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“Whereas when I read a large hardcover, it almost feels like I need a journal to jot down notes about what’s happening.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Mason described a 5-by-8 hardcover as shorthand for a specific book she seeks out when she is in a bookstore because it often signals a character-driven novel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Chernow’s most recent biography of Mark Twain, published by Penguin Press in time for Father’s Day 2025, has sold 119,259 hardcover copies to date.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It has sold nearly 67,000 hardcover copies since its release in January, according to Circana BookScan data, which does not account for ebook or audiobook sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A knife, rope, PowerBars, water bottle, compass, first aid kit, a topographical map, my sketchpad, a hardcover novel, and a book Leo gave me on topography.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes