Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Willder, Louise

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion

A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets A TIMES...
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Author: Louise Willder
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Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Willder, Louise

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion

€34,70

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion

€34,70
Author: Louise Willder
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A small masterpiece. There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page' Jenny Colgan, Spectator

A joyful celebration of books - the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who's ever wondered, should you judge a book by its cover?

We love the words in books - but what about the words on them? How do they work their magic? Here is a book about the ways books entice us to read them: their titles, quotes, covers and, above all, blurbs - via authors from Jane Austen to Zadie Smith, writing tricks, classic literature, bonkbusters, plot spoilers and publishing secrets. It's nothing less than the inside story of the outside of books.

And it answers questions like:
  • Why do some authors hate blurbs so much they burn their own books?
  • Should all adjectives be murdered?
  • Is blurbing sometimes maybe lying?
  • Is it true that (checks jacket) you need an animal on a book's cover to make it a bestseller?
  • What are the most terrible blurbs of all time?

Join Penguin publishing word wizard Louise Willder - five thousand blurbs written, mostly avoiding the phrase 'unputdownable tour-de-force' - to discover why we should judge a book by its cover. Even this one. (It's an unputdownable tour-de-force.)

'The bookiest book about books you'll ever read - I loved it' Lucy Mangan

'Truly delightful...I couldn't have had more fun' Benjamin Dreyer

'Very funny, erudite and profound. A delight!' Nina Stibbe

Author: Louise Willder
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Published: 10/11/2022
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780861542178


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2022 pg. 21
Foreword 08/27/2022
Shelf Awareness 10/14/2022

About the Author
Louise Willder has been a copywriter at Penguin Books for twenty-five years. During this time, she estimates she has produced about 5,000 blurbs. She doesn't follow people round bookshops, willing them to buy books she's written the copy for. Really, she doesn't.

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