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The Believer Magazine will return to McSweeney’s, after being purchased by SEO company Paradise Media recently. According to the New York Times, Paradise Media agreed to sell it back to the publisher “at what McSweeney’s described as a ‘meaningful’ loss.” (Yes, this is a bit unclear. If Paradise took a loss, why are they not the source for this? Or is McSweeney’s saying their organization incurred a loss? We asked.) The Believer was shuttered this spring by the Black Mountain Institute at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and was sold to Paradise Media for $225,000. McSweeney’s reportedly bid to try […]

Last week we launched our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter sampler, with excerpts from an array of great forthcoming literary and debut fiction. If you haven’t downloaded your copy yet, the “trade edition” is available now from NetGalley or Edelweiss, or find the consumer editions all linked at our main Buzz Books website. And on Wednesday we’ll convene our live Buzz Books Editors Panel with moderator Bobby Finger hosting six editors and their authors discussing some of the season’s potential breakout titles. Today our season preview from our Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter sampler continues with nonfiction. Because of the number of titles, we have divided the […]

In a story that unfolded all last week, The Believer magazine was recently purchased by Paradise Media, a digital marketing company specializing in SEO. The purchase was flagged on Twitter after people noticed that one of the magazine’s articles had been replaced by clickbait content titled “25 Best Hookup Sites for Flings, New Trysts, and Casual Dating.” The Believer was purchased by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Black Mountain Institute from McSweeney’s in 2017 for $650,000, and was shuttered this spring. UNLV College of Liberal Arts dean Jennifer Keene cited financial problems: “The Believer consumed a significant portion of […]

We continue to present extracts from our big Buzz Books 2022 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. This fall, there are new titles on deck from bestsellers like Stephen King, Veronica Roth, Josh Malerman, and Elin Hilderbrand. Our sampler features work by T. Greenwood, Alice Feeney, Joel Dicker, and others. Titles excerpted in Buzz Books are noted in boldface and with an asterisk. (Please remember: Because we prepared this preview many months in advance, titles, content, and publication dates are all […]

Our new free ebook Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter arrived this week packed with 59 pre-publication excerpts from major authors and exciting debuts. Our sampler is the ultimate way to prepare for the upcoming 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 editions of Buzz Books 2022: Fall/Winter are available now on all major ebook platforms, including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Apple, and Google Play. Authors to be featured on our upcoming Buzz Books Editors Panel on Wednesday, May 18 are noted with an asterisk. (Register for the panel now). Here are all of […]