Publishing has come to depend on fawning endorsements, but not every title can be electrifying, essential, and revelatory. Read more
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Publishing has come to depend on fawning endorsements, but not every title can be electrifying, essential, and revelatory. Read more
(We earn a small commission if you click above and buy the book at Bookshop.org)
The hyperbole on book jackets—both the plot summaries and the lists of adulatory adjectives that go with them—have long frustrated authors, but no one would dispute that a good blurb has crucial functions: it’s a chance to hook readers, and can help them situate a new book within a genre or tradition. Read more