In 1939, the 25-cent paperback made America a nation of readers, delivering thrillers, classics and Pulitzer-winning books. So why did the Big Five publishers just kill the mass market paperback?

Fast forward twenty years, and what was a local effort by family and friends is now a national non-profit organization called Operation Paperback. Over 19,000 volunteers that have sent 2,853,347 books ...

If you're trying to decide between buying a hardcover or a paperback book, there are a few different things to consider before you do. There is no definitive right answer as to which type of book is ...

Here’s a little perspective: In 1939, gas cost 10 cents a gallon at the pump. A movie ticket set you back 20 cents. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, the year’s bestselling hardcover book, was ...

Jacinth Green goes through some of the softcover books she references when supplementing her daughters’ education at home in Herndon, Va. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) Perspective by Nick ...

Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. We may earn a commission from these links. Here’s how we test products and why you should trust us. Growing up my parents didn’t have much, ...

Thank you all so much for always reading my posts.Haru Ojun is planning to release the paperback version of my representative ...

A new book series attempts to revitalize the printed word with innovative design. The Electric Information Age Book Before Kindle and Nook, the mass-market paperback book was the publishing industry’s ...

The third edition of the creative fair is now happening from December 3 to 5 at JAX District in Diriyah Calling all art ...

THIS year's Man Booker Prize was awarded on October 14th to "The Narrow Road to the Deep North", Richard Flanagan's harrowing tale of Australian prisoners of war in Burma. Like most of the titles ...