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

After fierce online bidding wars for vintage copies of “Entertaining,” a homemaking classic from 1982, the publisher decides to put it back in stores.

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Nearby, along Via Sant’Eustachio, I usually marvel at the window displays of goldsmith and jeweller Diego Percossi Papi, whose creations blend the traditional art of enamelling and carved stones with ...

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Duke University offers a prestigious education, but its cost of attendance can be significant. For the 2024-2025 academic ...