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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

It lands somewhere between Disney fairy tale, ’80s romance paperback art and old Hollywood glamour.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

This helped seed the ground for a fantasy revival that started in the 1960s, when paperback editions were published of the works of J.R.R.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

All she could see was a paperback book, a magazine, and...a magnifying glass.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene