This is your invitation to submit your buzziest forthcoming romance books to our Buzz Books 2025: Romance sampler. Nominations are due May 21. Send a list of your nominated titles (publishing between September 2025 and August 2026)—including imprint, pub date, ISBN, and any compelling information about the title—to project directors Julie Trelstad and Ali Battey at buzzbooks@publishersmarketplace.com. This year we are adding more buzz to the program with an official seal, substantially increased advertising and social media exposure, new and bigger Publishers Lunch features, front page space on Publishers Marketplace, and a bold new design. The collection will publish on […]
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Don’t Miss Our Live Authors & Editors Panel, Tonight
Tonight at 7 PM Eastern, join us for our Buzz Books Authors & Editors Panel, hosted by the brilliant Leigh Haber. Next season’s hottest authors will discuss their inspirations and craft with their editors. Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer (Editor: Sarah Stein, Harper) A tender exploration of end-of-life choices and long-term marriage as Eliot and Claire navigate the difficult decisions that arise after Claire’s eight-year cancer journey. The Exes by Leodora Darlington (Editor: Maya Ziv, Dutton) A suspenseful debut thriller following a seemingly perfect romance as it unravels, revealing dark secrets with potentially deadly consequences. Burn Down Master’s House […]
A Great Fiction Editor and Authors Panel
It’s time to enroll for our signature fall/winter Buzz Books Editors and Authors virtual panel, scheduled for Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM. We have an extraordinary line-up, focused on fiction, featuring: – Catherine Chidgey, with editor Reagan Arthur, as part of the launch of her Cardinal imprint – Shen Tao, with editor Monique Patterson at Bramble, discussing her sci-fi/fantasy novel that sold in a major deal, for seven figures – Orion publishing director Leodora Darlington, with editor Maya Ziv at Dutton – Ann Packer, with editor Sarah Stein at Harper, with a look at the her first book in […]
Submit Your Fall/Winter Season Preview Listings
As always, our Buzz Books 2025: Fall/Winter anthology–and Publishers Lunch–will include a comprehensive list of notable upcoming books. Please send information about your top titles publishing September 2025 through February 2026–including title, author, imprint, pub date, and ISBN–to our news team by Monday, April 7. Fiction submissions can be sent to Erin Somers (Erin@publishersmarketplace.com) and nonfiction to Katy Hershberger (Katy@publishersmarketplace.com).
Last Call for Buzz Books Submissions
We’re still accepting nominations for our next Buzz Books collection, highlighting hotly anticipated titles in Fall 2025 and Winter 2026. Send us your buzziest titles by Thursday, February 27, along with imprint, pub date, and genre (fiction, debut, nonfiction). The Fall/Winter edition will publish on May 14.
Watch The Buzz Books Horror Panel
You can now watch our latest Buzz Books Authors and Editors panel, dedicated to a genre that author Markus Redmond likened to punk music: “It’s rebellious, it has something to say, and it’s totally in your face.” With their editors, authors Ivy Pochoda, Redmond, Hester Steel, and Daphne Fama discussed their upcoming titles and then the group engage in an inspiring and illuminating panel discussion about how vibrant, evolving, and diverse the genre can be. As Page Street editor Alexandra Murphy said, “There is horror for everyone out there….It’s a sandbox of a genre where you can throw any other […]