoppe employees are practically superheroes. And now they’re using their mastery of all things lumber to craft cool items for you to take home.

As part of our HPB Exclusive line, The Woodshoppe presents an awesome assortment of handcrafted items designed to help booklovers who are looking to organize their homes or have a good time during game night.

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Best of the Decade: 2000s

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Editor’s Note: This year, our Half Price Books calendar once again features lists of books, movies and music. We’re heading into a new decade with a new focus…the past. Each month, we’ll share a list of events, inventions and, of course, books, movies and music, from every decade since the 1900s right here on the blog. Enjoy!

Social media makes its mark with the debut of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and history is made when Barack Obama becomes the first African American president of the United States. We dive into the decade that arguably changed the way we connect with one another: the 2000s.

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Best of the Decade: 1990s

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Editor’s Note: This year, our Half Price Books calendar once again features lists of books, movies and music. We’re heading into a new decade with a new focus…the past. Each month, we’ll share a list of events, inventions and, of course, books, movies and music, from every decade since the 1900s right here on the blog. Enjoy!

The internet is made available to the public and a wizard kid named Harry takes the reading world by storm. We mosey right on into the next decade with events, books, music and movies that made the 1990s memorable.

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Join Virtual Meetings with Bookish Backgrounds from HPB!

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Looking for books to make your office look legit? Have you seen all your cool friends on Zoom calls with a sweet background but never found one that fits your bookish designs?


Well, Half Price Books has gathered a selection of stylish shelves and scenic storefronts to spice up your next conference call! Show your love for your favorite bookstore with these awesome backgrounds.

Right click and save your favorite backgrounds below!

Inspired to give your shelves a makeover? Fill your shelves to the brim with books coordinated by color, theme, even size! Check out our collections on Books by the Yard at your local HPB store or order online today!