Paperbacks That Time Forgot

This channel celebrates and explores mid-20th century paperbacks of multiple genres. I discuss authors, publishers, cover artists, illustrators, and share juicy excerpts.

After long admiring the artistry of old paperback covers on blogs and in bookstores, I finally decided to actually read one of the books they illustrated. (It was Robert Kyle's "Kill Now, Pay Later" with a Robert McGinnis cover.) I fell in love. These stories still had thrills, spills, and surprising dollops of humanity. Inundated with shallow entertainment, 24-hour news, and computer-generated slop, it was nice to sit back with an old pulp and be drawn into its world.