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Perhaps we should have #TenTweets about BOOK BLURBS next. It seems rather timely, somehow. Follow the hashtag to collect them all! #TenThingsAboutBookBlurbs
1. A blurb, as opposed to a cover quote (which is usually a one-line comment by another author, saying how much they liked the book) is a short synopsis on the back of the book jacket, summarizing the contents for the reader. #TenThingsAboutBookBlurbs
2. That said, its sole purpose is to represent the book in a way that will draw in potential readers, in only a couple of sentences. That doesn't often make for subtlety or nuanced, in-depth analysis. #TenThingsAboutBookBlurbs
