Book blurbs going away? I somehow doubt it, being direct to consumer/reader marketing. Seems like a job for comical AI. I tend to skip considering books with blurbs entirely by people/authors I don't recognize. But if one of my favorite authors says it's the greatest book since...
https://lithub.com/in-a-dazzling-move-simon-schuster-is-dropping-their-blurbs-requirement/