As always, our Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer anthology–and Publishers Lunch–will include a comprehensive list of notable upcoming books. If you haven’t done so already, please send information about your top titles publishing February through August 2025–including title, author, imprint, pub date, and ISBN–to our news team by Friday, November 22. Fiction submissions can be sent to Erin Somers (Erin@publishersmarketplace.com) and nonfiction to Katy Hershberger (Katy@publishersmarketplace.com).
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Call for Spring/Summer Season Preview Listings
Our forthcoming Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer sampler will include, as usual, extensive seasonal preview listings of notable titles on the way. We compile these big roundups by looking at publisher catalogs; our own comprehensive monthly lists of significant forthcoming books; hints from our substantial flow of deal reports; aggregation of “anticipated books” lists from other publications; word-of-mouth within the industry; and more. If you have notable spring/summer titles you would like to have considered for the preview list — particularly ones you are concerned we might have missed from the regular signals, along with drop-ins and rescheduled releases — now is […]
Calling For Your Buzz Book Nominations
It’s that time again: your invitation to include your buzziest titles in the 26th edition of Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer, book publishing’s longest-running, most successful sampler! Nominations are due October 16. Send a list of your nominated titles (publishing between February 2025 and September 2025), including imprint, pub date, genre (fiction, debut, nonfiction), ISBN, and any compelling information about the title, to project directors Julie Trelstad and Ali Battey at buzzbooks@publishersmarketplace.com. Based on feedback and interest, we will be holding TWO virtual Buzz Books Editors and Authors Panels for this edition, gathering hundreds of booksellers, librarians, reviewers and educators. We’ll […]