Alongside our recently-published Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter sampler, our Buzz Books 2021: Romance collection returns for a sixth year. Buzz Books 2021: Romance is available now, with 10 exclusive pre-publication excerpts. This year’s edition features more contemporary romance than ever before, as well as more diverse voices from imprints such as Zebra. From power players such as Kat Martin and Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth, now a Netflix film, to fan favorites Therese Beharrie and Marcella Bell, these authors are bestselling and award-winning. Discover debut romance writers Ali Hazelwood and Jean Meltzer then round out your reading list with LGBTQ titles […]
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Streaming Buzz
In case you missed it, we had another terrific evening on Wednesday with six breakout fall authors and their editors on our latest Buzz Books Editors Panel. Praise and enthusiasm from booksellers continues to pour in and now we have the full recording available to watch at your leisure. Once again, our thanks to the ABA for co-sponsoring, to bookseller Donya Craddock from The Dock Bookshop in Ft. Worth, TX for stepping in to host, and to all of the participating editors and authors. The featured titles are shown below in the order in which they presented. You can use […]
Wednesday: Editor Megan Lynch in the Discuss Forum, Plus Our Evening Buzz Books Editors Panel
Join Megan Lynch online at Publishers Marketplace tomorrow–Wednesday, May 19 at noon Eastern– for the latest Discuss forum, to ask questions about acquisitions and agents that face editors. The discussion will happen at this link. A reminder that these are straightforward typed message board conversations. No cameras, no sound, no zooming, no separate apps required. Use the “reply” button to type your questions or comments, and Megan will post back. You can post questions ahead of time, too, if you wish. And don’t forget to register now for our much-anticipated virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel, convening Wednesday evening 7 PM Eastern, co-presented by the American Booksellers […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 2
Our season overview from Buzz Books 2021 Fall/Winter concludes with nonfiction, part two, including history and crime; essays, criticism, and more; and biography and memoir. Get the “trade edition” of Buzz Books 2021 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, content, and publication dates are all subject to change.) History & Crime Marc Andrus, Brothers in the Beloved Community: The Friendship of Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. (Parallax, 9/28) Amy Argetsinger, There She Was: The Secret […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Nonfiction Part 1
Our season preview from our Buzz Books 2021 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 business, science and technology. This season’s nonfiction features vital social justice works by the history-making activists Anita Hill and Tarana Burke. The Coronavirus, Donald Trump, and racism are also covered in many new titles. Get the “trade edition” of Buzz Books 2021 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 […]
Buzz Books Fall/Winter Preview: Commercial Fiction
We continue to present extracts from our big Buzz Books 2021: 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. And don’t forget to register for our much anticipated virtual Buzz Books Editors Panel, convening next Wednesday, May 19 at 7 PM Eastern, co-presented by the American Booksellers Association. Buzz Books Fall/Winter includes work from Mitch Albom, Noah Hawley, and Kimberly McCreight. The upcoming season will see some of the biggest names in fiction publish new books, including Liane Moriarty, Ken Follett, Nicholas […]