Paperback Warrior
Paperback Warrior

Paperback Warrior

No. of episodes
143
Latest episode
2026-07-26

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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 [email protected].

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Questions & Answers

How many episodes are there of Paperback Warrior?

There are 143 episodes avaiable of Paperback Warrior.

What is Paperback Warrior about?

We have categorized Paperback Warrior as:

  • Arts
  • Books

Where can you listen to Paperback Warrior?

Paperback Warrior is available, among others places, on:

  • Spotify
  • Apple Podcasts
  • Podtail
  • Google Podcasts

When did Paperback Warrior start?

The first episode of Paperback Warrior that we have available was released 7 July 2019.

Who creates the podcast Paperback Warrior?

Paperback Warrior is produced and created by Paperback Warrior.