Thanks for this. The catalog of buzzworthy books for the spring is super-helpful. I like the way you separate out debut authors from mainstream, and the non-fiction categories are also helpful.

I love when a new edition of "buzz books" becomes available. It's a real treat reading excerpts from upcoming books and being able to request to read the whole thing is an added bonus! I always end up with an interesting list to take to my bookgroups

Buzz Books for Spring/Summer was very helpful in choosing titles to order for my library. There were several included in there that I would not have chosen otherwise. I look forward to reading them when they arrive at my branch.

As always, this is a super helpful resource for readers and reviewers alike. A good selection of excerpts across a variety of genres/subgenres—and the redesign looks great!

I faithfully read each edition of Buzz Books to curate the next collection of book launches that I intend to read and review. As the president of a book club and professional writer and book reviewer, I find Buzz Books an invaluable resource to help me focus my attention and invest my time on authors and subjects that will resonate with me, my readers and my book club members.

I really like this book. It helps me see what is being released in the next six months. In addition it carried excerpts for at least one of the books I was interested in.

Another 5 star read for a glimpse into what’s to come in the world of literature. I’m happy this book continues to list many upcoming books including fiction, nonfiction, new authors, seasoned authors and much more. I also like the excerpts but wish all of the excerpts contained a link to request on Netgalley.

I enjoy the Buzz Books Excerpts. They provide a good look at some of the upcoming publications for this year. I like that the book is divided into three main categories: fiction, commercial fiction, and non-fiction. There are 44 substantial excerpts- surely enough to let you know whether you want to read more by the author.

I have added quite a few to my TBR pile. Now I am just waiting for publication dates. Thank-you Publisher Lunch for offering this book to entice us.

As a child of Appalachia, I am so pleased to see Appalachian authors and/or settings in this Buzz books collection. Thank you for the excerpts that will assist in making my final selections. Some great reading ahead!

A wonderful premise and very helpful for staying up to date with upcoming releases. The format is a little tricky to navigate though.

I just finished reading Buzz Books 2019, which is a sample collection of excerpts from upcoming fiction and nonfiction releases for spring/summer (autumn/winter for me).

The book starts by listing yet-to-be releases, a lot of which were already on my radar, but I was thrilled to discover that Michael Robotham has a new standalone coming out this year – ‘Good Girl, Bad Girl’, as I really enjoyed ‘The Secrets She Keeps’ last year. I also added to my out-of-control tbr Nora Robert’s – ‘Under Currents' and Michelle Sacks – ‘Moon Daddy' (which I think may have since had a name change to ‘All the Lost Things'?).

The excerpts are divided into ‘fiction’ and ‘nonfiction. I'm not big reader of NF so I concentrated on the former. Each book starts with a ‘summary’ followed by ‘sample chapters’. There are 37 fiction (divided into ‘fiction’ and ‘debut'), and 7 nonfiction to choose from, spanning a wide range of genres.

My favourite excerpts were Alex Noth – ‘The Whisper Man' (5 sample chapters) and Tracy Garvis Graves – ‘The Girl He Used to Know' (2 sample chapters), and based on what I read I really should just pre-order those two now. I was so sad when the samples ended.

I already have e-ARC's from Netgalley for Annie Ward – ‘Beautiful Bad', and Melanie Golding – ‘Little Darlings’, so I didn't read those excerpts, but look forward to reading both in the coming month.

Sadie Jones – ‘The Snakes’ (isn't the cover for it gorgeous?), Liv Constantine – ‘The Last Time I saw You', and M.T. Edvardsson – ‘A Nearly Normal Family’ were intriguing reads as well.

Thanks Netgalley and Buzz Books Publishers Lunch for the digital copy. Definitely worth checking out! There's a ‘teen’ version as well which I plan to read.

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Today is a catch up day for me. Recently I've been carrying around my Kindle and reading Buzz Books like they are short story collections. I've been slowly working my way through them, and haven't gotten around to reviewing them until today. This particular Buzz Book has me excited for this year's upcoming releases. I always love the bigger books that are stuffed full of hundreds of pages of previews. These are a few of the up comers that stuck out to me.

Roar - Cecelia Ahern. I didn't really need to read this preview to know I would want to tackle the full book. First of all, Cecelia Ahern - need I say more? She's amazing. The summary of this collection calls these stories a blend of "fables with magical realism". Thats like... book candy. I can hardly wait to get my hands on a copy - this will for sure be a bedtime story collection for me.

The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. I love a good generational tale. It is so satisfying to see a family throughout the years, so this novel that alternates between three time periods in one family sounds perfect for me. This novel seems almost ... foggy. I am almost completely sure that no where in the preview did they mention fog, but it was one of those atmospheric introductions that makes you feel the cold coming off the water.

Glory Road by Lauren K Denton. Once again, this is one of those books that caught my attention by being a generational story. Well... and a novel with an incredible cover. But mostly the generational family story thing. I'm really looking forward to getting lost in this families story.

A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvarson. YES YES YES. I love family dramas. I love thrillers. I love a good court scene. Well, this thriller/family drama opens up in a court house. This preview was such a page turner for me. I NEED to know what happens. I need all the juicy details.


Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward. Ok, so, I'm kind of cheating by listing this one because I have already read it. This novel has alternating then/now time lines and it is full of so much juicy drama. Once I started it, I literally could not put it down. When I finished it at 2 AM, I informed my fiance that he needed to start it IMMEDIATELY so that I had someone to talk to about it. DO NOT PASS THIS ONE UP.



Ok, those were the big ones for me this time around. There were a few others that popped out to me that I will probably also pick up eventually, like The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins, The Whisper man by Alex North, Baby of the Family by Maura Roosevelt and The Honey Bus by Meredith May.

Great way to learn about the year's most exciting books to come! Can't wait to read my way through 2019.

I just foung out this book and this was amazing. I like reading excerpts. I added few books to my tbr list.

This was the first time I've read Buzz Books - what a great resource! I'm especially excited about Cecelia Ahern's story collection, Lindy West's latest, and Melanie Golding's mystery that was already optioned to become a movie (how!?). I'm intrigued by Jill Abramson's Merchants of Truth: The Business of News the Fight for Facts, John Carlos Frey's Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border, and Maureen Callahan's American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century. And I have high hopes for Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States (by Samantha Allen), Words No Bars Can Hold: Literacy Learning in Prison (Deborah Appleman), and No Visible Bruises: What We Don't Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us (Rachel Louise Snyder). (Plus I already know I'll be purchasing a copy of Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon as a gift for someone!)

Thanks for providing this collection of excerpts and book information. As always, these are an excellent way to learn about and get interested in many of the latest titles from the upcoming season.

I looked through these and none of them were by any well known authors! Not sure how they are buzz books.

I always love seeing Buzz Books snapshot of upcoming releases. 2019 looks like it will be a great year for publishing! Thanks again Buzz Books.

I just finished checking out the Young Adult Buzz Books reference collection so now I must check out the Adult Fiction/ Nonfiction. I made myself a goal this year to read more Adult fiction so this resource will help me prepare my tbr. 2019 looks to be setting up to be a great year for literature. I definitely recommend this resource. You won't be disappointed.

This is the first time I have looked at the Buzz Books. Great list of books to look forward to. The only down side is quite a few books were not available.