Tag Archives: book blurbs

Party-Pooping Smarty-Pants…Ruining the Punchline

Posted on June 26, 2011 by meredithjaffe

My girlfriend Marilyn* and I have been friends for over twenty years now.  Our lives have headed in different directions making it difficult to sustain the friendship through running a successful business and doing a degree in American politics (Marilyn) … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Blurb

Posted on April 10, 2011 by meredithjaffe

Some of us do, some of us don’t.  I never do.  Read the blurb, that is.  You know, all that marketing guff on the back cover of books, designed to hook you.  The quotes from The Guardian, The Sydney Morning … Continue reading →

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