paperback

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A few months ago I found a paperback copy of George Orwell’s “1984” on a city bus.

From Salon • May 31, 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

Repackaged, deluxe paperback editions of the other titles in the “Patternist” series — “Patternmaster,” “Mind of My Mind,” “Wild Seed” and “Clay’s Ark” — will be released June 23, the day after Butler’s birthday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I reach my row, where a guy—whose hair is longer, prettier, and darker than mine—is folded into the window seat, reading a tattered paperback about modern Indigenous music.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith