When people ask Curtis Sittenfeld where her glamorous author headshot was taken, she wonders whether to tell them about the less-than-glamorous accompaniment she inadvertently sat near. Sittenfeld,… ...

For authors and publishers one of the most fraught parts of publicizing book is what photo to put on the jacket. Novelist Jennifer Miller on what a photo says about the author.

Photo of Someone Clearly Born After 1995: If you were born after 1995, this is just an author photo. If you were born before 1995, this is an act of violence.

Poet Mark Strand calls dust-jacket photos “the door to the dark room of the imagination.” Even though a writer’s looks have little to do with the words he or she puts down on pape… ...

There's a lot of scepticism surrounding HBO's plans for its Harry Potter TV series, but a closer look at the show's costumes ...

Why is someone else in my book's author photo? I was thrilled when a new version of my novel arrived. But then I saw the back flap -- and the confusion began ...

Michael Bolton's friend and longtime collaborator Timothy White opens up to PEOPLE about the singer's new hardcover coffee ...

Photo by Will Yurman All About the Books Writers, artists and more head to Florence for its Festival of Books Sept. 28 ...

After reports surfaced that the Marine Corps was investigating the iconic photo taken of six individuals raising the American flag over Iwo Jima in 1945, James Bradley, the son of one the supposed ...

In an interview with the Hairpin this week, best-selling author Jennifer Weiner discussed the pinkish-gray area between serious literature and chick ...