| 单词 | blurb |
| 例句 | I didn’t understand how Fred’s death could be reduced to a blurb. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Fashion blurbs, silver and full of nothing, sent up their fishy bubbles in my brain. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They would crush her between them, tear her to pieces, and leave her body scattered amidst the dusty crates, a macabre blurb in tomorrow’s obituaries. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They'll be quoted, parsed, fact-checked, eviscerated by those who disagree, and then forgotten in the wake of new blurbs that come out tomorrow. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Dresner would read respondents proposed PR blurbs and slogans about the movie to find out which ones worked the best. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In a blurb for “Washington Journal,’’ the book that grew out of that effort, Joan Didion called her observations “so coolly absorbing as to render the year almost reasonable.” Elizabeth Drew’s Washington No one should expect gravitas from a poll that features the blurb "Frankie Knuckles is his real name – how cool is that?" Not to be mythed: Is there any such thing as the best DJ ever? 2010-10-21T21:45:00Z First, a confession: Words like “liminal” or “luminous” in a novel’s blurbs or flap copy work for me like flashing hazard lights. ‘The Man Who Walked Away,’ by Maud Casey 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Lupica pauses, then, on the fly, rewords one of his blurbs about Leonard’s work. Elmore Leonard shoots his way into the Library of America Photograph: Tim Knox The blurb claims that Mary Beard's latest book offers "a provocative tour of what is happening now in classics – learned, trenchant and witty". Confronting the Classics by Mary Beard – review 2013-03-24T11:30:01Z The blurb entices the reader with a promise of adventure. Unravelling by Elizabeth Norris - review 2013-01-09T15:00:00Z "I could never let Holly Gibney go," he says in a blurb for the new book. Stephen King's "Holly" reframes his hero's mental illness as an asset 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Poet Joy Harjo confirmed that she did not write the blurb attributed to her that is featured on his website. Writer’s claims to native heritage are questioned after PEN Center USA names his book a finalist 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z More than 20 well-known writers who had all died three or more years prior to his books’ publication were cited praising Smelcer’s works — in blurbs, on his website or as authors of the books’ forwards. Writer’s claims to native heritage are questioned after PEN Center USA names his book a finalist 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Their fifth album, Synthetica, comes with a blurb about how it's a record concerned with the idea of a nightmarish, futuristic pop star; but really, it's about a nightmarish futuristic idea of everything. Metric: the band putting angst on the agenda 2012-06-25T16:59:01Z If you learn one thing at the New York International Fringe Festival, it’s not to trust the program’s blurbs. FringeNYC, a Grab Bag That Calls for Intuition, Not to Mention Dumb Luck 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Interested contenders are invited to submit a photo of themselves grilling a favorite recipe and a 100-word blurb on why they deserve the job online. Reynolds Wrap hiring someone to find America's best barbecue ribs for $10G job 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The one knock on Swan is that he isn’t Washington’s deepest reporter or finest writer; his stories sometimes read like news flashes or blurbs, shorn of context, depth or larger connections. A fast-rising journalist hits a speed bump with his latest scoop about Trump 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The Path to Power Not for Turning Iron Lady Girl Power It's already a bestseller, but how does Tony Blair's publisher blurb the former prime minister's autobiography? Quiz: Political memoirs 2010-09-02T11:41:00Z “You know, your agents always send you a little teaser blurb: ‘You’ll be meeting with Donna Gigliotti about her upcoming project about three black female mathematicians who helped get our astronauts into space.’ Octavia Spencer: ‘You need to see people of colour in big movies’ 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z In the end, the ads for “Old Abe” were banned because they contained a blurb from former vice president Mike Pence calling it “the best book on President Lincoln I have ever read.” Perspective | Did Facebook ‘cancel Abe Lincoln’? The truth is complicated — and alarming. 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The blurb on the website talks about majestic landscapes and fabled history, which sounds rather formulaic, just the reason I’m not normally a fan of organised tours – too ordered, too unadventurous. Marrakech express: the Red City by motorbike 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z No Disney DVD blurb is complete without some variation on the sentence "a classic to be revisited again and again". Ground-blog day Julie and Julia marathon grinds on ? and stands up 2011-02-04T18:03:32Z Some of them, like the Receptor MessageWatch—a combination wristwatch and pager—look awfully familiar, if only to a point: “Major drawback,” the blurb concedes, “the watch currently only works in Seattle and Portland.” On Reading Issues of Wired from 1993 to 1995 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z Now the official blurb declares Harpa "a symbol of Iceland's renewed dynamism". Harpa concert hall 2011-08-27T23:05:00Z In the children’s section, there is sometimes more text in the review blurbs than in the books themselves. Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores Are Not Built for People Who Actually Read 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z We try to stay away from meaningless blurbs that, while functional and factual, are dimensionless, and do not reflect a connection to the music itself. Blog jam: AudioFemme 2013-04-03T17:22:00Z But when a shorter blurb about the book appeared in the Times recently to promote the release of a paperback edition, Patchett appeared in, um, a less flattering light. Ann Patchett sends New York Times correction, clarifies she is not married to her dog 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z The blurb for his new books says he has made philosophy relevant for a whole generation of politically committed readers. A life in writing: Slavoj ?i?ek 2011-07-15T21:55:00Z "In this exhibition," says the blurb, "Bailey strips away conventional beauty, and instead focuses on the skull that lies beneath the perfect skin once captured by his camera." David Bailey: out of his skulls 2010-08-25T20:30:00Z Last week, Starbucks launched a “Star Reserve” branch in London, which accentuates its £6 cups of coffee with a 10-strong wine list that – according to the press blurb – is part of a “multi-sensory” experience. When is a wine bar not a wine bar? When it's a coffee shop 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The Mail sneers that the blurbs of these books "trip over themselves to promise their books will drive readers 'to tears' or leave them 'devastated'." 'Sick-lit'? Evidently young adult fiction is too complex for the Daily Mail 2013-01-04T16:34:11Z The music press is so saturated with Twitters and blurbs and MySpace – there's so much that is just noise. Joanna Newsom: 'Is it time for a glass of wine?' 2010-05-09T20:30:00Z And Strayed ended up giving you a positive blurb on your book. Aspen Matis on walking the Pacific Crest Trail, 'Wild' and Lena Dunham 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z I got him to blurb the DVD that Strand put out. Bruce LaBruce on 'Virginia Woolf' and Other Influences 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z And he enjoys the challenge. “l love piecing together intricate thoughts that people find compulsively readable and they can’t put down,” he volunteered, and he will never need a better blurb than that. Plot Twist! John Grisham’s New Thriller Is Positively Lawyerless 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Wright, who comes trailing blurbs from the likes of Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates and Thomas Pynchon, is the author of five frenetic novels that romp through fields of violence and madness. Review | Finally, a novel that captures the inanity of the Trump era. It isn’t pretty. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Check the small print on the film blurbs: those listing a “distributor” will be released in Australian cinemas or in some cases direct to DVD. Sydney film festival: 10 things to see and do 2013-06-05T01:58:00Z Their blurb says the musicians are between 17 and 25 years old, but I would guess the average age of these brilliant Venezuelans is somewhere in the late 20s. Move over Sim?n Bol?var: a new youth orchestra is on its way | Tom Service 2010-03-30T16:01:00Z Ms. Jong also found a fan in one of her comic heroes, Woody Allen, who loved “Fear of Dying” and unexpectedly gave it a blurb. Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The book’s blurb suggests it focuses on Steven Donziger, the campaigning US lawyer who initially won the case at Ecuador’s highest court, rather than the pollution itself and its consequences. Ecuador's president urges Brad Pitt to scrap Amazon oil spill movie 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z I was sent Sharon Dogar's Annexed in manuscript for a possible blurb, and though quite interested in the basic premise, I have to admit I didn't get very far with it. Tackling real-life characters in fiction is fine ? as long as you do it well 2010-06-22T13:43:00Z “I really loved the story,” she told me recently, and she wrote a glowing blurb that appears on the back of the book. An Artist Who Explores Emotional Pain Inspires a Novel That Does the Same 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The blurb for Philip Ziegler's workmanlike new biography tells us that Heath was "the most enigmatic of our former prime ministers". Edward Heath: The Edward Heath: The Authorised Biography by Philip Ziegler 2010-06-18T23:15:00Z One feminist critic, Molly Haskell, wrote that, were she given to blurbs, she’d have called it “the film we have been waiting for!” ‘One Sings, the Other Doesn’t’: Agnès Varda’s Polarizing Paean to Sisterhood 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The outdoorsy, eaved frame is aggressively styled with hearts, crosses and a Star of David pendant as well as devotional blurbs like “Surrender to God.” Computers and Painting’s Identity Crisis 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Perhaps publishing has a parallel; call it the blurb theory. In ‘Luster,’ a Young Woman Moves in With Her Lover — and His Family 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Likely bewildered but charmed, as people tended to be on early encounter with Bowman’s manic style, Harrison improbably came forth with a blurb. David Bowman and the Furry-Girl School of American Fiction 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z I was, surreptitiously, working on that blurb for his first book, his last book. Losing Max Ritvo 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z “Do I really blurb that much?” he asked, laughing. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z In a tiny blurb in the corner, she points out, the reporters mention Manson's terrible temper, his "increasing use of drugs and alcohol," and the fact that he would throw and break things. In HBO's enraging "Phoenix Rising," Evan Rachel Wood shows how her abuse was painted as rock romance 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Sheehy and Scott both single out Parker’s humor in the way he bundled certain projects and wrote puckish blurbs for brochures. ‘You want to do it? Do it’: Keith Parker’s freewheeling legacy at Source Theatre 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z When “Gifted Hands” was published in 1990, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a blurb on the back calling Carson “a model to all the youth of today.” He’s already a famous surgeon and author, so why is Ben Carson toying with a longshot presidential bid? These shows won’t materialize for a while, so there are only news releases, checklists of works and short blurbs about the artists to go by. A Harmonic Convergence of Signature Art Surveys 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z When asked about a blurb on her book’s website describing “predatory older men,” the juror said she had not recalled the publisher using that description. Harvey Weinstein appeals sexual assault conviction with focus on juror who penned novel 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Her father, the painter Carroll Dunham, gives one of the back jacket’s glowing blurbs. Review: ‘Not That Kind of Girl,’ by Lena Dunham The back cover blurb might also be a good place to start as a warning of the endgame of addiction: Hemingway was an alcoholic who eventually shot himself. John Galliano: the books he should have read in rehab 2013-06-05T11:50:27Z He texted back, Save it for the blurb! Losing Max Ritvo 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z He sees writers clamoring for blurbs to entice reviewers who may not read a book unless it is recommended by a big-name author. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z This novel contains some pungent lines in which the narrator, fully grown and a successful writer, seems to push back against those who would admire or blurb his work. ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ Captures a Young Immigrant’s Troubles and Ecstasies 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z As the blurb on the website puts it: "We're talking pitch, pitch black." Comedians are turning the lights out … 2012-10-07T19:00:06Z It’s a great novel on its own terms, but it’s also the last book that Sonny Mehta asked me to blurb. Emily St. John Mandel Will Read Anything, if She Likes It 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z “The mind-frying hilarity of Anthony Veasna So’s first book of fiction settles him as the genius of social satire our age needs now more than ever,” Karr wrote in a blurb for the book. Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed fiction writer, dead at age 28 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Now, Simon & Schuster, which published the biography, has removed several blurbs by celebrities who apparently requested that their endorsements be removed. Bill Cosby biography loses celebrity blurbs, won't be published in paperback 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “The extent of their writing on the film is the blurb which appears in the ad.” How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing gold 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Details are not always provided in sales blurbs, and rarely get more than a cursory mention in camera reviews. Wanted: a cheap compact camera for shooting slow-motion videos 2013-01-10T15:03:05Z Each of the 12 destinations has an informative blurb and easy-to-follow directions. In a prison that once housed Jews, a new museum devoted to Italy’s Jewish experience 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Kay Marshall Strom, 65, was a high school senior when she saw a little blurb in the local San Francisco newspaper asking for a fortune writer. Meet the aspiring writers behind your fortune cookie messages 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z According to the publisher’s blurb, “her only friends are the visitors to her Internet blog.” ArtsBeat: Graphic Books Best Sellers: Spider-Man No. 666 2011-08-05T17:51:20Z There was one banality: a blurb explaining that comics sometimes lend themselves to commercial products. Exhibition Review: ?Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics,? at Rubin Museum 2011-12-29T23:59:17Z In 2001, he saw a blurb for the Pink Pistols in the Philadelphia Gay News and called right away. For years, he tried to get other gay people to the gun range. Would they come now? 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Still City is a small group show that, according to Room Gallery's blurb, is about the "under-represented aspects of cultural life in London". Writing and photography ? is a picture really worth a thousand words? 2010-08-04T05:00:00Z Who needs a synopsis or blurbs when you have pulsing good looks? In "Misery," James Caan made a writer a rock star 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z In a blurb printed on “There Is Too Much to Think About,” Bellow’s friend Philip Roth loyally contends that Bellow was among those rare novelists “who writes nonfiction comparable in strength to their fiction.” Review: Revisiting Saul Bellow’s Words, on Society, Chicago and Other Writers 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Her discussion of Hardwick’s acclaimed novel “Sleepless Nights” quickly dissolves into a list of blurbs and reviews. The Cutting Mind and Romantic Heart of Elizabeth Hardwick 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z There were no online reviews to refer to back then, so I had to rely on the flap copy and blurbs. She Grew Up in a House Without Books. A Teacher Helped Her Realize She Could Write One Herself. 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Though this is the first time, I have ever used that unseemly adjective, it is suddenly popping up on blurbs outside West End theaters. London Theater Journal: Feeling The Pain 2010-07-19T16:58:00Z But the thing is, it never felt like an imposition, because the books he asked me to blurb were brilliant. Emily St. John Mandel Will Read Anything, if She Likes It 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Already, there are high-profile fans, including Jason Reitman, the writer and director of “Up in the Air,” who provided a blurb for the book. A Raw Voice of Young Manhood Makes a Bid for Literary Respect 2011-06-22T21:09:48Z The blurb for Money Diaries states that money “might be the last taboo facing working women”. This woman wants to know how much you make – and what you do with it 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z A dust-jacket blurb from Colm Tóibín declares it “the greatest novel to be written in the Irish language, and among the best books to come out of Ireland in the twentieth century.” The Irish Novel That’s So Good People Were Scared to Translate It 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Black Panther founder Bobby Seale even writes a blurb on your book’s back cover. “That’s the message, that black is bad and white is right”: Luther Campbell on racism, the police, bringing politics back to hip hop and how Al Gore and Bill Clinton ruined the music industry 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Well, take this book's jacket copy – the book, it becomes clear, is aimed at school-age readers, but the blurb coyly says only that it's a book "for all ages". Et cetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice | Book reviews 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z A 1960 blurb in Playbill noted that he “began the season with a set of splendid notices for his performance in William Inge’s ‘A Loss of Roses.’” Michael J. Pollard, Character Actor in ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ Dies at 80 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z I don’t know what Tinder is like now, but back in my day, Tinder just gave you a first name, age, a few pictures and a short blurb about them. It's not me, it's you: six comedians on their best and worst love stories 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Lin’s prose has been compared to that of Bret Easton Ellis’s deadpan early work, and Mr. Ellis has done a blurb for “Taipei.” Books of The Times: ‘Taipei,’ by Tao Lin 2013-06-04T12:00:01Z But we don't want to make it easy for you by letting you blurb a book which may actually be good, like Grossman's. 'The most gifted writer I've ever read': outblurb the Grossman fans 2010-07-06T09:25:00Z Mr. Jones so admired the book that he supplied a crucial blurb for the back cover. Bill Cheng’s Novel is ‘Southern Cross the Dog’ 2013-05-08T20:26:13Z When “Lincoln” received seven Golden Globes nominations last week, Disney even turned to the Washington press corps as a source for its promotional blurbs. D.C. Journey for ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and ‘Argo’ 2012-12-21T23:58:57Z Former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus are among those providing blurbs for “The Worth of Water,” which the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker worked on with civil and environmental engineer Gary White. Matt Damon co-writing a book on access to clean water 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Originally contacted to provide a blurb for the series, Mr. King enjoyed the comic so much that he contributed his own five-part story, which focused on Skinner Sweet, the first American vampire. Scott Snyder Writes a New Swamp Thing for DC Comics 2011-09-06T22:13:31Z The blurb published in the magazine is reproduced below. Sandra Bullock's Net Worth: $200 Million In 2015 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z One was Dominick Dunne, whose son, the actor and director Griffin Dunne, provided a blurb for the “Full Service” book jacket. Scotty Bowers and His Sexual Tell-All of Old Hollywood 2012-01-27T22:08:45Z Once the cover has drawn them in, hopefully they might look to see if the blurb sounds interesting, and then see what others thought of the book. Rachel Abbott: 'Self-publishing means the success of my books is entirely down to me' 2013-07-02T09:53:52Z And it's also so different from the cookie-cutter-paranormal-love-triangle it seems to be from the blurb. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - why should you read it? 2013-06-20T14:22:12Z I was only half joking when I wrote in a Sundance blurb review that "Splice" was the parenting movie of the year. "Splice": Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley make a monster 2010-06-04T16:01:00Z Q. Before “Between the World and Me” was even published, it drew ecstatic blurbs from literary giants like Ms. Morrison, who called it “required reading.” Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Anybody’s Expert’ 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A few pages in, I knew I would not send in a blurb for “Adèle.” Review | The publisher of ‘Adèle’ asked me to endorse the book. I could not. 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z The back‑cover blurb strongly implies that within this book you will find the emperor's identity revealed. Who is Ozymandias? And Other Puzzles in Poetry by John Fuller – review 2013-04-16T11:56:09Z Colson Whitehead has a blurb on the front cover of “Exhalation,” and Barack Obama has one on the back, so this is rarefied air. New & Noteworthy, From John Sayles to Julius Caesar 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z When the parcel arrived, containing, according to the blurb, something by "one of our finest science writers", promising to blend "science, art, literature, the everyday" – well, to me, that sounded like Christmas had arrived early. Anatomies by Hugh Aldersey-Williams; Extremes by Kevin Fong – review 2013-02-24T00:07:13Z One of the blurbs I wrote for it says, 'We present these incidents that you're about to witness as a work of fiction in order to avoid worldwide apprehension and panic.' Stan Lee reveals details of new comic "Seekers" 2011-07-22T23:00:05Z That blurb is now featured on the book's cover. Philly library features Colbert with Joyce, Sendak 2012-07-31T09:16:04Z Sometimes a few words in a blurb — “grisly” will do — are all it takes to spark my interest. Shows to Consider at New York’s Fringe Festival 2013-08-08T21:36:11Z The memoir, published by Walker & Company and with a blurb by Elie Wiesel, is called “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity.” Believing in Peace, Even After the Unthinkable 2011-01-22T00:26:37Z Unlike some of his early, easily summarized roles, “A Life in Parts” does not lend itself to pithy postcard blurbs. ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston was ‘always hustling’ as a young actor 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Kudos, then, to Karen Joy Fowler, whose expertly constructed new novel coyly guards its biggest secret, leaving it unmentioned in flap copy and blurbs. Neil Gaiman’s ‘Ocean at the End of the Lane,’ and More 2013-06-26T18:50:28Z About the biography he blurbs, “A major achievement, or should I say major major major?” in honor of Major Major, a major character in Heller’s “Catch-22.” Books of The Times: The Catching of Two Joseph Hellers 2011-07-27T22:06:58Z Even though Brinkley provided the authors a nice blurb, calling the book “a brave revisionist study which shatters many foreign policy myths,” he had a few bones to pick with the project. Oliver Stone Rewrites History — Again 2012-11-25T03:37:22Z A blurb might have been a red flag for those reading Smelcer’s YA novel “Stealing Indians,”the PEN Center award finalist. Writer’s claims to native heritage are questioned after PEN Center USA names his book a finalist 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z In the blurb for Valentine's book, it's summarized as such: Kim Kardashian slammed for filming "American Horror Story" during WGA strike 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The first blurbs for Boom novels were written by Franco’s censors: what they meant as words of caution were, in effect, the books’ principal selling points. The Woman Behind Latin America's Literary Boom 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z I'm sad to say that it didn't live up to the blurb. Before I Die by Jenny Downham - review 2012-07-24T14:00:00Z Mr. Moore liked it and provided a blurb. Pynchon Intrigue Abounds Over ‘Cow Country’ 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z People are afraid to send a bad blurb.” Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z When I ask about the "visceral" nature of the production mentioned in the publicity blurb, Armitage grabs his phone and googles the definition. 'It's a full-body experience' 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z In the catalog blurbs, he describes visiting the furniture designer Edward Wormley’s house in Connecticut, where clutter was causing pottery to chip. Antiques: A Sotheby?s Catalog With Some Juicy Details 2011-02-24T22:29:12Z Nina George’s international bestseller “The Little Paris Bookshop” looks like a triumph of the confectioner’s art: pink, glossy, garlanded with icing rosettes in the form of admiring blurbs from readers and authors. ‘The Little Paris Bookshop,’ by Nina George, exudes all things French 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Black posted a short but invective blurb to his Facebook page stating: Lewis Black slams Rush Limbaugh for Robin Williams Comments: “You disgust me” 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The jacket blurb informs us that Robinson is "currently travelling", and from the novel's two dramatically opposing landscapes it seems that North American scenery has made a big impression. Room by Emma Donoghue and Forgetting Zoe by Ray Robinson 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z There are roundup recaps, photo slide shows, highlight blurbs, fashion reports; even all of these things, together, add up to less than an ideal whole. Why We’re Not Making Plans for Coachella and Bonnaroo 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z “The market is so devalued right now, I don’t think anyone cares when I do blurb,” he said in a recent interview. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z He gave me a blurb for my 1980 book States of Desire, though he told me he hadn't liked my earlier, arty fiction. Christopher Isherwood's Liberation 2012-06-01T21:55:14Z The upside of being a pariah, he writes, is that he doesn’t have to blurb any more books or sit on any more panels. Woody Allen’s New Memoir Is Sometimes Funny — and Tone Deaf and Banal 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z “You’ll love the Quiet Easy Reseal Wrapper,” goes the current marketing blurb for Tampax Radiant. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Instead, each new book comes with a blurb – frequently reinforced in the media by endless column inches – that brands it as both "the most important work yet" and a "guaranteed bestseller". In search of a good read | John Crace 2010-03-17T13:30:00Z Marche and Pushkin tried to use software to create as much of “Death of an Author” as possible, including blurbs and its cover art. Peering Into the Future of Novels, With Trained Machines Ready 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The standard cliché about restaurants in the rustic-Italian genre, immortalized in dozens of Zagat blurbs, is that eating there is like a trip to Italy without the airfare. Searching for Italy at Tom Colicchio’s New Restaurant 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z He wrote the blurbs for many of the early publications, and guided the choice of authors, which included various Sicilian writers who were in danger of being forgotten. Elvira Sellerio obituary 2010-08-23T17:52:00Z The bags feature the chef’s face and a blurb that describes Spanish potatoes, extra-virgin olive oil from Andalucia and Himalayan pink salt. Beefsteak review: Making vegetables bright, beautiful — and fast 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Good blurb writing, Mr. Shteyngart said, is akin to performance art. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite boasting publicity blurbs from a curious medley of public intellectuals — Slavoj Žižek, Naomi Wolf, and Oliver Stone among them — Cypherpunks may just as well have sunk to the bottom of the sea. Julian Assange’s latest wake-up call 2013-04-30T17:42:00Z You're one of the first people I sent a letter to get a blurb. Authors Janet Fitch, Cynthia Bond share admiration for each other's work 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z “This is what reading is about, and what a good book is supposed to do,” the mystery writer Sue Grafton writes in a blurb for the novel, Mr. King’s fourth attempt at fiction. Breakthrough Award for New Novelist 2010-08-09T19:38:00Z As a professional historian like myself, garnering a blurb from McCullough for your upcoming book was the cultural equivalent of a Good Housekeeping seal and Oprah’s Book Club selection combined. Perspective | David McCullough helped America understand itself 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z One guy wrote me because he wanted me to blurb his book, and I said I was taking a breather from blurbing books. David Sedaris discusses prison pen pals, pandemic sensitivities and that apology he’s never going to give 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z One of the many enthusiastic blurbs describes it as “gut-wrenchingly funny.” Perspective | We need comic novels more than ever. So where are they? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Ayers is described, tongue in cheek, beneath his blurb in the book as an "author … teacher, Barack Obama's alleged terrorist pal, and grandpa". Tea Party condemns children's book on anarchy 2012-12-12T12:18:00Z The blurb on the the Toronto festival website for Where to Invade Next suggests Moore will again use prank-based journalism to satirise US foreign policy. Michael Moore film to attack US government's state of 'infinite war' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Based on early reviews, it’s likely to be a hit with its elite target audience: The cover of “Supreme Ambitions” has rapturous blurbs from three sitting federal judges. David Lat’s ‘Supreme Ambitions’ Is a Thriller for Lawyers 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Who needs a synopsis or blurbs when you have pulsing good looks? In "Misery," James Caan made a writer a rock star 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The picture accompanies a blurb titled “Fashion Violations,” though the violations to which the blurb refers do not pertain to lipstick-stained teeth or the kind of clashing ensemble Joan Rivers prays for. Rape is not a “fashion violation” 2012-11-16T18:36:00Z As it points out in the blurb, most dishwasher baskets are still designed to accommodate 1970s place settings, which is why they can seem irritatingly inflexible today. Design: Respect for the Humble Workhorse 2011-06-27T09:38:23Z According to Mr. Gladwell, his sausage is simple: He writes blurbs because people ask him to, and he does not overthink what to say. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Don't hesitate to complain no matter what the blurb on the back of your valet ticket says about liability. Fifteen Travel Scams To Avoid 2010-04-09T20:00:00Z When the book first appeared in 1968, the back cover carried a blurb from Roald Dahl proclaiming it the best work of fiction he had read since he couldn’t remember when. Review | ‘True Grit’ is a modern classic, but it’s not the only great work by Charles Portis 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “I hope that’s not really the cover,” reads another of the book’s blurbs, from Don Fey, her father. Books of The Times: Tina Fey Is Greek and Also Teutonic, but She Isn?t a Troll 2011-04-03T21:52:49Z Well, I should probably tell you that when I read the blurb and the first page, I wasn't convinced, but as I got deeper into the story I couldn't put it down. Soul Shadows by Alex Wolf- review 2013-05-26T14:00:00Z A Deutsche Grammophon blurb describes Victoria as “a towering composer whose works glow with the passion and vibrant tonal palette of El Greco,” presumably the case these recordings are trying to make. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z Its narrative wares are clearly advertised in the book-jacket blurb to reassure his tens of millions of worldwide readers that they will be getting the brand they want. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – review 2013-05-26T09:00:01Z According to its blurb on the Apple trailers site, the first Grave Encounters film was a "found-footage horror phenomenon", which is probably just a polite way of saying "generic Paranormal Activity rip-off". Grave Encounters 2: a sight for really sore eyes - trailer review 2012-10-10T16:29:45Z “Bouncing, pleading, longing, lost, loony, bleeding, laughing, beseeching”: a blurb for the Benjamin Hale’s new novel, “The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore” ... or a description of you after a new Starbucks Trenta? Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-02-09T19:56:04Z No P.R. blurb is complete without the descriptors “searing,” “probing,” “challenging” or the like. Ann Patchett Spins a Modern Fairy Tale in Her Luminous New Novel 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z And I saw a blurb in the paper that “Jeopardy!” was returning. An oral history of how Alex Trebek became America’s most beloved game-show host 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z “Those who point to edits of digital blurbs but ignore the unchanged text of the actual project cannot be taken in good faith.” How the 1619 Project took over 2020 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z But after reading the blurb of the first book I found myself buying the entire series. Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires Book One) by Rachel Caine ? review 2011-03-16T15:14:49Z I was looking forward to reading this as it sounded from the blurb a little like a modern day Enid Blyton story full of mystery, magic and suspense. The Andersons by Zoe Ward – review 2013-06-25T08:00:00Z The quippy blurbs — many just a few sentences long — are on helpful subjects such as “The Art of Soothing a Screaming Child.” Review | Desperate parents have the strangest hacks for getting their kids to behave 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z “Master conductor meets brilliant composer,” says the festival’s blurb. Krzysztof Urbanski Leads the Philharmonic in Dvorak 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z I read the blurb and I agreed with all of the statements: This book is one of the most original and entertaining stories you will read. A boy and a bear in a boat by Dave Shelton - review 2012-11-11T09:00:00Z The blurb tells us he hosted many a rock star party here and it's easy to see why. Chalets with a view 2010-12-12T00:06:21Z An exceptionally handsome volume, it is best described in a blurb from T.E.D. Michael Dirda on horror and specialty presses “There will be sweat, there may be tears, there is often blood,” a blurb promised when the show premiered in 2011. Hungry for Some Unclassifiable Theater? Dinner is Served 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z This volume was given a blurb by Christopher Hitchens a few days before he died. Books of The Times: ‘Why Does the World Exist?’ by Jim Holt 2012-08-02T18:37:46Z He can use that as a blurb on the 38th printing if he likes. Al Franken: By the Book 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z All three of these novelists, knowing a good thing when they see it, have provided prepublication blurbs for “Dog Run Moon.” Review: In ‘Dog Run Moon,’ Men So Lonesome, They Could Cry 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z "I read the novel, loved it, and wrote an enthusiastic blurb in early January," he said. JK Rowling revealed as writer of crime novel 2013-07-14T16:55:56Z “The first thing he said when we sent it was, ‘I never blurb anything.’ Erica Jong’s ‘Fear of Dying’ Defies the Sunset of Sex 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z It starts off in World War Two, yet it is not sad and made my heart thud when reading the blurb. The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier - review 2013-01-30T15:00:00Z It is interesting for one reason only; the real author is, if the blurb is to be believed, one of the country's best-loved broadcasters. The mystery of Robina Hood 2010-04-05T18:30:00Z I'm getting all this from the citizenship blurb. My new British citizenship test: who is Cheggers, and why is he so funny? 2012-07-14T23:06:14Z "Does Ann have a point," runs the blurb, "when she claims her faith is subject to harsher criticism than other faiths?" Where are all the right-wing comedians when you need them? 2013-03-12T15:03:25Z Did I sneak one past the goalie here and get this blurb approved by my blogger boss The House Of Payne? Bowersox and DeWyze, Do That To Me One More Time! 2010-05-12T14:31:00Z Once I was done, I ticked the book off as completed and wrote a little blurb that went on my Facebook wall. This app encourages you to actually check off those items on your bucket list 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z A back-cover blurb describes it tactfully as an “utterly unique book.” Style Invitational: Colt Following — the winning foals, and now time for grandfoals 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Wood, in his blurb, called it a “spirited account of the Revolution that brings everybody and everything into the story.” Gordon Wood and Woody Holton clash over past and present 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The author's come-hither look led to many jokes about whether the accompanying blurb - "Swoon-worthy." - was meant for him or the book. ArtsBeat: Jennifer Weiner Ad Parodies Jeffrey Eugenides 2012-06-29T20:15:59Z Previously, the distributor relied more on blurbs from positive reviews. 'King's Speech' may be recut for lower rating 2011-01-26T02:43:16Z Here’s a blatant blurb for you: “A Band Called Death” is without a doubt “the feel-good movie of the year!” ‘A Band Called Death’: Tale of proto-punk rockers a joyful jolt 2013-06-27T21:09:49Z Mr. Shteyngart also suggested that, as in academic circles, few in the clubby literary world want to offend a fellow writer, because they may need a blurb of their own someday. Malcolm Gladwell Hands Out Book Blurbs Like Santa Does Presents 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z When it was issued in book form as “Picture,” Hemingway offered a book-jacket blurb, calling it “much better than most novels.” Lillian Ross, celebrated New Yorker writer, dead at 99 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The car park will, to quote the official blurb, "further Miami's international prominence as a 21st-century destination for art, commerce and culture". 1111 Lincoln Road 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z “If an author brings in a manuscript with whole blurbs, he signs a contract that says, ‘these are authentic and truthful,’ and there it is,” Graziano said. Writer’s claims to native heritage are questioned after PEN Center USA names his book a finalist 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z His publisher had asked me for a blurb. Lionel Shriver Warns Readers Not to Meet Their Favorite Authors 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z There’s also the reality that she’s now being sent advance copies of books hopeful for a blurb from a famous writer. A Novelist Inspired by the Cold War, a C.I.A. Typing Pool and ‘Dr. Zhivago’ 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Since I contributed blurbs to both these books, I will do no more than characterize each by quoting from its cover description. Review | This is getting weird: Critics on horror, science fiction and fantasy 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Next month the bloody thing – wearing its cover and blurb - will actually appear to annoy people in person. The novel's nearly out. Time to start telling people about it 2011-07-18T08:48:35Z I help with the worldwide PR for some of my clients, I do editorial and I help with blurbs and the covers and getting other authors to engage with their work. Top 10 tips for being a literary agent 2014-05-10T00:21:16Z "Who are they, these rock stars?" ran the blurb on the original Granada paperback, promising the reader that his or her "idols will never seem the same". Ian Hunter's diary of Mott the Hoople 2010-06-25T22:59:00Z The literary critic Steven Moore, who wrote a blurb for “Cow Country” after the author sent him a copy, was likewise unequivocal regarding Mr. Winslow’s claims. Pynchon Intrigue Abounds Over ‘Cow Country’ 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z “The feelgood movie we all need,” blares the promotional blurb, and for once the hype may be justified. Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the film Lion: 'The tears spoke for themselves' 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z And here was the artist — a timeline of his life, blurbs about his career. Paintings, Projections, V.R. Starry Nights: Can We Ever Know van Gogh? 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z The promotional blurb claimed that the item was just like Mourinho himself: “The watch is provocative … the robust exterior hides the genius below.” Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business | Simon Garfield 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The blurb describes the novel as "a timely reminder of how good people end up doing terrible things". This Bleeding City by Alex Preston | Book review 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z Yes, I went by the blurb, which announced a cross between “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Big Bang Theory.” FringeNYC, a Grab Bag That Calls for Intuition, Not to Mention Dumb Luck 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It's being launched with a 250,000-copy first printing and a jacket blurb from Stephen King saying "Read this book and the ordinary world disappears." 'The Passage:' Post-apocalyptic vampire thriller imagines a frighteningly believable future 2010-06-24T19:28:00Z Don Winslow called it “a ‘Grapes of Wrath’ for our time,” which is ludicrous but hardly out of bounds in the make-believe realm of blurbs. Perspective | Threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It boldly solicits reviewers' blurbs proclaiming that the picture lives up to its title — that it is less a cash cow than a sacred one, equal to the éclat of its celebrated young stars. A Failing Grade to X-Men: First Class 2011-06-02T17:35:00Z "Dancing is encouraged!" according to the official blurb. Imelda Marcos inspires disco musical 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Here’s the jacket blurb he sent in for Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Why We Can’t Wait”: “This is a historic little book with which every American, Negro or white, ought to be familiar.” Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Lucy wrote a glowing blurb for “The Bright Hour” and stayed in touch with Nina’s agent, inquiring about Nina’s health and her family. Two dying memoirists wrote bestsellers about their final days. Then their spouses fell in love. 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Nowadays, I’m likely to beg Osborne for a blurb from him. Lionel Shriver Warns Readers Not to Meet Their Favorite Authors 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Nothing that might become a blurb, that is, if he could help it. In ‘The Earth Dies Streaming,’ Film Criticism That Transcends Raves and Pans 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Fogel and Wolfson also published a book, Jewtopia: The Chosen Book for the Chosen People, boasting in the blurb that "owning a copy ensures that Elijah himself will show up at your Passover Seder!" Jennifer Love Hewitt to star in Jewtopia film 2011-07-15T15:14:26Z The blurb says: "We are delighted to have conceived and organised this challenging exhibition." After the inquiry and the report comes Leveson the exhibition... 2013-05-10T10:53:33Z He was a jobbing writer, consistently on the lookout for grants, blurbs, magazine assignments, scripts, deals. Review: In ‘Yours in Haste and Adoration,’ Terry Southern’s Thoughts Spill Out 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z When I sent the book to other writers for blurbs, the women writers felt seen. Deborah Copaken never wanted to be ‘Shutterbabe.’ Her new memoir is on her terms. 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z While not quite as reclusive as Thomas Pynchon, Mr. McCarthy gave no readings and no blurbs for the jackets of other writers’ books. Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z “A genetically engineered plant scatters its seeds and seems to cause uncanny changes on living creatures,” runs the blurb. Cannes 2019: 20 films we hope will be at the film festival 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Clinton’s trail of diet blurbs gives clues to his present state of mind. Galley Girl: Bill Clinton Has a Healthy Appetite for Diet Books 2012-01-02T15:51:03Z Print publishers have no idea how to market online The old ways that publishers promote books, like TV spots and back-of-book blurbs, are over. From PR to profits: the problems with publishing 2012-07-13T14:20:48Z The movie spends more time on Bloom’s personality than it does on the ideas promulgated in such volumes as “The Lucifer Principle,” for which the actor Jeff Bridges contributes an onscreen blurb. ‘The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom’ Review: A Career Rewritten 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z A week earlier, a blurb in the local paper of the small, picturesque town of Damariscotta, Maine announced the event: “Lively discussion with cake.” it read. Cake and death: Why we need to get together and talk about dying 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The postapocalyptic reality I fantasize about has done away with jacket copy, blurbs and bookstore shelf markings, and we all wander around in a happy daze, finding joy from the last things we expected. Emily St. John Mandel Is Back, With a Ponzi Scheme Instead of a Pandemic 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z He had spoken to Due about providing a blurb for Stephen Graham Jones’ “The Only Good Indians” but didn’t know she was working on a new novel, her first in almost a decade. Black horror is having a big moment. So is its pioneer, Tananarive Due 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Two other blurbs on the cover read: "paranoid and mercurial" and "understanding how Emperor Chongzhen drove himself to a dead end". Book critical of Ming emperor recalled after drawing online comparisons with Xi 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Ostensibly for a local glazing firm, the blurb contained several references to Rolling Stones songs, and a phone number where fans could register interest. Rolling Stones set to launch new album, Hackney Diamonds 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z After IndyStar first published its story about the quote, Moms for Liberty inserted a blurb with "context" for the quote that seemed to suggest that they agree with the message behind the quote. "Kids deserve better": Moms for Liberty chapter blasted for quoting Hitler in newsletter 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The university, which later moved the machine up to the library’s more visible first floor, issued three social media posts and a blurb in its student-life newsletter. UW students lead on access to emergency contraception | Editorial 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “Venus is back as an allegory of rebirth and renewal,” read a blurb on the company’s website. Venus the Influencer? An Italian Tourism Campaign Prompts Backlash. 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z For my second book, Wanda contributed a blurb that struck me as both enthusiastic and sincere, and I finally felt my writing could stand on its own in L.A.’s smoggy glare. Charles Bukowski and Wanda Coleman gave me a reason to keep writing 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Kinney, who provided a blurb to “New Kid” and hosted an early Craft appearance at his Plainville, Mass., bookstore, says Craft’s “rise as a children’s author has been meteoric, and it’s been so well-deserved.” Jerry Craft drew a positive Black story. Then the calls for a ban began. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z “Never say never,” said Winslow, who wrote a blurb for this writer’s latest book. Novelist Don Winslow is out to save America from Donald Trump — and an existential crisis 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Her amazing achievement is only recognized with a blurb in the Day in Sports column. Letters to Sports: Kade West and Cerritos College deserved better 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z If you feel as strongly as you claim, you ought to paint an honest picture and not resort to the breathless language of blurbs. Commentary: Richard Gilman, the complicated subject of a new memoir, helped raise the bar for theater criticism 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Instead of seeing an already full battery indicator, though, you spot something else — a blurb at the bottom of the screen that says your phone is “scheduled to finish charging” sometime later. Why an iPhone charging feature is facing surprising blowback 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The NFL quarterback, in a blurb, insisted that, “You will want to reread and review Tilman’s timeless lessons for business owners over and over again.” Meet Tilman Fertitta, the Houston billionaire who wants to buy the Washington Commanders 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “The joy of my life was reading. Now I can’t read more than a blurb.” She didn't need the risky surgery. County doctors talked her into it anyway, lawsuit says 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Adams’s blurb calls the book “an inspiration” containing “some of the most insightful cartooning advice you will ever read.” Comics industry reacts to ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams’s racist rant 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Another account’s biographical blurb says it is “Doing my part to stop Western support for the Ukrainian war machine, one taxpayer at a time.” Russian propagandists are buying Twitter blue-check verifications 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Harper’s third book has racked up an impressive number of blurbs from some of the biggest names in contemporary crime fiction, from local favorite Steph Cha to rising national star S.A. Jordan Harper's novel is the next great L.A. noir. Just don't call it a #MeToo story 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Now, Google correctly responds with a short blurb describing the physical demands of life in the skin care industry. A New Chat Bot Is a ‘Code Red’ for Google’s Search Business 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z “Over three years of turbulence and crisis, four young women fight for a Green New Deal, and ignite a historic shift in U.S. climate politics,” said the movie’s promotional blurb. AOC’s documentary on climate crisis results in box-office catastrophe 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Adams even wrote a glowing blurb for a 2016 book written by Armstrong. Comics industry reacts to ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams’s racist rant 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Humor is notoriously subjective, of course, but even by the gassy standards of book blurbs, that feels wildly exaggerated. Review | In Kevin Wilson’s ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic,’ two kids cause panic 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Generic, nondescript … except for a blurb on the letter board that read: “Welcome to the best pho in town … Maybe, don’t know, really who cares, just eat it.” After 4 decades, the Phams are still the first family of pho in Seattle 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z In the early 1960s, Viking had asked Mr. Lord to get a blurb from Kerouac for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Kesey’s first and best-known novel. Sterling Lord, literary agent who shepherded ‘On the Road,’ dies at 102 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z A small blurb for one of the greatest, if not the greatest, tennis player ever to play the game is unacceptable. Letters to Sports: Readers are second-guessing Chargers coach Brandon Staley 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z After throwing for three touchdowns and running for another score Friday, he retweeted a blurb from USA Today asking, “Have you ever seen a less impressive 4-0 team?” UCLA finds its clutch gene: Four takeaways from victory over No. 15 Washington 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z It also contains a blurb from Trump stating that teachers should "put this amazing book in every school in America." Trump wants to put “children’s book” pushing his election lies in “every school in America” 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z “I was not afraid, but I was angry,” Pence wrote in a back-cover blurb for “So Help Me God,” the book that hits shelves on Nov. 15. Pence says he was ‘angry’ on Jan. 6, not afraid of Trump supporters 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z In the early 1960s, Viking had asked Lord to get a blurb from Kerouac for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Kesey’s first and most famous novel. Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The book covers and blurbs promise revelations about a crisis that quickly swamped the country, shaped the 2020 election and continues to reverberate more than two years later. Settling scores or telling truths? Trump-era memoirs reveal covid chaos. 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Now, it gets but a blurb in the very back of the Sports section. Letters to Sports: Good riddance to Arte Moreno (and some stars?) 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Most periodical compositions contain a short “About the Author” blurb at the beginning or end of the article and often include a link to the author’s credentials or to more information about them. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Scott’s recently published book included a blurb that said he was preparing a presidential run, but the publisher later said it was an error and that Scott hadn’t approved the line. Analysis | The top 10 Republican presidential candidates for 2024, ranked 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z He helped found the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina; he spoke on panels; and he wrote chapters, introductions and blurbs for countless books that followed his own. Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Years ago, the publisher asked him to contribute a blurb, but King instead offered to write a novel for them, “The Colorado Kid,” released in 2005. Stephen King set to testify for govt in books merger trial 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z After reading the curator’s blurb on a wall about the wooden bed that the artist Robert Gober had built himself, I turned to view it. ‘Going Down a Flight of Stairs Into the Station, I Saw a Tiny Coffee Shop’ 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z McNickle said the county used to publish only new camera locations by posting little blurbs in the Montgomery Journal or the Gazette. Perspective | Did you get a speed camera ticket? You can’t say you weren’t warned. 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z They write book blurbs for each other and promote them on social media, show up to readings and signings, or break off into smaller groups for extended writing trips. Meet the Writers: The children's authors of Hancock Park throw a grown-up party 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z In one amusing chapter, Hunt visits a medium to ask Charlotte Brontë’s ghost for a blurb for her new book. Review: Why a writer of ghost stories took on her late father's unfinished novel 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z As close as this book gets to this challenging subject is a single, long sentence in what publishers call the flap copy — a blurb on the book jacket written to appeal to browsers in bookstores. Review | The year, and the election, that set America’s path for the 21st century 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z I immediately returned to the blurb on the wall to find out whether I had missed something about the piece being performance art. ‘Going Down a Flight of Stairs Into the Station, I Saw a Tiny Coffee Shop’ 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z The caption featured a screen grab showing pictures of Noah, who’s South African, with the info blurb that Google serves up when someone searches for a famous person. Kanye West insults Trevor Noah after host likens harassment of Kim Kardashian to abuse 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Elliott referenced a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times that featured a review blurb that described the film as "an evisceration of the American myth." Jane Campion uses five letters to slam Sam Elliott following ‘Power of the Dog’ criticism 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Elliot referenced a full-page ad in the Los Angeles Times that featured a review blurb that described the film as "an evisceration of the American myth." Sam Elliot slams ‘The Power of the Dog’ as ‘piece of s---’ film: ‘Where’s the Western in this Western?’ 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z A notable exception was Wilson, who, in his blurb, praised Wade for exemplifying "the virtues of truth without fear" and celebrating human genetic diversity. New evidence revives old questions about E.O. Wilson and race 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z But like a spy novel blurb, his deliberately vague account of the foiled plot only sparked further interest. An alleged Chinese interference plot stirs fears — and smears — ahead of Australian elections 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z They didn’t have to write a blurb and hunt down a photo. Perspective | Past-life experience: If you could pick any time to live in, when would it be? 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z The article is composed of short blurbs from New York residents setting up what seems to be an imminent sexual encounter but pivots to be a tongue-in-cheek commentary about living in a big city. University Michigan president sent subordinate 'sexual fantasies' article, violating policy he crafted: docs 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z “Guantánamo Scandal,” said the title of a blurb on the front page of Le Monde. 20 Years Later, the Story Behind the Guantánamo Photo That Won’t Go Away 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z That same year, Time anointed her as one of “the 100 most influential people,” with a blurb bylined by Kissinger. Column: The Theranos verdict won't stop investors from pouring money into the next big fraud 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z According to a promotional blurb, it will reveal “the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration.” Former defense secretary Esper sues Pentagon, claiming portions of memoir are being improperly redacted 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z Cut up a nation-state that is “the glory, jest and riddle of the world,” to steal a blurb from Pope the poet? Why has massive California never been split into two states? Or six? 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z This is no doubt what author Alma Katsu means in her blurb when she says “My Heart Is a Chainsaw” “manages to defy and transcend genre.” Review: Justice or revenge? Why not both, in Stephen Graham Jones' new meta slasher novel 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z And the mob was there, perhaps nudged by a trending blurb on Twitter. Carrie Underwood liked a video against school mask mandates. 'Now the mob is coming' 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z His wife, a 40-year-old model who frequently captioned her images with blurbs about astrology and positive thinking, was found Saturday and identified Sunday. Surfside condo collapse: Who is Cassie Stratton? 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z He wrote forewords and blurbs and letters by the dozen, shared publishing contacts, marked up manuscripts, left long phone messages of advice, relentlessly promoted and encouraged. Long Beach State's Gerald Locklin, Bukowski's drinking pal, left a lasting mark on writing — and writers 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Altogether, the book “leaves you simultaneously furious, questioning ideas of loyalty and citizenship … and deeply moved,” wrote Seattle Times art critic Moira Macdonald last month in a blurb. The Washingtonians behind ‘We Hereby Refuse’ take us inside this story of Japanese American resilience 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z This comes from his book "The Moral Arc," which received an extended, glowing blurb from Steven Pinker. Godless grifters: How the New Atheists merged with the far right 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z He attached a press blurb about what was being called a pilot community vaccination center. Vote no and take the dough? It’s a proud conservative tradition 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z "There was a little blurb about changing the curriculum and I questioned it." 'Woke' NYC school curriculum prompts dad to move daughter to Florida 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The university itself also pushed the column, writing a short blurb about it on its official website. ‘Restore electoral balance’: Black votes should count double, law professor says 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z In a blurb for “Afterparties,” Dana Spiotta, author of “Innocents and Others,” called the collection “one of the most exciting debuts of the past decade.” Anthony Veasna So, promising young Bay Area author, is remembered for his wit and talent 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Various reviews and blurbs promised that it was brilliant. Library Books: A Small Antidote to a Life of Perpetual Dissatisfaction 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It is not at all surprising that Mark Hamill heartily blurbs two new books by left-leaning political cartoonists who traffic in the absurd. Review | From two cartoonists, twisted takes on life with Trump 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z By the time Schuchat noticed the blurb about an outbreak in Wuhan, her agency no longer had an office inside the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, its counterpart in Beijing. Inside the fall of the CDC 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, baseball and football are very different sports, and the Browns installed what looked like a shoddy version of “Moneyball” based less upon statistical research than book jacket blurbs and existential riddles: Saving is spending. For the Browns, Trying Everything May Finally Lead to Something 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Baldwin’s blurb, on the paperback edition of the book, said that Styron “has begun the common history — ours.” ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Music floats in the air, unhampered by screeching newsfeeds or the periodic advertising blurb. An intersection of parallel lives 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Obviously, the list of publications and sources is customizable, and alongside articles and blurbs players will be able to view videos and other media directly in Steam’s hub. Steam will now let you read gaming news in addition to letting you play games 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z Jackson bristles at the Flint Journal giving his team only a blurb. Forgotten in Flint: Where basketball was king, hoop dreams struggle to survive 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z “When you read the riches within these covers, you’ll know that a Western male bias has left all of us culturally deprived,” Gloria Steinem wrote in a blurb for the India collection. Florence Howe, ‘Mother of Women’s Studies,’ Dies at 91 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The official blurb on the away kit uses the words “fizzy yellow” approximately 400 times, though it is more of a lime green. Lava touches and teal accents: the Premier League's 2020-21 kits 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z Although I stand by my blurb for Apocalypse Never, parts of the book made me wince. Does Optimism on Climate Change Make You Pro-Trump? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The afterthought blurb of the incident appeared in The Times’ Sports section one day, never to be mentioned again. Replace the national anthem? Readers have some suggestions 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z We try to keep our blurbs short enough to be suitable for easy reading on a mobile device. Trump goes back to basics 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z An Amazon blurb for Ms Trump's book says the author will set out how her uncle "became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security and social fabric". Judge blocks tell-all by Trump niece - for now 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z This summer, for instance, an outfit called @thedrivein will, the blurb says, offer “a retro experience with a modern touch”. Honk if you like my arias: the summer of drive-in culture 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z But the blurb nevertheless remains significant: It’s one of the earliest documented records of African Americans in Los Angeles celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Before Juneteenth was widely known, here's how Black Angelenos celebrated emancipation 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The blurb says the author will draw on her insights as a "firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and family interactions". Why has Trump's niece written a damning memoir? 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z A blurb from the Irish Times exclaims the novel is “likely to fill the Sally-Rooney-shaped hole in many readers’ lives.” Debut novelist Naoise Dolan is no Sally Rooney, for better and worse 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Sports Illustrated wrote a blurb about her under the header, “ Diamond Pioneer.” ‘A League of Their Own’ inspired baseball pioneer Croteau 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z The final section pays tribute to Soon-Yi, surveys his recent films, glosses his suit against Amazon for breach of contract and touts the advantages of being a pariah — no one bothers him to write blurbs. Review: Canceled, creepy and still funny, Woody Allen shrugs 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z An unabashed Mr. Sorkin went on to use that quote as a blurb on the back of his books. Michael Sorkin, who championed social justice through architecture, dies at 71 from coronavirus 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The promotional blurb also promised such features as a retail district, an equestrian centre and polo field, an 18-hole golf course and a driving range. Real estate for the apocalypse: my journey into a survival bunker 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z “I read a blurb and it basically said, ‘Klansman opens up a Redneck Shop and KKK museum in Laurens’ — a small town in South Carolina,” he said. Inside the 20-year journey to bring Sundance prize-winner 'Burden' to the screen 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z He started his own consulting firm, and created a LinkedIn profile with blurbs from former colleagues. ‘The Phantom of Ninth Street’: A Bon Vivant’s Lonely Decline 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z The same month that the interview ran, Ms. Garcia agreed to provide a blurb for Ms. Carroll’s forthcoming memoir, “What Do We Need Men For?,” praising her work at Elle. What Happened Between E. Jean Carroll and Elle Magazine? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z In the midst of the fallout, some writers who offered blurbs for the book have reconsidered. As ‘American Dirt’ racks up sales, its author becomes the story 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The blurb at the end of the op-ed said Ellis was a former columnist for the Boston Globe and editor of News Items, a political newsletter. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What are these popular children’s books really about? 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Stephen King and Don Winslow provided glowing blurbs. American Dirt: why critics are calling Oprah's book club pick exploitative and divisive 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z “What I’ve seen in cases from that time is a cop happens to catch a news blurb that someone got arrested and it rings a bell with another case,” said Kendall County Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. Suspected serial killer stayed under the radar, but how? 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “E. Jean Carroll is a force of nature, whose natural vibrancy has held readers in rapture for decades,” read Ms. Garcia’s blurb, which was printed on the back cover. What Happened Between E. Jean Carroll and Elle Magazine? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A paperback edition featured a blurb from The New England Journal of Medicine. What It Took for a Fox News Psychiatrist to Finally Lose His License 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The illustrious policy leaders who wrote blurbs for his books now were writing about why he shouldn’t go to prison for fraud. Counterterrorism expert goes from top government job to prison for faking expense reports 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Sekulow still appears on TBN, which carries his show and hawks his books, like “Unholy Alliance,” whose blurb says it “exposes the attempts by fundamentalist Muslims to destroy our legal system and liberties.” Trump’s Other Personal Lawyer: Close to the Right, but Far From Giuliani 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z The book’s debut was helped by felicitous rave blurbs from Carrie’s friends. Goodbye Leia: Carrie Fisher's journey from film star to 'savage' writer 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z My biggest complaint with the piece, which I listened to in the shower, then read the online blurb, is how uncritically she quotes Atterholt and allows him to speak unchallenged. Press Watch: Soledad O'Brien attacks a Pence puff piece, sets off anti-NPR Twitter rampage 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A small dagger next to the book’s blurb in the ranking indicates “institutional, special interest, group or bulk purchases,” which the Times says are factored into rankings at editors’ discretion. Trump Jr. thanked the ‘Deplorables’ for making him a bestseller. The RNC bought his book in bulk. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Its blurb says: "The Queen has personally given Angela her blessing to share their unparalleled bond with the world". Five royal secrets revealed by the Queen’s dresser 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z At the time, the Post-Dispatch published a very short blurb about the physicians being called before the health department - but no follow-up articles. Scholars reveal stories about 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z An introductory blurb on his profile simply says, “I am Chinese.” For many in Hong Kong, Beijing’s troops are already here: The Hong Kong Police Force 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “Pardon my skepticism, but in your Halftime Report today in the blurb on Texas, to paraphrase a take on Shakespeare Henry the VIII, ‘fifth verse same as the first verse!’. Trump full steam ahead on more background checks 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Beloved as a songwriter, Berman was also a notable poet whose only published work, “Actual Air,” earned back-cover blurbs from poets James Tate and former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins. David Berman, acclaimed indie-rock singer-songwriter and poet, dies at 52 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z She lands a lucrative book deal all on her own but allows Rafael to assist her in getting a copy of it to her favorite author for blurb consideration. Perspective | ‘Jane the Virgin’ got the heartfelt ending it deserved 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z “Liberal paper straws don’t work,” the blurb reads. Trump re-election campaign raises $460,000 from selling plastic straws 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z The drink menu, which contains more than two dozen options, is a relic, too: The blurb for the bitter-heavy Sneaky Tiki warns that “One too many and you’ll know how this drink got its name!” Need an island getaway? Grab your Hawaiian shirt and head to a tiki bar. 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The second blurb read: “I want to be on the USA soccer team and win a gold medal.” US women's soccer forward Mallory Pugh achieved sixth-grade goal with Women's World Cup win 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The blurb was accompanied by a sarcastic remark in which Langone, the Home Depot co-founder, referred to Sanders as "the antichrist." Bernie Sanders unveils list of 'anti-endorsements,' including Disney CEO and Home Depot co-founder 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The book’s blurb claims that our scientific view of life is undergoing a big shake-up. Was Darwin Wrong? 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z He explained that he didn’t want to write a blurb, and ended: “I’m sorry, and I hope that this matter does not present any threat to our friendship, which I hold dear.” Remembering Murray Gell-Mann 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Trained as a printer and newspaper reporter, Whitman wrote stories, essays, sketches, blurbs, editorials, memoirs and letters, as well as some of the world’s best loved poetry, between the 1830s and his death in 1892. For Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, a ‘cosmic’ poem goes on display 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z I read the blurb and it was such an interesting idea. How the Chemical Brothers turned answering-machine poetry into dance-floor epics 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z I’d wager that a majority percentage of Democrats didn’t read more than the blurbs they saw on social media. Robert Mueller wasn't Superman: Straight-arrow prosecutor no match for Trump crime family 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z They realize successful membership marketing is more than just a blurb in the club bulletin or the occasional open house. Best Membership Marketing - Golf Digest 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z A blurb from the former New Jersey governor Chris Christie states, “You are going to love him even more after you read this book.” The Rise and Fall of a New York Shock Jock 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z “Michael often works closely with the press and media in connection with his legal practice – an area in which most lawyers falter and under-utilize,” the blurb also says. How Michael Avenatti went from liberal hero to alleged extortionist 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z But you do understand why people may think that you or people in the community are not honestly interested in reckoning with these things seriously when people see a blurb— A Diplomat Compares the Foreign-Policy Establishment with Donald Trump 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Once, after a foreign publisher turned down one of her novels owing to “a fatal lack of plot,” she suggested that the phrase be used as a cover blurb. How a Beloved Canadian Novelist Reckons with Her Mennonite Past 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z On the cover of “The Case for Trump,” Newt Gingrich offers a fitting blurb: “A must-read for everyone who supports the President.” Other presidents had a brain trust. But the intellectuals backing this White House are a bust. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Last year, it began appending Wikipedia blurbs to videos espousing certain conspiracy theories, and changed the way it handles search results for breaking news stories so that reliable sources are given priority over opportunistic partisans. YouTube Unleashed a Conspiracy Theory Boom. Can It Be Contained? 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z He dedicated it to a man he has described as an ex-boyfriend, and secured a blurb from Stephen King: “One of those rare books that really is unputdownable.” A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z O.K., but, just to be clear, your book has a blurb on the back from Henry Kissinger. A Diplomat Compares the Foreign-Policy Establishment with Donald Trump 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z OK, so it’s not quite as cool as my boss being one of the blurbs on the back of the Tiger Woods bio, but I’ll take it. Tiger Woods' mysterious shirt, Michelle Wie's NBA love connection, and Bryson DeChambeau's "process" gets criticized - Golf Digest 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z In one way or another, all pledge to pierce the marketing blurb, unveil the real side of their cities and provide an “authentic” experience. 'No one likes being a tourist': the rise of the anti-tour 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z These workers choose between several prewritten blurbs to send to sellers. Dirty dealing in the $175 billion Amazon Marketplace 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z After 652 pages, volume one closes with a blurb on the back cover from Bill Gates: “You should definitely send me a résumé if you can read the whole thing.” The Yoda of Silicon Valley 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z WeWork, according to the founders’ blurb, is “a place you join as an individual, ‘me’, but where you become part of a greater ‘we’. SoftBank punt on WeWork office space hub is risky business 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z A blurb released alongside the leaked footage suggests this game includes exactly that. Harry Potter RPG footage apparently leaks online 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Robles’ blurb in the Angels’ game notes is bereft of bold bullet points screaming “Success!” Angels reliever Hansel Robles inspires confidence - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z But sports is just so varied and the drama that goes behind those one little sentence blurbs you see in the newspaper about an ACL tear — it's a whole season arc on "Ballers." From 'Ballers' to 'Hot Tub Time Machine,' Rob Corddry likes playing off-center characters 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z If 16 Cygni Bb is as hostile as the recruitment blurb says, I’ll be spending most of my time watching the world through screens and windows, watching it freeze and burn. Home Cygnus 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z And so, I wanted to not only have only blurbs by black women on the book but I also wanted art by a black woman. Nicole Sealey Reads Ellen Bass 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z If all you read was this blurb from the garbage content farm known as “NPR’s Planet Money,” you would have been forgiven for spot-quitting your Social Media Consultant job and booking a flight to Iga: Just a heads up that the Internet got it wrong about a supposed ninja shortage - Golf Digest 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The quotes resembled book jacket blurbs, praising Judge Kavanaugh’s “herculean work ethic,” “deep and nuanced understanding of the law” and “overriding commitment to do justice in every case.” Judge Kavanaugh’s Former Clerks: Diverse, and Deployed to Vouch for Him 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The book’s blurb on the French Amazon website describes him as being a long way from the petty thieves of the slums and instead one of the “criminal aristocracy.” In Hollywood-Style Jailbreak, French Convict Flees Prison 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z KOs happen all the time, and aren't always worth their own dedicated blurb, but trust us, this one—courtesy of a vicious head kick from Finnish fighter Jenni Kivioja—is as merciless as they come: This brutal women's MMA knockout will have you popping Tylenol like Tic Tacs - Golf Digest 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z You tell a story in the book about asking someone for a blurb for your first book, and you didn’t get a response. A social psychologist explains why we should ask for help more often 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Alice stepped forward to hand the listener a little typed blurb titled “The Poppy Story.” Man wears father’s WWI uniform to tell veterans’ stories 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z It’s very difficult to pull them all together into one unified blurb, other than: it’s here and there’s lots of really good things on. David Shrigley: ‘Self-delusion is quite important if you want to be an artist’ 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z I wasn't, like, chilling with her and J-Law at her recent wedding or anything, but we message a lot, and she wrote a really nice blurb for my book, which is about "The Bachelor." Amy Schumer faces her critics with a message of self love and confidence: 'The fear is gone' 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z That cover blurb, written by no less than Joyce Carol Oates, turns out to be absolutely accurate, almost too much so. Christine Mangan’s ‘Tangerine,’ a tale of obsession, unfolds as a shimmering hall of mirrors 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z My wife was the one who discovered the small blurb in my Columbia University alumni magazine about the two neuroscientists, Sherwin and Muraskin, trying to work in Major League Baseball. How Do Athletes’ Brains Control Their Movements? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Each Nationals player’s introduction included a complementary biographical blurb, extending a ceremony further than most. Nationals lose Adam Eaton to minor injury, then lose home opener to Mets, 8-2 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z He talks about his literary crushes and disappointments, his inability to say “no” to any fellow author who asked him to blurb his or her book and his therapist-hero. Pat Conroy leaves behind fascinating glimpse into his life 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Again, the blurbs from critics proclaimed that the show was “Just what the world needs now.” Notable & Quotable: What We Need Now 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z An American Marriage” includes blurbs from Michael Chabon and Edwidge Danticat and was praised by The Washington Post as a compelling story that raises “punishing questions” and spins them “with tender patience.” Winfrey picks novel ‘An American Marriage’ for book club 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The blurb riled conservatives still simmering over the NFL’s decision last month to turn down an American Veterans print ad for the Super Bowl program over the message #PleaseStand. Super Bowl airs T-Mobile ‘equal pay’ ad, rejects #PleaseStand ad as too political 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z “If you are ready to fight back against the radical left, then Speaker Newt Gingrich invites you, your friends, and your family to join him in Defending America,” says the blurb. State of the Union: Donald Trump to give his first address – live updates 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Of course there's nothing wrong with MPs not mentioning their party on their Twitter blurb. Which MPs don't display party allegiance on Twitter? 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A blurb on the Sinn Fein Bookshop website describes him as an “irrepressible republican raconteur and wit.” Tweet on Massacre Anniversary Puts Harsh Light on Sinn Fein Member 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Notably, it is not the character Jack Reacher, who I assumed was the same until halfway through writing this blurb. 9 new trailers you should watch this week 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Star attraction According to the blurb, Rostov Arena will be notable for its roof – which apparently imitates the meanderings of the river. Russia 2018 World Cup: the complete guide to all the stadiums 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Writing at the time, the poet Frank O’Hara observed that Oldenburg “actually does what is most often claimed wrongly in catalog blurbs: transform his materials into something magical and strange.” Claes Oldenburg Is (Still) Changing What Art Looks Like 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z He was outraged by the biographical blurb on an edition of The Sun Also Rises, his masterpiece about a lost generation damaged by the first world war. Unseen letters show Hemingway’s fight against celebrity and ‘bullshit publicity’ 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z Here’s why I picked up this debut novel: a posh-boarding-school setting, and a blurb on the cover that cited Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History.” Books to disappear into this fall 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z “Cory has not been getting along with her step daughter Kacey lately,” reads the jacket blurb. They were getting along fine by the end of the film. After @tedcruz liked a porn tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz blamed ‘a staffing issue’ 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z “Note that the railway will be closed for maintenance on Labor Day and for several days thereafter,” reads a blurb on www.angelsflight.org, which advises readers to check back for updates. Four days after its restart, Angels Flight is shut down for maintenance 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z For this loyal audience, Trump’s retweets of praiseful bot or sock-puppet accounts reinforce what they already feel; it’s like reading the positive blurbs of a book they know they like. Paid actors, a fake publicist, and retweeted bots: Trump habitually uses deceit and propaganda to... 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z This collection includes some of the greatest science fiction stories ever written, but it was a blurb on the back that really caught my eye and captured my imagination. The Philip K Dick book I love most… 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z According to the introductory blurb inside each, these papers are all about forming a bespoke post-Brexit partnership with the EU. Piece by piece, the case for severing Britain’s ties to Europe is falling apart | Martin Kettle 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z "Among San Francisco's many prestigious communities, there are few that offer the privilege of privacy amid the magnificence of nature," reads the blurb on one property ad. Wealthy SF residents lose their private street over $14 tax bills - BBC News 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Burroughs even gave her a generous blurb early in her career for “Great Expectations”: “Acker gives her work the power to mirror the reader’s soul.” The Author of ‘I Love Dick’ — on One Crazy Coincidence 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Each blurb is written by a different person, acknowledging the conundrum of personal taste. All of the Christopher Nolan movie rankings, ranked 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z But the blurb captures something essential about his greatness: his extraordinary ability to interrogate the nature of reality, to make you doubt all the things you had previously taken for granted. The Philip K Dick book I love most… 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z As one online blurb for the book puts it, “Unlike other Western reporting about Russia at the time, ‘A Russian Journal’ is free of ideological obsessions.” Cold War flashback: Media’s flawed coverage of the Trump-Russia story is not helping the left 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z In 2014, not long after retiring from the National Zoo after 39 years, he read a blurb in The Post’s Reliable Source about a “Jeopardy” contestant like him. When this man sees numbers, he sees them as people 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z After the EO’s first story - not much more than a blurb, really - Bequette interviewed Arnold at length and churned out a feature for the June 26 paper. Flying saucers still evasive 70 years after pilot’s report 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z “Bill Cosby has contributed more to comedy, television, education and humanitarian causes than any person I know,” read a blurb, later withdrawn, that David Letterman contributed to a 2014 biography. Cosby trial ends in swirl of uncertainty but campaigners see encouraging signs 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z A retired newspaperman, he remembered how as an editor at the Evening Star he would fill space with tiny blurbs. Perspective | For 40 years, these guys have been pondering the Civil War at a Fairfax City McDonald’s 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z On Day 2, when the media weren’t allowed to watch, the team’s website posted a blurb saying Lynch “showed good decisiveness as the pass rush bore down on him.” Broncos QB battle again tops in the NFL this offseason 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z “That have sold, what, twelve copies combined? I gave Harold a blurb out of pity, but I couldn’t get through the first story.” “Show Don’t Tell” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The site also included promotions for Ivanka Trump’s jewelry collection, with blurbs describing her as a “scion of brand sophistication.” While in White House, Trumps remained selling points for ‘very special’ Philippines project 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z "Self-expression is an art form," says the blurb accompanying the launch of this font. Dubai becomes first city to get its own Microsoft font - BBC News 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z That’s what its promotional blurb says, anyway – but put more prosaically, it is a clump of offices, distribution centres and retail and hospitality businesses on the A303, just under 10 miles from Salisbury. The Stonehenge tunnel: ‘A monstrous act of desecration is brewing’ 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Blurb: Coined in 1907 by the American humourist Gelett Burgess, "blurb" was first found on a comic book jacket embellished with a drawing of a young lady whom Burgess dubbed "Miss Belinda Blurb". The next Harry Potter words to join the dictionary? - BBC News 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z North Lees Hall is, according to an estate agent's blurb, "situated in spectacular countryside" with "stunning historic features of the Elizabethan era". Jane Eyre hall visited by Charlotte Bronte goes up for rent - BBC News 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z She would draft press releases about human-rights abuses, hoping for a blurb in the Times. The First Theatrical Landmark of the Trump Era 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z And it struck a chord with one crucial viewer, who said in a blurb on the film’s Web page: “Death by China” is right on. Meet Mr. ‘Death by China,’ Trump’s inside man on trade 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And, given how central religion is to this book, it seems strange that neither the title nor the blurb mentions it. Physics: A cosmos in the lab : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z What do you say if you’re asked to blurb a book? The National Book Foundation President Has Reading Recommendations for Donald Trump 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z How many academic tomes include a blurb from Dr. Ruth on the back cover? ‘Casanova’: seduction, spying and social climbing 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z On the outside, she was immaculately poised, always elegantly dressed, with perfectly cut, silver hair; witty, brilliant company, properly opinionated, impatient with compromise or cant, what the book blurbs called “fiercely intelligent”. Jenny Diski remembered by Ian Patterson 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z “The style mattered. However he wrote things, whether it was a blurb about himself, or liner notes, or a TV recap,” said Nichols, “his voice was in everything.” Los Angeles music writer, proto-punker and sharp dresser Don Waller has died 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The film’s marketing materials include a blurb by Donald Trump: “ ‘Death by China’ is right on. Trump’s Muse on U.S. Trade with China 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z You just need to get someone to submit your name and a blurb explaining why you should win to the Norwegian Nobel committee. Nobel Peace Prize 2016 announcement - live 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The publicity blurb for “The 37th Parallel” says that Mezrich did extensive research for this book, and that it turned him from a skeptic into a believer. If we’re not alone, how will we know? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z A Culture Guide features blurbs on each product and recipes from a local chef who helped curate the collection. The Tastiest and Worldliest Subscription Food Boxes 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z According to the book's blurb, Hanlon Grohl will explore whether other musicians' mothers "worried about their children's livelihood and wellbeing in an industry fraught with drugs and other dangers". Dave Grohl's mother to release book about raising rock stars - BBC News 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Here you are surrounded by panels designed to look like picket signs, bedecked with quick-hit blurbs on “The Aftermath of King’s Assassination” and “Feminist Writing,” the Black Panthers and Black Power. Making a Home for Black History 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z He was also put off by their questions about whether celebrity diners might be willing to write promotional blurbs. The Most Exclusive Restaurant in America 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z "The Raspberry Shake is for any person who would like to 'see' the vibrations that are all around us but are generally not felt," says the Kickstarter blurb. This Raspberry Pi seismograph detects vibrations from earthquakes to footsteps 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z On Aug. 1, 1967, the Austin Statesman didn’t mention the attack’s first anniversary until page 13 - a two-sentence blurb at the end of a series of community and crime briefs. 50 years ago, the unthinkable became thinkable 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z “This book,” his blurb on the flap reads, “delivers completely new and refreshing ideas on how to create value in the world.” Peter Thiel’s Heroic Political Fantasies 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z In the blurb for the petition Mitchell wrote: 'Send me back to Africa' - a unique response to racism - BBC News 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Your wit is refreshing, and I truly look forward to reading the clever blurbs about selected programs. Feedback: Why type when you can write? 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z It contains enough steel to make 265 double-decker buses, trumpets the promotional blurb. Into Orbit: my dizzying drop down the world's biggest slide 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z On its jacket is a blurb from its subject. Mark Singer: ‘Trump will continue to shoot himself in the foot’ 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z If ever there is to be a collection of Ali’s verse, Saintsbury’s observation is the perfect blurb for the dust jacket. Muhammad Ali, the Political Poet 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Each photograph includes a small blurb detailing what the woman in the photo would do if her husband ever tried to strike her: Men Should Be Allowed to 'Lightly' Beat Their Wives, Pakistani Group Says 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z "Sizzling stories by India's most desirable woman," twinkles the blurb on the smartphone screen, flashing an image of a smiling woman in a red dress. Sunny Leone, former porn star, turns erotic fiction writer - BBC News 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Michael Shermer, who writes about atheism and science, initially gave the book a fulsome jacket blurb: “This book should be read by every atheist and theist passionate about the truth.” Christopher Hitchens Was Shaky in his Atheism, New Book Suggests 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z It is, as its title suggests, an unlikely hybrid, comprising a selection of Irish ballads mixed with some other songs that, as the blurb puts it, “loosely fall under the heading country soul”. Kevin Rowland: ‘I’ve expressed myself in the way I wanted’ 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Activision’s marketing blurb bills Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as extending “beyond the reaches of Earth.” Everything We Know About the New Call of Duty 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Samuel then began publishing certain posts in English, and provided a short blurb to clarify his intentions to readers. Facebook page vows to lift the lid on Eritrea's secret reign of terror 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z She wasn’t sure what the visitor wanted, so she kept responding to the photos with go-to blurbs about the art. The Brooklyn Museum's app acts like AI, but there are humans behind it 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Since then, he has written on his blog that he would like the blurb removed. Christopher Hitchens Was Shaky in his Atheism, New Book Suggests 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Layers of disturbing history slowly unfold through one woman’s intimate, murderous confession.’ says the blurb. Manchester City 2-1 West Brom: Premier League – as it happened 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The book’s blurb describes it as “a blueprint for non-violent resistance to repressive regimes”. Angola jails 17 activists for rebellion after public reading of political book 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The title is “sufficiently liquid to characterise the confusion of our times”, according to the blurb on Amazon. Final Umberto Eco book publication pushed forward after author's death 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Contacted by the Times-News, the company failed to respond to a list of questions and instead emailed a blurb describing its app. After School app displays student nudity, bullying 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z The magazine blurb promises “a report about what the media and Brussels elite are hiding from the citizens of the European Union”. Polish magazine's 'Islamic rape of Europe' cover sparks outrage 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Layers of disturbing history slowly unfold through one woman’s intimate, murderous confession.’ says the blurb. Manchester City 2-1 West Brom: Premier League – as it happened 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z With it, there are two blurbs, featuring words like "fable" and "transcendence." Oscar Watch: Why 'The Revenant' has been winning almost everything lately 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The week-long event, the boldest since Modi launched the initiative to emulate China's export miracle back in 2014, seeks to "spark a renewed sense of pride in India's manufacturing", its marketing blurb says. Modi urged to make reality match 'Make in India' hype 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Sanders wrote a blurb that appears on the jacket of a recently published book about how progressives view Obama called “Buyer’s Remorse.” Clinton will seek a reboot against Sanders on debate stage 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z "Welcome to our bookstore," reads the blurb for Google's new Editions at Play initiative. Google opens an online store for 'books that can't be printed' 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Stories about Adelson were less frequent, or reduced to news blurbs. Las Vegas newspaper staff feels casino giant Sheldon Adelson's tightening grip 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z By contrast, the publicity for "Spotlight" and "The Big Short" bombards voters with blurbs, information about prizes won and a pile-up of taglines. Oscar Watch: Why 'The Revenant' has been winning almost everything lately 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z The blurb at the bottom promises: “Political revolution inside.” 'Bernie's Yearning': Ben & Jerry's duo hit the road for Sanders in Iowa 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Their alliance ensured blurbs on thousands of news and celebrity gossip sites and countless mentions and images of the product posted on social media. Brands flock to Flint to ease water crisis — and soak up the publicity 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Their stories don’t make the evening news or even warrant blurbs in your morning paper. Washington D.C.’s serious sex-trafficking problem 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z With Babypod, babies learn to vocalise from the womb,” reads the blurb on the company’s website. Sonic youth: vaginal speaker lets you play tunes to foetuses 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Artwohl has co-written a book on deadly force whose promotional blurb begins: “In a cop’s world it’s kill or be killed.” New police training aims to produce ‘guardians,’ not ‘warriors’ 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Written on each card is a cheeky headline followed by a short blurb. Save Point 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Attention swelled and he attracted widespread aggregated news coverage and blurbs by The New York Times and CNN. Zombie Nativity Scene Penalty Not Related to Religion, Ohio Official Says 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The blurb on the back of the book talks about how nowadays we’re bombarded with messages urging us to fear diseases, from people who have “vested interests” in selling “some potion or vaccine.” What the hell’s wrong with us? Autism, vaccines and why some people believe Jenny McCarthy over every doctor 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z One is probably the coolest blurb in the history of literature: ‘‘Not bad,’’ Ezra Pound wrote. Letter of Recommendation: Christopher Logue, ‘War Music’ 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The blurb on the website explains: “There are no comfortable mattresses, fluffy pillows nor lightweight and warm down duvets.” The Tokyo hotel where guests can curl up with 1,700 good books 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Bush was a prolific emailer during his time in office, trading messages with his staff and constituents for 25 to 30 hours a week, according to the book’s own promotional blurb on Amazon. There’s one big problem with Jeb Bush’s comeback attempt: It’s called “Jeb Bush” 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z What sounds overwhelmingly complex is communicated by a few short blurbs of guidance and minimal options. Guitar Hero Live is a rare harmonious marriage of art and commerce 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z To summarize the man’s life’s work, as his Panglossian book blurb asserts: “The world is a better place than it used to be.” Nobel Prize Winner Angus Deaton's Theories, In Plain English 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The blurb accompanying the video posted on YouTube states, “This unedited version of the disputed footage proves incontestably that this termination is an abortion.” Video boosted by Carly Fiorina looks like miscarriage not abortion – experts 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Sure, some sites only feed headlines and a few choice blurbs, but many publish the entire content of their stories. You can have your ad blockers, I’ll stick with RSS 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z He contributes columns to three newspapers, and appears on TV and national radio; his guide to marriage is now in its second edition, with blurbs from three bishops. Francis in Philadelphia 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z You might be thinking that this is some stock blurb that appears at the top of every New Trailers. 9 new trailers you should watch this week 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z One of the new book’s cover blurbs is written by Mark Wahlberg, and there have been talks about turning the story into a film. Caron Butler takes readers inside a life filled with guns, guts and grit 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Compared with his NBC analog Jimmy Fallon — or even Colbert’s own summer of weird internet blurbs — The Late Show’s early "breakout" moments were more substantive. Stephen Colbert wants to give millennials their own Letterman 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Yet The Post chose to write a blurb about her on the front of the Metro section that read, “Helen Holt, a political wife and mother, held appointed office under seven presidents.” Helen Holt’s accomplishments that should have been featured 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The Amazon.com site now shows a black image of the back cover of the biography, which displayed the blurbs – although they remain on Simon & Schuster’s own site. Glowing endorsements removed from Bill Cosby book cover 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Goldstein said that representatives from some of the celebrities had contacted Simon & Schuster about removing their blurbs, but declined to cite specific names. Publisher pulls celebrity blurbs from web pages of Cosby bio 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The comparisons to Baldwin have been immediate: “I’ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died,” Toni Morrison wrote in a widely circulated blurb. A black man’s stark, visceral experience of racism 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Putting his own recollections of the making of “The Princess Bride” to paper, Mr. Elwes also called on his castmates to provide blurbs for “As You Wish.” Cary Elwes, ‘Princess Bride’ star, writes book ‘As You Wish’ about film 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Here are some blurbs from the abstract of a new study looking at what happens when companies divulge more data. OECD Scheme to Boost Taxes on Business Sector Will Hurt Global Economy and Enable Bigger Government 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z “We are committed to working with this community to verify, reproduce, and respond to legitimate reported vulnerabilities. We encourage the community to participate in our responsible reporting process,” the blurb on Bugcrowd read. Tesla Offers To Pay Hackers $1,000 To Find Its Web Weaknesses But What About Its Cars? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The blurb describes it as “a thorough compendium of the knowledge of the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drugs”. Silk Road sentencing: why governments can't win the war on darknet drugs 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Vizsafe’s blurb promises that it is all about “being a good neighbor” and supporting “your community’s well being.” Video Feature: As California Thirsts, These Apps Help Save Water 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “When you sit down, the firearm fits down in between your legs,” says the helpful advertising blurb. EXCHANGE: Women get a bang out of shooting clubs 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The best part is the fake blurbs from film critics starting at the 3:07 mark and the parody of Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” from the movie soundtrack. The Honest 'Fifty Shades' Trailer Proves How Unsexy the Movie Is 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z When "Gifted Hands" was published in 1990, the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a blurb on the back calling him a “model to all the youth of today.” Ben Carson announces presidential campaign 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z I’ll give an example, which is the miserable process of getting blurbs for books. The New Yorker’s Susan Orlean on the magic and mystery of writing 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Below is a blurb, with citations, from a forthcoming research article on this very point. If an Expert in Day Care Can't Find a Good One, Can Anyone? 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Even in a short blurb about the Obama’s budding romance, the author notes that Michelle’s mother, Marian, one point worried that Barack’s biracial background would make navigating society’s prejudices difficult. New Book Explores Role of Race For First Lady Michelle Obama 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z He clicked a marker for the old theater, and a photograph and blurb came up. A story untold: Time’s running out for Vanport survivors 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z A maternity photo of the two was recently uploaded to Facebook with a short blurb on the details of their journey as best friends, and it went viral. Best friends from Brooklyn set to give birth 1 day apart 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z “It does make things trickier,” she admits, in particular when seeking blurbs from fellow authors for a fiction debut. Author Hanya Yanagihara's Not-So-Little Life 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z When he recommended a book, she wrote the blurb. In Ellen Pao’s Suit vs. Kleiner Perkins, World of Venture Capital Is Under Microscope 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Zhang hadn’t expected the blurb to cause trouble, but such unpredictability is key to the system. Travels with My Censor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The blurb for the episode reads: “Lasting through a spectacular storm, Rick and the group meet a seemingly friendly person. Can they be trusted or are they just manipulating Rick?” 'The Walking Dead' Season 5, Episode 11 Review: She's Going 'The Distance' 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Last year, Time included him in a somewhat arbitrary list of the world’s hundred most influential people, for which I wrote a little blurb about him. The Attention-Deficit-Disorder Economy 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z The blurb also notes “a friendly person” arrives. What To Expect From Tonight's 'Walking Dead' - 'Them' 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The White House event resulted in one of film’s most famous blurbs. ‘Birth of a Nation’ — 100 years on, debate on film endures 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The week before my tour, he got in trouble for publishing a book with a cover blurb by a scholar who is associated tangentially with the Tiananmen Square movement. Travels with My Censor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The blurbs on the walls are also short, aiming more to spark curiosity and conversation than to instruct visitors in complex biological phenomena. Review: Your Brain 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z And how about this blurb from Sky Bet, title sponsor since 2013 of England’s three divisions below the Premier League. Column: FIFA hopeful is Trojan horse for gambling industry 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Brandon Stanton takes portraits of all sorts of people around New York City and posts the images with a blurb about each individual to his “Humans of New York” blog. 'Humans of New York' photographer helps kids tour Harvard 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z "A rich blend of the finest tobacco result in this smooth and satisfying flavour," reads the blurb on its packages. The cigarettes that worry tobacco firms 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z In the case of the blurb, Shanghai Translation was forced to recall all six thousand copies and replace their covers. Travels with My Censor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Fans of “Gravity’s Rainbow,” eager for its author’s every syllable, used to buy first editions of any title bearing a Thomas Pynchon blurb. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Pebble Chance,’ by Marius Kociejowski 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z “Millions of readers have found that this trademark represents a high standard of reading entertainment,” explains the blurb on the back cover of Avon’s “The Amboy Dukes,” by Irving Shulman. The Birth of Pulp Fiction | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Whacking that part of their lives down to a blurb is in my mind a grave mistake. Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z "A revealing, honest look at my favorite comedian," reads a blurb from Billy Crystal. 'Cosby' author sorry for omitting assault charges 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z By the way, it seems a bit ironic that Dwyre's fine column ended directly above The Times' blurb for "NFL tonight." Letters: USC and UCLA fans know what's at stake 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z An average drawn from more recent years would be much higher, since it took about 14 years for him to get another mention after his very first four-sentence blurb in the Feb. 19, 1990, issue. 'Eventually ... He May Run for Office': TIME on Obama in 1990 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “This unusual book may shock you, will make you laugh, and may break your heart—but you will never forget it!” the blurb warns. The Birth of Pulp Fiction | The New Yorker 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z So it offers a means, funded by parents, for businesses to sink their claws into what the blurb calls “customers of the future”. KidZania: the mini-city where children are in charge 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z But it now claims to be in the midst of what its PR blurb calls “the Green surge”. The Green party surge – and why it’s coming from Bristol and all points west 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z As the game's blurb puts it: "Two teams of powerful champions, each with a unique design and play style, battle head-to-head across multiple battlefields and game modes." Gaming final packs Seoul stadium 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z But the most interesting part of the announcement is this behind-the-scenes blurb from Variety: Iron Man is forever. Robert Downey Jr. isn’t 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z You can find the complete rankings, with blurbs, here. Bellevue moves up in national rankings 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z In the introductory blurb of three sentences, Google talks about five things that Google Wallet can do. Why Do People Think Apple Pay Is So Innovative When An Equivalent Has Been Part Of Android For Two Years? 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “Welcome to the league where world champions are made” is the blurb being used by the Bundesliga to promote its new season, which kicks off this weekend. Buoyant Bundesliga hoping to reap the benefit of German World Cup success 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The focus on co-op in this introductory blurb leads one to wonder whether you’ll be able to share single player games with friends too, so stay tuned for answers on that — one hopes it does. Sony Wants You On Its 'Virtual Couch' With 'Share Play' On PS 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z And this was before you got to his extended blurb on the inside jacket: “Fear of Flying stands as a notably luxuriant and glowing bloom in the sometimes thistly garden of ‘raised’ feminine consciousness.” Fear of Flying was the first time I encountered adult life and wasn’t bored 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The accompanying blurb noted that Comstock was a “co-patron” on the legislation, which is an “important issue for the entire Korean American community.” In Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, GOP struggles to woo minority voters I switched to the GeoBeats Travel channel for round-the-clock blurbs on various destinations, each lasting as little as a minute. App Watch: FilmOn has much more than broadcast TV 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Just some local obituary blurbs, some people-finder name results, maybe a mention in my parents’ old wedding announcement. The Case for Interviewing the Very Old People in Your Life It is only a blurb about the democratic opposition to this bad deal. Prisoner Trade Yields Rare View Into the Taliban 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z She wrote a short blurb about it in the May issue of her magazine, according to Yahoo, and she spoke with Vanity Fair about taking it for a spin around her farm earlier this week. Martha Stewart has a drone, and she thinks it's 'beautiful' 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z McMahon’s blurb on the church Web site notes that he lives in Maryland “with his husband.” Same-sex marriage is new test for Catholic institutions used to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ 2014-04-07T09:00:00Z Naturally, many consumers don’t even read reviews, they just read blurbs on video game trailers they see on TV. Why 'Buyer Beware' Is A Terrible Excuse For Bad Video Games 2014-03-31T22:12:00Z The book’s blurb says it is about a journalist who smokes, drinks and can be often found at a poker table, with three ex-wives and two girlfriends. 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