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Upon closer inspection, though, the clues were visible: the group’s relaxed pace, the bountiful tote bags, the occasional flash of a paperback.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“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

And arm yourself with simple pantry staples that you can graze on lazily, ideally while peeling a clementine and thumbing a paperback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Gradually the wood softened and came free, and Mary was left with the single sheet of clear brown-yellow lacquer, about the size of a page from a paperback book.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman