mass-market paperback
Americannoun
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It was a hefty mass-market paperback, its gray and brown cover evoking a geological formation, its thin pages fanned at the corner from heavy use.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2023
For a while I collected mass-market paperback editions of the book from the mid-20th century, and the covers are a scream.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2021
A mass-market paperback shows Lutie decked out in a turtleneck, trench coat and leggings.
From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2019
The 48-year-old mass-market paperback is, fittingly, rather sullied, with a slightly off odor.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2019
The modest detective drama “Grey Lady” feels as if it might have been adapted from a mass-market paperback.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2017
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