As we previewed Thursday, our new free ebook Buzz Books 2020: Fall/Winter arrives this week packed with 30 pre-publication excerpts from major authors and exciting debuts. Our sampler is the ultimate way to prepare for the fall publishing season. For the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys, you can download through NetGalley or Edelweiss. The consumer version is available on all the major ebookstore platforms (the “download” button here links to them all). Our samplers are highly anticipated by our network of passionate readers who use them to fill their pre-orders and TBR lists (and we […]
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The Big Buzz Event
Remember to register now for the Publishers Lunch Buzz Books Presents (#LunchBuzz) Zoom panel featuring six editors in the format you know and love, presenting six curated potential breakout titles for the fall. We’ll see you online on Wednesday, May 20 at 7 pm EDT. The first 150 booksellers who register will get a package of four printed and two digital galleys for the featured titles (since some publishers are currently unable to print and ship galleys), without having to rush the tables at the end of the session. So spread the word among your bookseller friends. We’re also helping to raise […]
Great Editors (and Fun): A PL Online Panel Presents Six Breakout Books
In conjunction with the new edition of our “convention in an ebook,” the Buzz Books 2020: Fall/Winter sampler of 30 great excerpts from forthcoming books, we are excited to invite you to our own version of the annual editors panel highlighting six breakout books and the editors who discovered them. Register now for the Publishers Lunch Buzz Books Presents (#LunchBuzz) Zoom panel and save the date for Wednesday, May 20 at 7 pm EDT. We’ve curated a mix of important debut fiction, potential breakouts from authors on the rise, and provocative nonfiction — and you can start reading all of the […]
Great Excerpts: The New Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter Samplers
With the season’s book events cancelled and digital promotion taking on a more important role than ever, today we launch two installments in the most successful sampler program in publishing: Buzz Books 2020 Fall/Winter and Buzz Books 2020: Romance. The Fall/Winter sampler presents excerpts from 30 highly anticipated fall titles, bringing together debut voices, beloved authors, breakout books, provocative nonfiction, and a selection of new YA titles as well. Plus, the anthology begins with a comprehensive preview from Publishers Lunch of hundreds of noteworthy Fall/Winter books to have on your radar. It’s all the fun and discovery of galley grabbing […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Nonfiction Part 2
Our season overview from Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Summer continues with nonfiction, part two. Here is our preview of history and crime; essays, criticism, and more; and biography and memoir. The coming season includes autobiographies from the late Elijah Cummings, Ilhan Omar, and Linda Sarsour; and biographies of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Nancy Pelosi, and Mitch McConnell. Notable memoirs dropping this season include those of Chelsea Manning, Glennon Doyle, Oliver Stone, and Sandra Tsing-Loh. History buffs will enjoy new offerings from Erik Larson, Mike Davis, and Robert Zoellick. For the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for full galleys, […]
Buzz Books Spring/Summer Preview: Nonfiction Part 1
Our season preview from our Buzz Books 2020 Spring/Summer sampler continues with nonfiction. Because of the number of titles, we have divided the preview in half, today featuring spring and summer books about politics and current events, social issues, and science and technology. Books concerned with saving American democracy from an assortment of threats dominate this season’s nonfiction, alongside a number of books about members of Congress and other political leaders. Meanwhile, our sampler features work from Tyson Yunkaporta (Sand Talk) and Patrik Svensson (The Book of Eels). For the trade editions — with publicity and marketing info, and click-throughs for […]