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

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

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