A Luminous, Brave, and Unputdownable Article about Blurbs

Or just some honest talk about the weird process of blurbing

Feb 03, 2025

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First use of “blurb” from 1906 *Are You a Bromide?* by Gelett Burgess

[Note: This article is about blurbs—quotes of praise that appear on book covers—a somewhat inside baseball topic. Please feel free to skip if the topic doesn’t interest you.]

Blurbs. Can’t live with them, can’t live a luminous tour-de-force life of tender-hearted lyricism and soul-nourish…

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