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 ...

Over on Culture Desk, Adam Mansbach offers a pricing system for novelists soliciting blurbs from him. For example, if you live in Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, or ...

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. By Elisabeth ...

For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why she’s taking a break. By Rebecca Makkai Rebecca Makkai is the author, most ...

Some authors say that reading piles of books just to write blurbs for friends and colleagues is an overly time-consuming process that adds little value. Monap via Getty Images “If you can read this ...

You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...

Folks, it’s time to talk about blurbs. You know blurbs, the choice little quotations from other writers or public figures touting the excellence of the book you are considering purchasing. They are ...

about the “artistic, personal and ethical minefield” of being asked to blurb afriend’s book. The essay contains a priceless bit of history: The first appearanceof the word blurb . The phrase ...

Will blurbs on book covers become a thing of the past? US publishing house Simon & Schuster is going to give it a try.