The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishigurosample listing
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo IshiguroThe best book about a butler ever written, and the saddest. Read it on a grey afternoon.
— M.
Used & out-of-print · photographed by hand
Second-hand books,
one copy of each.
Every book here is a single copy that Meghan has picked up, looked over, and photographed herself. If you see it, it’s on the shelf; if it’s gone, it’s gone. The condition notes are written the way you’d want a friend to tell you.
The Front Table
See all new arrivals →Just in and not yet shelved. Hover or tap a spine.
Meghan’s Picks
All picks →Watership DownRichard Adamssample listing
Watership Down
Richard AdamsNot a children’s book, whatever the spine says. Bring tissues for chapter 50.
— M.
The English PatientMichael Ondaatjesample listing
The English Patient
Michael OndaatjeDense as a desert night. Go slowly; it rewards you.
— M.
The Back Room
Enter →Firsts, signed copies, and older books worth a second look. Ask about anything here; we’re happy to send more photos.
The Bargain Bin
Rummage →Five dollars and under. Reading copies, honestly described.
- Lives of Girls and Women · Alice Munro$3.50
- The Elements of Style · William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White$4.50
- The Hobbit · J. R. R. Tolkien$4.00
- Anne of Green Gables · L. M. Montgomery$3.00
The shelves
21 books in the shopAbout the shop
Meghan’s own two or three sentences about how Thrifty Reads started, where the books come from and what she reads. Nothing here is invented; this box goes when she writes it (Desk → Settings → Shop story).