At turns poignant and pitiable, a writer’s quest for affirmation in a blurbless world leads him to seek statements of praise ...

As of 2025, Simon & Schuster no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books. It doesn’t mean you’ll never see a blurb on a future release from them.

BLURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM. by Louise Willder (Oneworld £14.99, 352pp). Like all self-respecting book nuts, I have long admired a good blurb, the hundred or so words on the back of a paperback that ...

Legendary author, Stephen King, often blurbs novels from a wide range of genres, yet considering that horror is what he's ...

For books in a particular genre or space, blurbs can be hugely valuable, according to historical non-fiction author, Candice Shy Hooper. “I think blurbs are especially important in the non ...

Writers, literary agents and publicists are speaking up about the power of blurbs — and how they’re more about friendships and connections than a book’s real merit. Authors Jen Sookfong Lee ...

Other books, with blurbs from people like Russell Brand, were on full-frontal display. To access my blurb, people didn’t just have to approach the right shelf.

Louise Willder, a professional blurb-writer for Penguin Books for 25 years, keeps her views to herself on the Winterson affair: it gets only a passing mention in her book Blurb Your Enthusiasm.

An early 20th-century humorist promoting his own book came up with ‘Miss Belinda Blurb’ as the personification of publishers’ overly effusive praise Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

A few publishers are testing out artificial intelligence, asking it to craft those blurbs. And that isn’t the extent of machine creativity. Already, indie editors have put out novels co-written with ...