When book lovers grabbed William Kent Krueger’s early novels because of Lee Child’s praise on the cover — “Krueger hits the ...

Your situation is a good reminder of one of life’s time-honoured lessons: Throw a boomerang into the air and what might come back is a mushy banana – that hits you in the face. In other words, put ...

Not too long ago, self-publishing was looked down upon as the venue only of people whose work was truly awful. Now, however, self-publishing is not only respectable but ‘in.’ Major publishers are ...

Publishers used to be the arbiters of good taste in books, but that time has passed. Publishers buy according to trends, so books that aren't the flavor of the week often get passed over despite their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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”, ...

Some authors say that reading piles of books just to write blurbs for friends and colleagues is an overly time-consuming process that adds little value. Monap via Getty Images “If you can read this ...

An announcement from Simon & Schusters publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they're cracked up to be. “Absolutely ...