The final chapter has been written for Offset Paperback Manufacturers (OPM), based in Dallas, Pa., with the end of May closure of what, in its heyday, was among the largest paperback book ...

If you are looking for a new read this weekend, we’ve got a variety of titles on offer, from fairy tales and American comics to barn-burning histories on influential immigrant cooks and the infamous ...

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 ...

Full disclosure: I get most of my reading done on my Kindle. But when I simply must get my hands on a physical copy of a new book release or time-tested favorite, I prefer paperback. Sure, hardcover ...

Paul McCartney explained why he wrote The Beatles’ “Paperback Writer.” He said the song was partly inspired by “archetypal” paperbacks. Paul revealed what John Lennon said as his bandmate wrote the ...

A love affair between an adolescent boy and a 24-year-old graduate student begins in the Italian Riviera in the 1980s.

Pulp. Beach reads. Trashy stories. Romance novels. These are all examples of paperback books. Maybe it’s not the cream of the crop, the stuff they put on hardcover. But it’s something. It’s in your ...

The summer reading season is here. Some people will opt for paperbacks because they're easy to borrow and share. Others will go for e-readers, or audiobooks streamed on a phone. But which is the more ...

This cookbook has voices from many different chefs and culinary backgrounds. It’s a guide to ingredients and seasonings, with information on how to pair them and how to deepen, brighten, and layer ...

DALLAS TWP. — The former Offset Paperback manufacturing facility in the Back Mountain has a new owner. Fernbrook Commons 1 LLC recently bought the property for $5.5 million, according to Luzerne ...

While any bookseller will tell you the rule of thumb is that about a year passes between a book’s hardcover premiere and its paperback release, the truth is that some books take a lot longer to make ...

Good news: Jennifer Egan’s latest novel is hitting paperback shelves this week, along with titles on the beauty and significance of shorelines, the workplace revolution launched by stewardesses in the ...