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Great way to start the year or month with this book highlighting what is coming out!

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I absolutely love reading the excerpts in the Buzz Books monthly list! For January, I am especially looking forward to reading Frostblood in its entirety! And the cover is incredible! Caraval also sounds so amazing!

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Buzz Books always helps me decide what ARCs to request, thanks

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This is a great collection of excerpts of upcoming books for the month of January 2017.

It contains an introduction followed by a section with a list of anticipated debut fiction, commercial fiction, and nonfiction titles. Then it has a section of "Week by Week" title releases and at the end some book excerpts that were originally published in Buzz Books 2016: Fall/Winter and Buzz Books 2016: Young Adult Fall/Winter. I particularly enjoyed the excerpt for CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber.

Overall, a great list of buzzing titles for the month of January 2017.

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A great selection of books, some of which have caught my eye before, such as Frostblood, which looks a particularly enticing read. Really enjoyed perusing the books given, much appreciated. Many thanks for providing such a stellar service of the books coming up and published.

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This was my very first time reading a Buzz Book monthly sampler and I really enjoyed it. It's a great source that can help broaden your reading horizons. I hope this will help me get out of my confort zone and into books I wouldn't necessarily pick up otherwise. Fantastic preview format of the books coming out in January and a fantastic selection of excerpts .

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Excellent preview. It made me realize how unfamiliar I am with books outside of the young adult genre. Reading this put books and authors on my radar that I may not have otherwise encountered. I also appreciated how many books were included in this edition. I look forward to future installments.

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Interesting way to find new books/authors to read.

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Great excerpt collection! Caravel, Frostblood, and Things We Have in Common all peek my interest!

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The January edition brought excerpts for six books, two of which, I had some interest in prior to seeing them here - History of Wolves and The Fire By Night (how great is this cover?). The excerpts push me over the edge from ‘interested’ to ‘have to read’. The other thing I love about these monthly compilations is the extensive list of releases for the month, by genre. It’s nice to have it all in one place and to be able to go back and see what I might’ve missed. The January edition was a win for this reader.

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Always love receiving these previews of these new releases!

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Thank you for these collections - they are so helpful for getting a feel for what's coming out! It truly helps me "sell" the books to our patrons when I can sample.

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This book was a great help and a wealth of knowledge for those looking for more information on the industry. Although I would not recommend it on our magazine site for readers, I have recommended it personally to many up and coming authors and writers. A great compilation and packed full of helpful information.

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Really useful! Great to read samples before buying, and get recommendations for new authors.

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What a great sampler of upcoming fiction. Loved it to bits!!

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Thank you for the suggestions and the excerpts. I am looking forward to reading some of your titles showcased.

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As with the other Buzz Books collections, this book features excerpts of books that are releasing soon, in this case, books that released in January 2017.

The monthly collections do not feature new works, and instead feature books that were already featured in earlier editions of Buzz Books. I did not realize this before requesting the first three monthly editions, so I had already read part of the January edition.

That being said, I did find some additional books to add to my list. And the duplicate entries were ones I am interested in, so I didn’t mind reading their excerpts again. I still think the Buzz Books collections are a great way to check out upcoming releases.

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Have always loved these previews. I especially appreciate the monthly ones. Less overwhelming.

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thanks for letting me read this -- great book recs!

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In contrast to the half-yearly buzz books, I won't be reviewing the Monthly buzz books on my blog. It is a nice reminder of the books that are being published in January, and I will be using the list.
The excerpts were nice, but I was a bit disappointed to see most of them had already featured in the Buzz Books before.

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