paperback
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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
It is newly arrived in paperback, and a perfect summer page-turner.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"Then we'll buy the paperback when it comes out," she added.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The paperback rights for her second book, 1978’s Love Signs, were sold for $2.5 million, establishing an industry record at the time.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
When Don Lucho finds out we’re practicing refined manners, after a lot of teasing, he lends me Modem Etiquette, a well- worn paperback with water-stained, yellowed pages.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
Each shelf is stocked with paperbacks like “Moby-Dick” and “The Bell Jar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
"But I love the smell of a new book and holding them. I love the colours, some of the covers are just so beautiful, I buy those as paperbacks."
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
The English-language books that are selling abroad are generally cheap paperbacks, printed by American and British publishers as export editions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
She kept a bookshelf in the basement, stocked with books on herbalism, along with a few old paperbacks.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
