: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)
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Noun
a blurb on a book jacket
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Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Write a short blurb with link to video.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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Noun
The Ken Burns stamp of approval Documentarian Ken Burns, who is as steeped in American history as anyone, was one of the people who provided a blurb for the book jacket in praise of Crawford’s work.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Write a short blurb with link to video.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
To blurb books, to be on panels, to fly to LA, where her film agent whisked her to the opera in his white Porsche.
—Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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