The Spinoff20h
Brilliant and devastating: Are book blurbs anything more than a circle jerk?
Publishers Weekly put out an article by Sean Manning – publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship US imprint – in which he said ...
STAT21h
How the ‘amyloid mafia’ took over Alzheimer’s research
Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s,” Charles Piller looks how the amyloid hypothesis took over ...
The Durango Herald2d
John Irving’s ‘Queen Esther’ returns readers to setting of ‘The Cider House Rules’
In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed ...
WBUR3d
World's longest happiness study shows strong relationships are key to a fulfilling, healthy life
The longest scientific study of happiness began in 1938 and is still ongoing. It now tracks multiple generations, researching ...
A major book publisher announced a change. The industry freaked out.
One big author and one major publisher announced within weeks of each other that they were through with the practice of ...
Letters to the editor: Sean Manning from Simon & Schuster rails against book blurbs
The maxim, ‘Do not judge a book by its cover’, has become impossible to adhere to. Even before the title page has been turned, readers are informed that a book is a to ...