As a reader, though, an interesting blurb can be as effective as a striking book cover, especially when you’re browsing in a bookstore, trying to decide between several tempting choices.

There are very few young adult novels as successful as the Hunger Games books. Suzanne Collins released the first book in 2008 and has since released three more books and a total of five movies ...

"There's a tit-for-tat system, if I blurb your book, you'll blurb my book … [But] are you beholden to somebody if you blurb their book, are they beholden to you?" James Folta is a writer and ...

P olitics, nature, romantasy and vampires are to the fore on the shortlists for The British Book Awards 2025, celebrating its 35th year with multiple nominations for David Nicholls, Jamie Smart ...

A 900-year-old book found in the Vatican Secret Archives predicts Judgement Day will occur in 2027, according to Saint Malachy's 'Prophecy of the Popes' The prophecy, discovered in 1595, describes ...

An old Vatican book dating back a whopping 900 years seems to have predicted when the world is coming to an end - and it's not very far off. You'd be forgiven for being sceptical, seeing as we've ...

A 900-year-old book found in the Vatican is said to include a prediction on when Judgement Day will fall. This is a day when Christians believe Jesus Christ will return to Earth and judge everyone ...

World Book Day is an annual event that celebrates authors, illustrators and our favourite books and characters. Children in the UK attend school dressed as their favourite book characters.

When's the last time you picked up a really good book? If you can't recall, then you're probably not alone. The number of UK adults who said they read regularly fell by 13.8 per cent last year ...