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These books are always of cheap manufacture, rarely designed to last more than one or two readings. Often seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to the PulpMagazine. Compare ExtrudedBookProduct

->You're going on holiday. You want trash. But you want different kinds of trash. ''[To female customer]'' You're a woman, you want social themes, believable characters. ''[To male customer]'' You, you want plots, suspense. This'll do you both. There's this temp, right? She's 29, she can't get a boyfriend, oh my God. ''And she's got twelve hours to stop nuclear war with China.''
-->-- '''Bernard''' selling "Tempocalypse", ''BlackBooks''

->'''Bernard''': You're going on holiday. You want trash. But you want different kinds of trash. ''[To female customer]'' You're a woman, you want social themes, believable characters. ''[To male customer]'' You, you want plots, suspense. This'll do you both. There's this temp, right? She's 29, she can't get a boyfriend, oh my God.
->'''Female Customer''': Great!
->'''Male Customer''': No way.
->'''Bernard''': And she's got twelve hours to stop nuclear war with China.
-->-- '''Bernard''' synopsizing ''"Tempocalypse"'', ''BlackBooks''

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Remember that just because you bought it at an airport doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of ''Literature/AmericanGods'' in airport bookstores. Some modernized airports even offer full-featured bookstores with titles of just about every type and even the ability to "rent" a book - read it, return it you come back and get something like half back what you paid.

These books are always of cheap manufacture, rarely designed to last more than one or two readings. Often seen as the successor to the PulpMagazine. Compare ExtrudedBookProduct

"Get out!"]]

Remember that just because you bought it at an airport doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of ''Literature/AmericanGods'' in airport bookstores.

[[caption-width-right:333:"Do you have anything by Robert Ludlum?"\\

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It is usually a derogatory term -- "Get your nose out of the airport novel and read something worthwhile!" -- but it is [[TropesAreNotBad not necessarily]] ''[[TropesAreNotBad bad]]'', per se. You just need to keep your expectations in check. Done well, Airport Novels might be deliciously {{camp}}y or even SoBadItsGood. What were you going to spend that $6.99 on, anyway? Some people even actively seek it out.

On the other hand, some decent authors do or have made Airport Novels, including the famous author Creator/StephenKing.

Also called a Beach Book or, in French, ''romans de gare'' ("railway station novels"). Fantasy books in the genre are called airport fantasy.

Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of ''Literature/AmericanGods'' in airport bookstores.

[[caption-width-right:333:"Do you have anything by Robert Ludlum?" - "Get out!"]]

On the other hand, some decent authors do or have made Airport Novels, including the famous author StephenKing.

It is usually a derogatory term -- "Get your nose out of the airport novel and read something worthwhile!" -- but it is [[GuiltyPleasures not necessarily]] ''[[GuiltyPleasures bad]]'', per se. You just need to keep your expectations in check. Done well, Airport Novels might be deliciously {{camp}}y or even SoBadItsGood. What were you going to spend that $6.99 on, anyway? Some people even actively seek it out.

Also called a Beach Book or, in French, ''romans de gare'' ("railway station novels"). Fantasy books in the genre are called AirportFantasy.

Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of ''{{American Gods}}'' in airport bookstores.

-->'''Bernard''' synopsizing ''"Tempocalypse"'', ''BlackBooks''

Also called a Beach Book or, in French, ''romans de gare'' ("railway station novels"). Fantasy books in the genre are called Airport Fantasy.

Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of {{American Gods}} in airport bookstores.

* ContemptibleCover- Why else did you buy that third-rate fantasy "epic" if not for the topless elf girl on the cover?
* DoorStopper - You need ''something'' to fill up that 5 hour flight!

* RomanceNovel

* ContemptibleCover- Why else did you by that third-rate fantasy "epic" if not for the topless elf girl on the cover?

* ContemptibleCover

PS Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; you can get the likes of {{American Gods}} in airport bookstores.

It is usually a derogatory term -- "Get your nose out of the airport novel and read something worthwhile!" -- but it is [[GuiltyPleasures not necessarily]] ''[[GuiltyPleasures bad]]'', per se. You just need to keep your expectations in check. Done well, Airport Novels might be deliciously {{camp}}y or even SoBadItsGood. What were you going to spend that $6.99 on, anyway? Some people even actively seek it out...[[OrSoIHeard supposedly]].

->'''Bernard''': You're going on holiday. You want trash. But you want different kinds of trash. ''[To female customer]'' You're a woman, you want social themes, believable characters. ''[To male customer]'' You, you want plots, suspense. This'll do you both. There's this temp, right? She's 29, she can't get a boyfriend, oh my Gosh.

->'''Bernard''': You're going on holiday. You want trash. But you want different kinds of trash. ''[To female customer]'' You're a woman, you want social themes, believable characters. ''[To male customer]'' You, you want plots, suspense. This'll do you both. There's this temp, right? She's 29, she can't get a boyfriend, oh my God.

PS Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; this troper has seen the likes of {{American Gods}} in airport bookstores.

-->'''Bernard''' synopsizing ''"Tempocalypse"'', ''BlackBooks'',

PS Remember that just because you bought it at an airport, doesn't make it an airport novel; this troper has seen the likes of American Gods in airport bookstores.