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Happy Birthday, Penguin, and Thanks for Inventing the Modern Paperback Book
Happy Birthday, Penguin, and Thanks for Inventing the Modern Paperback Book
By Cassandra Mehlenbacher
July 30, 2014

Today marks the 79th anniversary of Penguin Books’ launch, which ushered in a paperback revolution.

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