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Ep 19 - Holloway House and the Rise of Black Pulp Fiction
Ep 19 features a brief history of the sleaze publisher, Holloway House, along with a discussion of the Black authors Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines (and others) and th...
Ep 18 - Patricia Highsmith and The Incredible Mr. Ripley
Special Guest, novelist Hal Bodner, discusses the unique writer, Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) and, in particular, her most popular novel, "The Incredible Mr. Ripley"...
Ep 17 Bantam, Louis L'amour and the Paperback Wester
This episode covers (briefly) the history of Bantam paperbacks with a specific focus on the Western and the author Louis L'amour. Full show notes and transcript can be...
Ep 16 Ace Books Occult & Paranormal Series, Guest: Lisa Morton
Check out the full show notes at paperbackshow.com. Note that the music for this episode is licensed from upbeatio.
Episode 15 Classic Paperbacks: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Episode 15 of the Paperback Show looks at another classic paperback: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson published by Popular Library in paperback in 1963. T...
Episode 14 - Classic Paperbacks: Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
The first of an occasional series on Classic Paperbacks: those paperbacks that have had a huge influence on popular culture around the world. In ep 14 of the Paperback...
Episode 13 Ross MacDonald and his Classic Private Eye Novel Black Money
In this episode, we look at the life and work of celebrated private eye novelist, Ross MacDonald (aka Kenneth Millar) who wrote from the late 1940s into the early 1980...
Episode 12 Four Vintage Paperback Favorites 2022
This is the final episode of the first season of the Paperback Show. I cover my four favorite vintage paperbacks read during the year along with some hints at next yea...
Episode 11 James M. Cain and Double Indemnity
Short biography and paperback reprint history of the great James M. Cain, author of Double Indemnity and others. The second part of the podcast features as discussion ...
Episode 10 - Daphne Du Maurier and My Cousin Rachel
This episode covers the life of master writer Daphne Du Maurier, the themes of her works, paperback publishing history (in general) and a discussion of her masterpiece...
Episode 9 - Dan J. Marlowe and his novel The Name of the Game is Death
Dan J. Marlowe was a master of the crime novel. He wrote for Gold Medal paperbacks (primarily) and his masterpiece, The Name of the Game is Death (1962) is considered ...
Episode 8 - The Film Guide Paperback
Episode 8 covers the "film guide" paperback which began in the 1950's and is still going strong. In particular, we examine the BFI Film classic series along with the m...
Episode 7 - Dashiell Hammett and the Glass Key
A brief overview of hard-boiled writer Dashiell Hammett's life and writings, followed by a discussion with mystery expert Richard Brewer of Hammett's masterpiece novel...
Episode 6 - Sexy Sleaze Paperbacks, Orie Hitt, and Special Guests
Summary, writer and guests
Episode 5 - Gold Medal Paperbacks
In this episode, we look at Gold Medal/Fawcett paperbacks, the first major publisher of paperback originals. In addition, we cover some recent paperback reads of Briti...
Episode 4 - The Armed Service Edition Paperback
In this episode, we look at the history of the Armed Service Edition (ASE) paperbacks which were made specifically for American soldiers fighting in World War II. Ther...
Episode 3 - Raymond Chandler & The Big Sleep - Guest Richard Brewer
In this third episode of the Paperback Show, Ricky focuses on Raymond Chandler and his famous novel, The Big Sleep. Along with Richard Brewer, an audio producer curren...
Episode 2 - Pocket Books, Vampire Hunter D paperback series - guest M dot Strange
Podcast host, Ricky Lee Grove, gives a brief overview of the first major paperback publisher, Pocket Books, and then shares his love of the Vampire Hunter D novels (Hi...
Episode 1 - Ace Books & Lisa Morton
Show host Ricky Lee Grove introduces the Paperback Show. He shares the story of his first paperback purchase at the age of 12 years old. At a local used paperback shop...