On the higher slopes of Mount Olympus, blurbs are a way by which the gods speak to one another in code, with the whole world ...

Publishers Weekly put out an article by Sean Manning – publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship US imprint – in which he said ...

“I do agree that the blurb ecosystem is a scourge,” the ... She’d rather read a thorough summary on the back of a book, or a lively description on the flyleaf, than rely on a few beats ...

Simon & Schuster tells authors to stop soliciting endorsements. I think the practice is still worthwhile.

Simon & Schuster UK (S&S) has told The Bookseller its policy on blurbs remains unchanged, despite the US flagship business ...

Strolling through Dymocks with a friend recently, I spied a book with a rapturous blurb from The Australian on its cover. “A stunning piece of work,” it said. “I wrote that,” I told my friend, wiping ...

Book’s gung ho about life after the breakup All those authors who are living under a false name and buying fake moustaches can now come out of hiding. There’s a chance they may no ...

It takes a lot of time to produce great books, and trying to get blurbs is not a good use of anyone’s time,” Manning writes in Publishers Weekly. Typically, the blurb proce ...

A blurb from a game designer on another designer’s game box?” While Simon & Schuster has never mandated that authors find quotes from other authors to fill out their book covers, the practice ...

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