Paperback Day

 

Once upon a time, in lands across the globe, book production was limited, and the books themselves were always hard-bound, and while they could be beautifully detailed, they were often quite heavy.  Then on July 30, 1935, Penguin, founded by Allen Lane, published their first 10 paperback novels. Selling for only 6 pence each, paperbacks ushered in a publishing revolution.

 

The History of the Book in 100 books by Cave, Roderick

The First 10 Paperbacks:

Ariel By Andre Maurois

 A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemmingway

Poet's Pub By Eric Linklater

Madame Claire By Susan Ertz

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club By Dorothy L. Sayers

The Mysterious Affair By Agatha Christie

Twenty-Five By Beverley Nichols

William By E.H. Young

Gone to Earth By Mary Webb

Carnival By Compton Mackenzie

                      https://www.abebooks.co.uk/books/bodley-head-hemingway-christie-sayers/penguin.shtml 

 I much prefer paperback over hardback and  Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss is a nostalgic journey of all those paperbacks that I thrived off of in my younger years.   From Babysitters Club to Fear Street, The Against Taffy Sinclair Club, and The Dollhouse Murders to The Sleepover Club to Christopher Pike.  These are the books I first hoarded and searched library shelves for with fervor. 

In celebration of Paperback Day, on July 30th, I'd like to highlight our Paperback Exchange.

  With over 150 books to choose from, one can just select ones they would like to read from the Paperback Exchange shelf and just leave a tally mark on our clipboard; no library card is needed.