Reading Challenge Themes

Small books. Big impact. — This month, we're turning the spotlight on the fast-paced, pocket-sized favorites that readers can't resist. From edge-of-your-seat thrillers to swoon-worthy romances and unforgettable classics, these mass market paperbacks prove that great stories don't need a big format to stand the test of time.

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Edge-of-Your-Seat Thrillers

Twists, turns, and late-night page flips

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Day Of The Cheetah (Patrick McLanahan, #2)

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Murder at the National Cathedral

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Miss Melville Rides a Tiger

Evelyn E. Smith

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Zero Coupon

Paul Emil Erdman

from $5.09

The Man Who Cancelled Himself

David Handler

from $9.99

Stalkers

Max Allan Collins

from $29.39

Dead in the Water (An Amanda Hazard Mystery)

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Mass Markets We’re Waiting For

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The Whisking Hour

Ellie Alexander

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The Barn Identity: A House-Flipper Mystery

Diane Kelly

from $9.99

Death by Irish Coffee

Alex Erickson

from $9.99

Guarding the Child Witness

Sharee Stover

from $9.64

Exposing Killer Secrets

Leah Conte

from $7.69

Eyewitness in Danger

Nicole Helm

from $6.09

Montana Ranch Crime Ring

Sharon Dunn

from $5.59

Amish Country Hideout

from $7.69

Deadly Rodeo Threat

Sami A. Abrams

from $9.64

Tracing a Kidnapper's Trail

Katy Lee

from $9.64

A Rancher for Easter

Susanne Dietze

from $7.79

His Amish Marriage Offer

Christina Rich

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The Pastor's Easter Prayer

Tina Radcliffe

from $9.19

A K-9 to Reunite Them

Jill Kemerer

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Targeting the Sheriff

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No Roast for the Weary

Cleo Coyle

from $9.99

And Then There Were Bun

Vivien Chien

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Wind and Truth

Brandon Sanderson

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Top Favorite Mass Markets of Last Year

The bestselling mass market paperback stories of 2025

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Caring for the Amish Family: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance

Amy Clipston

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Arkangel

James Rollins

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Tom Clancy Act of Defiance (A Jack Ryan Novel)

from $5.89

Resurrection

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Alone: A Detective D. D. Warren Novel

from $4.89

Everyone Here Is Lying

Shari Lapena

from $8.19

Camino Ghosts

John Grisham

from $4.49

Thunder of the Mountain Man

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Your Baby's First Year

American Academy Of Pediatrics

from $8.29

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The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection

Lee Strobel

from $5.29

Clive Cussler Desolation Code

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi Favorites

Epic worlds you can carry anywhere

The Gods of Eden

William Bramley

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Tales from The Mos Eisley Cantina

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The Littles Go to School

John Lawrence Peterson

from $5.29

The Architect of Sleep

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Doc Savage Omnibus #7

from $28.79

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Masters of Mass Market

The authors who made small-format stories larger than life

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Swoon-Worthy Romance

Big feelings in a perfectly pocket-sited format

The Hawk and the Dove

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Birds, Bees and Babies '94

from $4.29

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A Husband To Remember

Lisa Jackson

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Great Nostalgic Paperback Classics

Pocket-sized legends that shaped generation

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Tarzan: The Lost Adventure

Edgar Rice Burroughs

from $10.19

Thank God for the Atom Bomb

Paul Fussell

from $28.29

The Runaway

R.L. Stine

from $12.29

The Relativity of Wrong

from $20.79

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The Tongues of Angels

Reynolds Price

from $5.59

The Fiancee and Other Stories

Anton Chekhov

from $6.79

The MASK OF ZORRO MOVIE TIE IN

from $7.89

from $5.79

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Christopher Robin Gives a Party (Winnie-the-Pooh Story Books)

A.A. Milne

from $5.79

Three Early Comedies

William Shakespeare

from $7.39

Kid Classics in Your Pocket

Small-format stories packed with big fun

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary

from $3.59

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

John Archambault

from $3.79

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

from $3.79

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

from $4.19

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

from $4.59

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Big adventures. Small format. Even smaller prices.

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The Richest Man in Babylon

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Le comte de Monte-Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

from $5.79

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

from $4.39

The Inner Game of Tennis

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling

from $3.79

How to Win Friends and Influence People

from $4.19

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Vintage Mass Market Treasures

Vintage mass market editions worth collecting and rereading

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival

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Red Sonja 06/Star Doo

from $56.00

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Outlaw: The True Story of Claude Dallas

Jeff Long

from $45.00

Master of the Sidhe

Kenneth C. Flint

from $12.00

Mommy's Little Angels: 2the True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Seven Children

from $20.00

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Letters to Penthouse V

Penthouse Magazine

from $121.00

Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case

from $59.00

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The 4 O'Clock Murders

Scott Anderson

from $28.00

Making of Miami Vice

Trish Janeschutz

from $140.00

Your Progress Counts

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Coming Next Month

A new month brings a new reading theme and a fresh way to challenge your habits. Check back April 3rd to see what’s next.

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Reading Challenge Themes

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