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Lee and I called on James Buchanan, the 1986 Nobel laureate in economics, to write a blurb for our book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The online blurb says the book is a "darkly humorous novel that uses the deftest touch to draw a thread through the lives of Welsh farmers, city accountants, Indian hoteliers and Eisteddfod mums".
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Busbice, in a blurb written before March 27, specifically cited a 20% increase in the tariff on all imported goods and the 25% tax on metal goods, in particular.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
“This is outdated,” another account said, commenting on a ChatGPT blurb about a Taylor Swift ticket allegedly selling for $200,000 on the secondary market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
“Just like being by the sea!” the blurb claimed.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
The show, which is having its world premiere at the Old Globe’s Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, is just so damn heartwarming that I can’t help but resort to the language of blurbs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I didn’t read the glowing blurbs for a first-time author from Gwyneth Paltrow, Gloria Steinem, Chanel Miller and Mariska Hargitay.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
After the debate, “Steve’s Vision” was updated with several more short blurbs and some bolded words.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2024
Two other blurbs on the cover read: "paranoid and mercurial" and "understanding how Emperor Chongzhen drove himself to a dead end".
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
Dresner would read respondents proposed PR blurbs and slogans about the movie to find out which ones worked the best.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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