The writing of blurbs—the succinct quotes of praise from an author’s peers that exist on a book’s front and back covers—has become a “nuclear arms race” that can drain blurb writers of their most ...

A group of writers will come together to read from the backs of their books instead of the pages on the inside. Authors John Wray, Rachel Shukert, Gideon Lewis-Kraus, and Karolina Waclawiak can no ...

Many books feature a cover blurb but, as Louise Willder explains, some blurbs are better than others and there is an art to getting it right. Caroline Sanderson Caroline Sanderson is a non-fiction ...

Over at the Guardian site, they’re holding a contest for who can write the most ludicrous blurb for a Dan Brown novel, with predictably hilarious results. The inspiration for this antic is a ...

Blurb is one of the largest self-publishing services in the world and was originally launched in 2006. The company has assisted eBook authors in launching over three million titles globally and they ...

A company paragraph is a short description of the company found on a wide variety of promotional materials, including pamphlets, digital media and sponsorship recognition. Writing a short but engaging ...