paperback
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We had only one battered paperback copy of “Brown Face, Big Master,” and though the book was secreted away, I found it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Driven largely by these devoted fans, the book’s sequel “We Love You, Bunny” hits shelves this month in paperback, while Awad hops across the U.S. on her latest book tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
That starts with the title font’s most intentional resemblance to classic Stephen King paperback cover typography.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Then we'll buy the paperback when it comes out," she added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
“I have something for you,” he says, then hands over a paperback, its edges frayed and bent.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
“Public Access Afterworld” is a page-turner in the tradition of supermarket paperbacks from Stephen King and Clive Barker, both of whom know cinema well.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
For the next few months, I’m setting aside my beach bag’s slender paperbacks and picking up “Middlemarch.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Unlike for mass-market paperbacks, hardcover books were shelved, so it didn’t matter that the books were different sizes,” Margolis says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Some of the performers fans have travelled from other towns and cities to grab his old paperbacks, some of which contain annotations by Cave.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
The couches up front were occupied by students reading their paperbacks of Hemingway and Faulkner with highlighters in hand.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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