This episode of the Paperback Warrior Podcast celebrates the worst 20th Century novels the publishing industry had to offer. From TNT to Phoenix, we explore how bad things need to get before a reader will throw a paperback into the ocean. Don’t miss the fun as we discuss the absolute pits in vintage genre fiction. (Music by Bensound)

Episode 23: Hall of Shame

Paperback Warrior is an American content creator that specializes in critiquing vintage fiction. The creator's flagship is it's eponymous <a href="https://paperbackwarrior.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">blog</a> that contains over 2,000 comprehensive posts about vintage and contemporary fiction including media such as comic books, graphic novels, pulps, action-adventure magazines, digests, black and white magazines, comic strips, and movie and television tie-in content. Additionally, the brand's owner, Christopher Eric Compton, hosts the Paperback Warrior Podcast, an outreach of the blog featuring reviews, author biographies, publisher histories, bookstore guides, buying tips, interviews, and analytic commentary about the 19th and 20th century publishing industry. The brand's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel</a> contains over 200 videos that channels the same spirit as the blog and podcast with additional commentary about Eric's national bookstore experiences and a monthly ranking video of the prior month's reads. Paperback Warrior continues to collaborate with publishers such as Stark House Press, Black Gat Books, Brash Books, Cutting Edge Books, Wolfpack Publishing, Rough Edges, and Encyclopocalypse. The brand also incorporates affiliate partnerships with Amazon, Abe Books, and YouTube with Ad Sense.   Media and publishers can contact the brand at paperbackwarrior@yahoo.com. FOLLOW ME HERE! ▸ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Subscribe</a> ▸ <a href="https://x.com/PaprbackWarrior" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">X </a> ▸ <a href="https://shorturl.at/33th3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donate</a> ▸ <a href="https://paperbackwarrior.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blog</a> ▸ <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paperback-warrior--3563982" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spreaker Podcasts</a> Videos Everyone Loves: ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/qyiI4N4rInw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ranking the Dean R. Koontz Books</a>  ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/zDvy9FHnoY8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paperbacks from Hell</a>   ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/7zCEoLPAorw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ranking the Stephen King Night Shift Stories</a> ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/GsBIhk9Z6ZE" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Used Bookstore Blitz!</a> #Action #Adventure #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense #BookReview #Reviews #Novel #Paperback #Vintage #Fiction #Read #Reading #Crime #Crime-Noir #Noir #Whodunit #Sleuth #Detective #Investigate #War #Battle #Combat #Spy #Espionage #Spy-Fiction #Secret Agent #Cold War #Spies #Horror #Scary #Stories #Pulp #Pulp Fiction #Heroes #Comics #Graphic Novels #Terror #Scary Stories #Scary Story #Creepy #Eerie #Fantasy #Science-Fiction #Sci-Fi #Gothic #Sword and Sorcery #Old Comics #Old Books #Old Magazines #WWII #Vietnam War #Book

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Paperback Warrior is an American content creator that specializes in critiquing vintage fiction. The creator's flagship is it's eponymous blog that contains over 2,000 comprehensive posts about vintage and contemporary fiction including media such as comic books, graphic novels, pulps, action-adventure magazines, digests, black and white magazines, comic strips, and movie and television tie-in content. Additionally, the brand's owner, Christopher Eric Compton, hosts the Paperback Warrior Podcast, an outreach of the blog featuring reviews, author biographies, publisher histories, bookstore guides, buying tips, interviews, and analytic commentary about the 19th and 20th century publishing industry. The brand's YouTube channel contains over 200 videos that channels the same spirit as the blog and podcast with additional commentary about Eric's national bookstore experiences and a monthly ranking video of the prior month's reads.Paperback Warrior continues to collaborate with publishers such as Stark House Press, Black Gat Books, Brash Books, Cutting Edge Books, Wolfpack Publishing, Rough Edges, and Encyclopocalypse. The brand also incorporates affiliate partnerships with Amazon, Abe Books, and YouTube with Ad Sense. Media and publishers can contact the brand at paperbackwarrior@yahoo.com.FOLLOW ME HERE!▸ Subscribe▸ X ▸ Donate▸ Blog▸ Spreaker PodcastsVideos Everyone Loves:▸ Ranking the Dean R. Koontz Books ▸ Paperbacks from Hell ▸ Ranking the Stephen King Night Shift Stories▸ Used Bookstore Blitz!#Action #Adventure #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense #BookReview #Reviews #Novel #Paperback #Vintage #Fiction #Read #Reading #Crime #Crime-Noir #Noir #Whodunit #Sleuth #Detective #Investigate #War #Battle #Combat #Spy #Espionage #Spy-Fiction #Secret Agent #Cold War #Spies #Horror #Scary #Stories #Pulp #Pulp Fiction #Heroes #Comics #Graphic Novels #Terror #Scary Stories #Scary Story #Creepy #Eerie #Fantasy #Science-Fiction #Sci-Fi #Gothic #Sword and Sorcery #Old Comics #Old Books #Old Magazines #WWII #Vietnam War #Book

Paperback Warrior is an American content creator that specializes in critiquing vintage fiction. The creator's flagship is it's eponymous <a href="https://paperbackwarrior.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">blog</a> that contains over 2,000 comprehensive posts about vintage and contemporary fiction including media such as comic books, graphic novels, pulps, action-adventure magazines, digests, black and white magazines, comic strips, and movie and television tie-in content. Additionally, the brand's owner, Christopher Eric Compton, hosts the Paperback Warrior Podcast, an outreach of the blog featuring reviews, author biographies, publisher histories, bookstore guides, buying tips, interviews, and analytic commentary about the 19th and 20th century publishing industry. The brand's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube channel</a> contains over 200 videos that channels the same spirit as the blog and podcast with additional commentary about Eric's national bookstore experiences and a monthly ranking video of the prior month's reads. Paperback Warrior continues to collaborate with publishers such as Stark House Press, Black Gat Books, Brash Books, Cutting Edge Books, Wolfpack Publishing, Rough Edges, and Encyclopocalypse. The brand also incorporates affiliate partnerships with Amazon, Abe Books, and YouTube with Ad Sense.&nbsp;&nbsp; Media and publishers can contact the brand at paperbackwarrior@yahoo.com. FOLLOW ME HERE! ▸ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a> ▸ <a href="https://x.com/PaprbackWarrior" rel="noopener noreferrer">X&nbsp;</a> ▸ <a href="https://shorturl.at/33th3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donate</a> ▸ <a href="https://paperbackwarrior.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blog</a> ▸ <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paperback-warrior--3563982" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spreaker Podcasts</a> Videos Everyone Loves: ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/qyiI4N4rInw" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ranking the Dean R. Koontz Books</a>&nbsp; ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/zDvy9FHnoY8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paperbacks from Hell</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/7zCEoLPAorw" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ranking the Stephen King Night Shift Stories</a> ▸ <a href="https://youtu.be/GsBIhk9Z6ZE" rel="noopener noreferrer">Used Bookstore Blitz!</a> #Action #Adventure #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense #BookReview #Reviews #Novel #Paperback #Vintage #Fiction #Read #Reading #Crime #Crime-Noir #Noir #Whodunit #Sleuth #Detective #Investigate #War #Battle #Combat #Spy&nbsp;#Espionage&nbsp;#Spy-Fiction&nbsp;#Secret Agent&nbsp;#Cold War&nbsp;#Spies&nbsp;#Horror&nbsp;#Scary&nbsp;#Stories&nbsp;#Pulp&nbsp;#Pulp Fiction&nbsp;#Heroes&nbsp;#Comics&nbsp;#Graphic Novels&nbsp;#Terror&nbsp;#Scary Stories&nbsp;#Scary Story&nbsp;#Creepy&nbsp;#Eerie&nbsp;#Fantasy&nbsp;#Science-Fiction&nbsp;#Sci-Fi&nbsp;#Gothic&nbsp;#Sword and Sorcery&nbsp;#Old Comics&nbsp;#Old Books&nbsp;#Old Magazines&nbsp;#WWII&nbsp;#Vietnam War&nbsp;#Book

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