Writing this blurb meant not working on my own book, not doing other things I needed or wanted to do, for the 12 hours or so, spread over several days, that it took to read my friend’s book.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Strolling through Dymocks with a friend recently, I spied a book with a rapturous blurb from The Australian on its cover. “A ...

Blurb collection is a time-consuming, dispiriting and occasionally mortifying process, one that takes time away from the actual writing and editing of books. But until last week, the quid pro quo ...

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 ...

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

If you can read this book and not shriek with delight, your soul is dead.” According to George Orwell’s 1936 essay “In Defense of the Novel,” this declaration was part of a particularly egregious book ...

They want an excuse to destroy you,” Posobiec and Lisec wrote. Vance provided a glowing promotional blurb about the book, which is included on the website of right-wing publisher Skyhorse ...

Anne Rice is most famous for writing the series “The Vampire Chronicles” with the first book being “Interview with a Vampire.” This book was her debut novel in 1976 but was based on a short story she ...