Cheap paperback books are like sex: They claim attention, elicit memories good and bad, and get talked about endlessly. The mid-20th century was the era of pulp, which landed in America in 1939.

So many people responded to my tweet with their love for cheap paperbacks. In her book Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg cautions writers against buying expensive journals for their daily ...

Paula Rabinowitz’s American Pulp, her analysis of the impact of cheap paperback books on American culture is so enthusiastic and informative that her occasional lapses into impenetrable ...

The most interesting fact in U.S. publishing today is that the paperbacks have become respectable. Cheap paperback reprints and originals have been published in the U.S. for more than a century ...

Even though eBook readers like the Kindle are popular, paperback books are still awesome. They may be fragile, but with the right tricks, you can keep them in great condition to read for years to ...

Even though some European publishers were making waves with paperbacks—Penguin in England and Albatross in Germany—New York publishers didn’t think the cheap, flimsy books would translate to ...

This chapter focuses on the beginnings of the Hind Pocket Books success story: it returns to 1957, the year it all began. I ...

Why there are some books you’ll just never give up Also, 5 new books to look for, and "What We'll Burn Last" author Heather Chavez shares some favorites.

Where to buy cheap books. ... You can donate a book and get a new one with a trusty book swap, either through friends or at an online retailer like Paperback Swap or Book Mooch.

Even though some European publishers were making waves with paperbacks—Penguin in England and Albatross in Germany—New York publishers didn’t think the cheap, flimsy books would translate to ...