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.

A Yelp search showed him that he needed to be at A&M Comics and Books on Bird Road. Berger, 27, is one of the many visitors in search of rare collectibles who journey to A&M, a Miami-Dade comic ...

This sweeping novel about the life, loves, struggles and triumphs of a queer English Burmese actor is the topic of our January book club discussion. “Something Rotten,” Andrew Lipstein’s ...

In March 2017, Brand was handed a presenting role on BBC Studios-produced telethon Comic Relief, during which he introduced new comedy acts in a bid to raise money for charity. The Comic Relief ...

and never worried about getting eight hours sleep! The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has been devastated by the digital age “Elita” is a novel ...

That feels like the case this time despite going in wanting to like it. Brave the Dark tells the true story of Nathan Williams (Nicholas Hamilton) – if that is his real name – a delinquent with a ...

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Here’s how it works. Seeing as the game is now over 50 years old, it's hard to narrow down the best D&D books. There are quite literally enough to fill a small library these days, so which ones ...

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The upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII finally has a full name: The Force Awakens. It's already an awesome title based on typeface alone — ITC Serif Gothic, a favorite among The Verge staff.