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
It now appears in a snazzy paperback edition from New York Review Books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
She reached over the edge of the chair and pawed at a stack of books, grabbing a thin, tattered paperback.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
“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
It was admirable that Wemby played chess and devoured paperbacks, but what was going to happen in crunch time, when an opponent socked him in the gut and tried to shake him?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
Twenty minutes later, I’m in the backseat of Abby’s mom’s car with a stack of paperbacks under my feet.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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