An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.

NEW YORK TIMES “By all accounts, Republican and Democrat, except for people who are completely truly partisan, he did not do well at all. He didn’t know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid.” ...

Adam Nagourney, a former Los Angeles bureau chief, writes about the disasters that left scars on Los Angeles and New York ...

The Recording Academy has worked to reshape its voting pool, but the triumph of “Cowboy Carter” as album of the year can’t be ...

After fierce online bidding wars for vintage copies of “Entertaining,” a homemaking classic from 1982, the publisher decides ...

I was captivated by the layered outfits they had assembled, which had distinct sensibilities and showcased their eye for ...

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

The new president has left virtually no corner of the nation’s capital untouched in a wide-ranging effort to tear down the ...

“People treat readings like going to a gallery opening, screening or any other cultural event that brings tight-knit creative ...

“History tells us that we should expect the occupational upgrading of office work to continue,” the authors write. “At least ...

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Actor-director Justin Baldoni and actress Blake Lively is escalating, with Baldoni now updating his lawsuit with new claims involving New York Times metadata.