When book lovers grabbed William Kent Krueger’s early novels because of Lee Child’s praise on the cover — “Krueger hits the sweet spot every time” — there was just one issue: Child hadn’t read the ...

If you’ve taken the time to decide on a target asset allocation—the mix of stocks, bonds, and cash in your portfolio—you’re probably ahead of many investors. But there’s a catch. Unless you’re ...

Imagine building a house with a single material. If you use only wood and a fire starts, your entire home is at risk. But if you build with a mix of wood, brick, and stone, a fire in one area won’t ...

The image of the executive who loyally climbs the corporate ladder at one company is fading. In its place, the portfolio leader has emerged—a direct evolution of the portfolio career movement that ...

ESPN's Rece Davis has made his thoughts known regarding how Nico Iamaleava's transfer portal process played out. Despite Iamaleava landing with the UCLA Bruins on Easter Sunday following a rather ...

Jeanette Winterson committed a bizarre act of literary arson earlier this month, in protest against “the cosy little domestic blurbs” her publisher had added to reissues of her novels. “Turned me into ...

In a city with a growing appetite for cultural and intellectual exchange, a new initiative is adding something special to the scene. Beyond the Blurb, recently launched in the capital, is a fresh and ...

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was alarmed by the arrest in Thailand of American academic and U.S. citizen Paul Chambers who was charged with insulting ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Blurbs, those pithy paeans scattered across book covers like confetti, are controversial again. Recently, Simon ...

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You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...

Simon & Schuster UK (S&S) has told The Bookseller its policy on blurbs remains unchanged despite its American counterpart saying it will “no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books”, ...