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Larry’s the pragmatic choice, but Luke is the romantic one, down to his handsome, chiseled features right out of a supermarket paperback.
From Salon
Following World War I, fantastic “art” was largely identified with Surrealism, while popular fantasy was mostly quartered within the new mass-market ghettos of pulps, comics, film marketing and paperback books.
Most pressing of all: Would Mrs. Murray notice the title of the paperback I tried to hide under my palm?
From New York Times
Invested in believing that she’s happy, and that her marriage is, too, Alice looks after Holly, sunbathes in the yard of their modest house and indulges in best-selling paperbacks.
From New York Times
“I’m actually a romance reader, so I came here for that,” Stern added, clutching a paperback she’d been reading while waiting for Porter to sign her T-shirt.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
