Enchanting. Mysterious. Riveting. Book blurbs have been a mainstay in publishing, designed to persuade readers to pick up a ...

Kai Ryssdal: For those unfamiliar with the blurb economy — and first of all ... I — personally, as a reader — look at the back cover of a book, I don’t read the blurbs.

The actor, who played Mick Shipman in the hit BBC comedy series, recently announced he is releasing his debut novel on April ...

Our headline today comes to us courtesy of wilderness preservationist John Muir, via Debbie R. White’s new self-published book Mountain Escapades. It’s one of the epigrams that lead into her 50 ...

How committed is local historian and author Linda Willard to the notion of Quakers opposing slavery? “I’m so opposed to the idea that a person can be owned that I refused to allow my father to ‘give ...

It’s time for summer reading lists, reading programs, and reading challenges! Get your kids, ages 5 to 18, reading with ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time ... A blurb from a musician on another musician’s album cover? A blurb from a game designer on another designer’s game box?

Joe Rogan is being accused of not letting a legendary athlete appear on his podcast. The longtime MMA analyst and comedian ...

Today, I’m talking with Almar Latour, who is the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of its parent company Dow Jones ...