The Paperback Show

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Discovering the world of vintage and modern paperbacks with a life-long reader and bookseller. Podcast, paperback covers, paperback history that ranges from classics to sleaze and pulp.

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About Ricky Lee Grove

Bookseller for over 40 years. Love reading and collecting vintage paperbacks. Gardening, cooking and just loafing around are my pastimes.

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