It’s hard to believe that it has been 5 years since since we published our first free Buzz Books ebook anthology, shortly before BEA, and today we are proud to release two new collections, Buzz Books 2016: Fall/Winter with substantial pre-publication excerpts from 40 highly anticipated adult titles, and Buzz Books 2016 YA, with another 20 great young adult excerpts. We invented these samplers as a way of amplifying the “buzz books” concept beyond the limitations of a few convention speaking slots, and to give showgoers some direct experience with the text (rather than just the promotion). We were also anticipating […]
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Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Nonfiction
Our final excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s extensive preview of forthcoming spring and summer titles focuses on nonfiction. You can start reading many of the highlighted titles — noted with an asterisk — right now in Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer. Collect the trade editions from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or get the consumer editions from your ebookstore of choice. (And please note: because we prepare this preview many months in advance, titles, content, and publication dates are all subject to change.) NONFICTION Start your conversations in the spring and summer with economist Thomas Piketty’s new book; a treatise on the Internet by […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Literary & Debut Fiction
Our second excerpt from Sarah Weinman’s extensive preview of forthcoming spring and summer titles focuses on literary and debut fiction. You can start reading many of the highlighted titles — noted with an asterisk — right now in Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer. (Collect the trade editions from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or get the consumer editions from your ebookstore of choice.) And please note: because we prepare this preview many months in advance, titles, content, and publication dates are all subject to change. No matter what the blizzard does to Winter Institute travel, it’s your best way to sample some of the […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Commercial Fiction
As we noted previously, we are off to our fastest start ever with downloads and social media activity for our two new Buzz Books 2016 free ebook samplers. For the rest of this week we’re running select excerpts from Sarah Weinman’s extensive seasonal preview of adult trade titles set for publication over the spring and summer months, starting with commercial fiction. You can start reading many of the highlighted titles — noted with an asterisk — right now in Buzz Books 2016: Spring/Summer. (Collect the trade editions from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or get the consumers editions from your ebookstore of choice.) And please […]