For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

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

Absolutely riveting” and “compelling.” “A must-read” and “a tour de force.” Blurbs, those haiku-length endorsements on every ...

As a major publisher stops forcing books to have author endorsements, is this the end of the road for the common cover ...

Manning argues that “trying to get blurbs is not a good use of anyone’s time”. He notes that a number of acclaimed titles in ...

Common wisdom is that dating apps are over. But while millennials are tired of Tinder and upsells, swiping is alive and well.

When all novels are thrust upon you as words of genius,’ wrote George Orwell, ‘it is quite natural to assume that all of them ...

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.

We're heading to New Orleans for a full week of PFT Live and non-stop blurb posting about everything happening in and around ...

Marvel Rivals is one of the biggest games on the planet right now, so it’s little surprise a comic book companion.