The title of this post comes from an essay by Alan Levinovitz called I Greet You in the Middle of a Great Career: A Brief History of Blurbs. He quotes George Orwell, who was a strict enemy of blurbs, calling them “disgusting tripe.” The article is an interesting history of praise of authors by authors. [...]
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“If you can read this book and not shriek with delight, your soul is dead”: On Authors Praising Authors
02 Feb 2012 at 05:24
Julija Šukys
Blurbs, Camille Paglia, Countdown to Publication, Creative Nonfiction, David Bezmozgis, Epistolophilia, Friendship, George Orwell, Marketing, Publicity, Publishing, SheWrites, Stephen Elliott, Uncategorized



