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Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets

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A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets\n'A small masterpiece. There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page’ Jenny Colgan, Spectator\nA 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?\nWe 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.\nAnd 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?\nJoin 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.)\n‘The bookiest book about books you’ll ever read – I loved it’ Lucy Mangan\n‘Truly delightful...I couldn’t have had more fun’ Benjamin Dreyer\n‘Very funny, erudite and profound. A delight!’ Nina Stibbe

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A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A small masterpiece.&nbsp;There is something funny, notable or awe-inspiring on every single page' Jenny Colgan,&nbsp;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? Penguin Books blurb wizard Louise Willder joyfully divulges what those 100-or-so words can tell us about literary history, the craft of writing, authors from George Orwell to Zadie Smith, genres from children's fiction to bonkbusters, cover design, the dark arts of persuasion and even why we read. She also answers burning questions such as: * Should all adjectives be murdered? * Is blurbing sometimes maybe lying? * Which classic novel was nearly called The High Bouncing Lover? * What are the worst blurbs of all time? &nbsp; '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

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Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets