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
Broken April by Ismail Kadare
I’m always looking through articles and bibliographies on books; searching for new authors and new reading experiences. So when Caustic Cover Critic recommended Broken April in his Best-Books-of-the-Year (2009), I was intrigued. “It’s very well written, which helps, but the underlying idea is even more fascinating. The setting is Kadare’s native Albania, where the hill-dwelling people have
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