The Puffies, the distinguished awards given to the most whorish book jacket blurb of the year, have been announced. This year's winner is Amy Tan, for her life-sucking quote on Mitch Albom's equally treacly The Five People You Meet In Heaven.

Ms. Tan's commended hummer: "This is the fable you will devour when you fall in love. This is the tale you will keep by your side when you are lost. This is the story you will turn to again and again, because it possesses the rare magic to let you see yourself and the world anew. This book is a gift to the soul."
The Puffies 2003 [Good Reports, via bookslut]