Writers can do crazy things in quest of a blurb. When Norman Mailer finished his third novel, The Deer Park, he sent a copy ...

It is rare to see a newly published book that doesn't come with a ringing endorsement from at least one or two familiar names. Well known authors wil ...

Well known authors will laud a new title as “brilliant”, “moving” or “thought-provoking” and ... he notes that the convention of the blurb is unknown in other artistic industries.