Ep 5 – Gold Medal Paperbacks
This week we’ll be talking about Gold Medal Paperbacks. Founded in 1950 by Fawcett Publications, this company was the first successful publisher of paperback originals. That means they didn’t reprint already published hardback books which every other paperback publisher did, but original works of fiction. And they were incredibly successful. We begin the show however
Ep 4 – The Armed Services Paperback
In this episode, we look at the history of the Armed Service Edition (ASE) paperbacks made specifically for American soldiers fighting in World War II. The background of America’s response to Nazi book burnings, the formation of various groups to provide soldiers with reading material, and the final creation of the group that would select, edit,
Ep 3 – Raymond Chandler and The Big Sleep
Episode 3 of the Paperback Show features a discussion of the novels of Raymond Chandler with bookseller and audio-book producer, Richard Brewer. We focus, in particular, on Chandler’s classic – The Big Sleep. It was a lengthy conversation so we released a condensed version of the show for our regular podcast. We are making the
Ep 2 – Pocket Books, Vampire Hunter D Novels, and Guest M dot Strange
In our second episode of the Paperback Show, host Ricky Lee Grove presents a brief history of the first major paperback publisher – Pocket Books. Next, he looks at the amazing phenomenon of the Vampire Hunter D novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983 and published in English initially
Ep 1: Introduction to the Show, Ace Doubles, and Lisa Morton Interview
In our first episode, Paperback Show host/producer Ricky Lee Grove introduces the Paperback Show Podcast. He shares the story of his first paperback purchase at the age of 12 years old. At a local used paperback shop, he picked up an Ace Double paperback which contained Philip E. High’s Reality Forbidden and A. Bertram Chandler’s Contraband
Paperback Show Ep 1 Covers Gallery
In the first episode of the Paperback Podcast, I referred to several books. Here are the covers of those books. The Philip K. Dick covers are some of my favorites Episode 1 – Covers
New Arrivals for the Paperback Show Library
I love shopping for books. Recently, went to the Iliad Bookshop in North Hollywood, CA., and spent a couple of hours going through the paperback collection. I discovered some great paperbacks at reasonable prices: Gothic Romance, Black Fiction, Mystery, Naval Fiction, and Literary Fiction. I found a great old Penguin Classics paperback edition of Thomas
The Uncanny Spell of Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy
“That’s how the madness of the world tries to colonize you: from the outside in, forcing you to live in its reality.”― Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation I can’t stop reading and re-reading the remarkable trilogy of novels by Jeff Vandemeer collectively titled The Southern Reach Trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, Acceptance). The one-volume hardback edition came out last
Favorite Book Links
This page lists several BOOK LINKS to websites I visit weekly for information and news on books, bookstores, and reading. I’ll be updating this list frequently as I discover new sites that interest and inspire me. Kayo Books is the absolute best bookstore for vintage paperbacks and pulps. Located in San Francisco, the store is
Ep 3 – Raymond Chandler & the Big Sleep. Special Guest: Richard Brewere
Episode 3 of the Paperback Show features a discussion of the novels of Raymond Chandler with bookseller and audio-book producer, Richard Brewer. We focus, in particular, on Chandler’s classic – The Big Sleep. It was a lengthy conversation so we released a condensed version of the show for our regular podcast. We are making the
