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Blurb Your Enthusiasm Louise Willder

Blurb Your Enthusiasm By Louise Willder

Blurb Your Enthusiasm by Louise Willder


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Summary

A dazzling dictionary of book blurbs, filled with writing tips, literary folklore and publishing secrets

Blurb Your Enthusiasm Summary

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

'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

This is the outside story of books.

From blurbs to titles, quotes to (checks jacket) cute animal designs - via author feuds, writing tricks, classic literature, bonkbusters, plot spoilers and publishing secrets - discover why it's good to judge a book by its cover. Maybe even this one...

Blurb Your Enthusiasm Reviews

'Truly delightful... charming and gracefully learned... Louise Willder, a copywriter with decades of experience, brings so much joy and, indeed, enthusiasm to her book about books that anyone and everyone who revels in reading will find real enchantment here. I couldn't have had more fun.'

-- Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer's English

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

-- Lucy Mangan, author of Bookworm

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

-- Nina Stibbe

'I love this book's sheer happiness and humanity. It is rich, wise and soul-awaking, exhilarating-like-the-snowman-flying-through-the-air-of-human-gloriousness. And, God, she's funny. Buy it, read it, give it.'

-- Martin Latham, author of The Bookseller's Tale

'This total gem is an illuminating, dazzling, quirky, fascinating, erudite, thought-provoking, hilarious and totally essential celebration of the outside of books. Willder is my new style icon.'

-- Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller, Editor's Choice

'Jammed with funny, curious and stylish thoughts and insights, Blurb Your Enthusiasm will be loved by absolutely everybody with an obsessive interest in books and their appearance.'

-- Simon Winder, author of Germania

'This book is ace! A must-read for any and every writer or book-obsessed person!'

-- Sophie Hannah

'For anyone who needs or wants to use words persuasively, this is the most enjoyable masterclass you'll ever read.'

-- Rob Williams, screenwriter of Killing Eve and The Victim
'Uproarious, gossipy and utterly fascinating: a masterclass in how to judge a book by its cover. It makes words seem weird and wild again.' -- Henry Eliot, author of The Penguin Classics Book

About Louise Willder

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.

Additional information

GOR012458391
9780861542178
0861542177
Blurb Your Enthusiasm: An A-Z of Literary Persuasion by Louise Willder
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oneworld Publications
20220901
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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