paperback

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“It ranges from like, something you’d read in your freshman year of philosophy to something that was a 1970s airport paperback thriller.”

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But what I think is more notable is how I do it: I read only hardcover or paperback books.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

I read the paperback so often and so hard that I wore off the cover and had to stick it back on with tape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

As imprints focus on awards season and holiday sales, several of this month’s best titles are out as paperback releases.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

James picked up a worn paperback that had been frontside down.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman