What Are Book Blurbs, and How Much Do They Matter in Publishing?
An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets of praise on a book jacket, are all they’re cracked up to be.
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Do Job Titles Matter?
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Too Busy Blurbing Books to Write One
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How world responds to Trump's tariffs is what matters next
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Do Indians work too much?
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