Blurb Stomping

“One big author and one major publisher announced within weeks of each other that they were through with the practice of blurbs, and the resulting conversation threw publishing into a tizzy. In the process, it provided a new lens on who has access to clout and resources in an increasingly precarious industry.” A major book publisher announced a change. The industry freaked out. We may have reached peak book blurb. We have definitely reached peak news blurb, or at least I have. (If I’ve still got my chops, that should read as a cry for help.)