Texas’ foremost literary arts organization, Inprint, once again writes the book on partying like a poet for a very good cause ...

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Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

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These“blurbs” are typically ... of periodicals saw a boom in book reviews, which could be liberally quoted in prefaces. According to Levinovitz, the first example of an endorsement being ...

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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.

Last week, Sean Manning, the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, announced that it would no longer “require” authors to procure blurbs for their books. This news came just ...