After a great inaugural virtual Buzz Panel last May (and a Romance Buzz Panel over the summer), we are excited to add a Winter Editors Buzz Panel to our schedule, ahead of the now-virtual Winter Institute. We are proud to be joined by the American Booksellers Association as co-presenter of the event, with ABA board member and co-owner of Solid State Books in Washington, DC Jake Cumsky-Whitlock serving as moderator. The panel convenes Wednesday, January 27 at 7 PM EST. You can register starting now — and the first 50 booksellers who register will get a package of printed galleys […]
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Our Buzz Books Romance Panel
Join us Wednesday, July 22 at 6pm EDT to hear romance writers chat about some of the buzziest books of the upcoming season. Four Buzz Books 2020: Romance authors will answer questions from their editors about what inspires them, what it’s like to write romance from a diverse perspective and more. Romance author Kwana Jackson (Real Men Knit) will host the event. A Q&A will follow, as well as a lottery for prizes (summer books bundles, tote bags, and other surprises!) for five lucky registrants. The authors and editors are: Melissa Ferguson, THE CUL-DE-SAC WAR (Thomas Nelson). Editor: Jocelyn Bailey Brenda Jackson, FOLLOW YOUR […]
Introducing Our Buzz Books Romance Panel
Following on the success of our virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel in May, we are presenting Buzz Books Romance on July 22 at 6 pm EDT. The format will be slightly different: Select Buzz Books 2020: Romance authors will answer questions from their editors about what inspires them, what it’s like to write romance from a diverse perspective and more. Romance author Kwana Jackson (Real Men Knit) will host the event. A Q&A will follow, as well as a lottery for prizes (summer books bundles, tote bags, and other surprises!) for five lucky registrants. The authors and editors are: Melissa […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 2
Our season overview from Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Summer continues with nonfiction, part two, including history and crime; essays, criticism, and more; and biography and memoir. Our preview includes autobiographies by Michael J. Fox, Elijah Cummins, the Jonas Brothers, Ree Drummond, Megan Rapinoe, Jerry Seinfeld, the inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, and Elvira. In biography, highlights include Jonathan Alter on Jimmy Carter, Sarah Smarsh on Dolly Parton, David S. Reynolds on Abraham Lincoln, and Mark Salter on John McCain. Get the “trade edition” of Buzz Books 202 Fall/Winter from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. Titles excerpted in Buzz […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 1
Our season preview from our Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter sampler continues with nonfiction. Because of the number of titles, we have divided the preview in half, today featuring fall and winter books about politics and current events, social issues, and science and technology. The coming season includes titles from Al Sharpton, Claudia Rankine, Eula Biss, Laila Lalami, and more. Get the “trade edition” of Buzz Books 202 Fall/Winter from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. Titles excerpted in Buzz Books are noted with an asterisk. (Please remember: Because we prepared this preview many months in advance, titles, […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Commercial
We continue to present extracts from our big Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter overview, today highlighting commercial fiction. Did you download your copy yet? Get the “trade edition” from NetGalley or Edelweiss., or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. Buzz Books Fall/Winter includes work from Ken Follett and Smith Henderson and Jon Marc Smith. Plus the season promises new work from a number of big names including Jodi Picoult, Carl Hiaasen, Nora Roberts, and more. Here is our full list of commercial fiction titles for the fall and winter season, alphabetically by author. Titles excerpted in Buzz Books are noted […]