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With an opener by Graham Greene (‘One never knows when the blow may fall’ – The Third Man) or Robert Harris (‘The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away’ – The Ghost) there is reassurance that we are going to enjoy clear, smooth, swift writing
Louise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
‘The le Carré covers were a conscious attempt to revive the copy style of the type-only Gollancz covers from the early 1960s, when book covers were used as marketing vehicles, often written directly in the voice of the publisher. The language is high-flown but has an appealing authenticity to it – you feel the enthusiasm of the publisher for the wo
... See moreLouise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets
Graham: We liked them. They were like us. They had hacker values, basically. They were from graduate programs in computer science too. They were our tribe of people, not these weird business people we kept having to deal with. Plus they weren't jerks about the acquisition. So many companies play hardball in acquisitions. It's so stupid. Don't they
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
check on him, he’s a bona fide journalist in good standing.
