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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
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
After all that, Dr. Cain went over to her desk and came back with a black notebook about the size of a Captain Underpants paperback.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Each shelf is stocked with paperbacks like “Moby-Dick” and “The Bell Jar.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"With fiction here, most people buy paperbacks, the only market for hardback fiction is first editions," he said.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
A short distance away is a shelf of vintage mystery paperbacks that, when pressed in the correct spots, opens onto a kind of grotto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
Well-worn paperbacks and other less attractive books can be stored elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The bookshelves strained under boxes of ammo and stacks of Louis L’Amour paperbacks.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
