{"product_id":"blurb-your-enthusiasm-an-a-z-of-literary-persuasion","title":"Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA joyful celebration of books \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– the perfect gift for bibliophiles, word lovers and anyone who's ever wondered, should you judge a book by its cover?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe love the words in books \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– 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 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd it answers questions like:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy do some authors hate blurbs so much they burn their own books?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShould all adjectives be murdered?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIs blurbing sometimes maybe lying?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIs it true that (checks jacket) you need an animal on a book's cover to make it a bestseller?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat are the most terrible blurbs of all time? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoin Penguin publishing word wizard Louise Willder \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– five thousand blurbs written, mostly avoiding the phrase 'unputdownable tour-de-force' \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e– to discover why we should judge a book by its cover. Even this one. (It's an unputdownable tour-de-force.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louise Willder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43556168368385,"sku":"9780861546169","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-09-08T145607.409.png?v=1694181376","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/blurb-your-enthusiasm-an-a-z-of-literary-persuasion","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}