Back when Minecraft was relatively new and was released on several new platforms, 4J Studios added a unique way to introduce players to the sandbox game. In the early days, Legacy Console Editions for ...

When book lovers grabbed William Kent Krueger’s early novels because of Lee Child’s praise on the cover — “Krueger hits the sweet spot every time” — there was just one issue: Child hadn’t read the ...

For your entire experience in Wreckreation, a narrator dictates how things work and what you need to do in order to succeed. In the opening hours of the game, this is great simply because it allows ...

Meredith Marks is clapping back at Heather McDonald after the comedian went on a rant against her and her spending on TikTok. After Heather, 55, called out Meredith, 53, for overspending as she ...

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, ...

Jeanette Winterson committed a bizarre act of literary arson earlier this month, in protest against “the cosy little domestic blurbs” her publisher had added to reissues of her novels. “Turned me into ...

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 ...

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You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...

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 ...

Strolling through Dymocks with a friend recently, I spied a book with a rapturous blurb from The Australian on its cover. “A stunning piece of work,” it said. “I wrote that,” I told my friend, wiping ...