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.

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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