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Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter: Exclusive excerpts from forthcoming titles by Louise Erdrich, Bill McKibben, Celeste Ng, Robin Sloan, Amy Tan and 35 more
Buzz Books gives you 40 chances to find your next great reads, providing exclusive early looks at the next big thing from favorite authors and hot new discoveries. From bestselling authors, we have samples of new work from Louise Erdrich and nonfiction from novelist Amy Tan in her memoir Where the Past Begins, as well as fiction from environmentalist Bill McKibben (Radio Free Vermont). A rich selection of highly anticipated follow-up books is inside, From author of Ten Thousand Saints Eleanor Henderson comes her new novel The Twelve Mile Straight; from the author of the quirky Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan there is Sourdough; and Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You returns with Little Fires Everywhere. This edition is packed with 16 debut novels, including the highly-touted Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo and the big thriller The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, along with first novels by Sarah Bailey, Phil Harrison, Ali Land, K Arsenault Rivera, Adrian Walker, Cherise Wolas and more. In nonfiction, Bryan Mealer's The Kings of Big Spring recounts his family's complicated history with the Texas oil industry; Jaime Lowe's Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind is both memoir and an investigation into the history, uses, and controversies behind lithium; Heather Harpham's Happiness looks at an estranged couple drawn back together by their daughter's unexpected illness; and actor Gabrielle Union's collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman suggests that We're Going to Need More Wine. Regular readers know that each Buzz Books collection is filled with early looks at titles that will go on to top the bestseller lists and critics' "best of the year" lists. And our comprehensive seasonal preview starts the book off with a curated overview of hundreds of notable books on the way later this year. For still more great previews, check out our separate Buzz Books 2017: Young Adult Fall/Winter as well, available on all major ebookstores.
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Published May 16, 2017
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July 3, 2017
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UPDATE: You can download a Buzz Books publication for free here:
http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
Want to know what’s making a noise in publishing? Check out the Buzz Books editions when they’re released. Heaps of excerpts from fiction by established authors to debut fiction as well as plenty of non-fiction selections.
Each piece has an introduction with a summary or publisher’s blurb with a basic description of the book followed by the excerpt itself, which can be anything from a few pages to a lengthy chapter. The better you’re hooked, the more likely you are to look for it, of course! Some have a direct link to NetGalley to which you can connect from a Kindle to make a request, although I find it a lot easier to do online.
There were several books that appealed to me, and many have been reviewed on Goodreads already. I'll leave you to find the blurbs there. Here are a couple by established authors.
I’m looking forward to The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld. We watch Naomi begin her search.
” Naomi always began by learning to love the world where the child went missing. It was like carefully unraveling a twisted ball of yarn . . . each missing place was a portal.”
And I can see why Celeste Ng's new Little Fires Everywhere is getting a lot of attention.
Another that looks like fun is Robin Sloan’s Sourdough. Sloan wrote one that many readers loved, including me, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, (which I reviewed https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).
Then there is the debut fiction offering. Many looked good – here are a few I will look for. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo has already been nominated for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction in the UK, so I’ve added that to my reading list.
A.F. Brady's book The Blind looks intriguing. A psychologist who treats patients nobody else will deal with comes up against a mysterious case, and it looks like gets pretty scary. Gary, who is assigned as her partner, reckons he will get this uncooperative, non-talking, ex-con mental patient to confide in him because he's going to "talk to him like a man." Says it's not rocket science, but Sam wouldn't understand because she's not a man. Looks to me like Gary's riding for a fall.
And I liked the introductory chapter to The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, which begins with a woman watching across the street as a wife welcomes a contractor into her house and into her bedroom after her husband leaves for work. The woman pervs on them a while and then sees the husband return home for something he’s forgotten. But like a good nature photographer (or journalist?) she can’t interfere, just observe. She goes back and forth as the deceitful couple disrobe, piece by piece, and as the husband gets closer to the front door, step by step . . .
And I can’t resist Bill McKibben's debut novel Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance. Bill is widely known for his non-fiction environmental books and articles and his founding of 350.org. I think his first fiction is going to fit in nicely and may attract a whole new audience.
The opening chapter has local activists arranging the detour of a Coors beer truck so they can temporarily hijack it and swap the “imported” beer with local brews to promote local goods. Mind you, they’ve made the driver a lovely picnic lunch to keep him happy while they let down his tires so he can’t drive off while they empty all the Coors bottles.
”’Hey lady This is going to take forever—I’ve got twelve hundred cartons in the truck. Why don’t you just toss them over the side and let me go?’
The woman looked up at him from above a draining carton of beer. 'This is Vermont. We RECYCLE.’
Then they pump up his tires again and off he goes to New York with the microbrew on board!
Sounds like my kind of book.
There are many non-fiction selections, and one that could be interesting is Amy Tan’s Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir. I’ve enjoyed some of her novels, and I’m aware that her Chinese heritage has played a big part in her upbringing and life.
She begins by saying she was recognised as an especially talented artist in her youth. Although very accurate at portraying likenesses and drawing things, she had no imagination, according to her art teacher! But she was so good, a piano teacher offered her free piano lessons in exchange for teaching his daughter to draw.
She was insulted (who wouldn’t be?) by her art teacher’s criticism, but when she discovered her talent for writing, the light dawned. She certainly does have imagination, and it shows in her writing in ways she couldn’t express herself with her drawing. It promises to be an interesting book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the preview copy from which I’ve quoted. It’s still available on NetGalley as I write this. These are the current covers of the books I've mentioned.
UPDATE: You can download a Buzz Books publication for free here:
http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
Want to know what’s making a noise in publishing? Check out the Buzz Books editions when they’re released. Heaps of excerpts from fiction by established authors to debut fiction as well as plenty of non-fiction selections.
Each piece has an introduction with a summary or publisher’s blurb with a basic description of the book followed by the excerpt itself, which can be anything from a few pages to a lengthy chapter. The better you’re hooked, the more likely you are to look for it, of course! Some have a direct link to NetGalley to which you can connect from a Kindle to make a request, although I find it a lot easier to do online.
There were several books that appealed to me, and many have been reviewed on Goodreads already. I'll leave you to find the blurbs there. Here are a couple by established authors.
I’m looking forward to The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld. We watch Naomi begin her search.
” Naomi always began by learning to love the world where the child went missing. It was like carefully unraveling a twisted ball of yarn . . . each missing place was a portal.”
And I can see why Celeste Ng's new Little Fires Everywhere is getting a lot of attention.
Another that looks like fun is Robin Sloan’s Sourdough. Sloan wrote one that many readers loved, including me, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, (which I reviewed https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).
Then there is the debut fiction offering. Many looked good – here are a few I will look for. Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo has already been nominated for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction in the UK, so I’ve added that to my reading list.
A.F. Brady's book The Blind looks intriguing. A psychologist who treats patients nobody else will deal with comes up against a mysterious case, and it looks like gets pretty scary. Gary, who is assigned as her partner, reckons he will get this uncooperative, non-talking, ex-con mental patient to confide in him because he's going to "talk to him like a man." Says it's not rocket science, but Sam wouldn't understand because she's not a man. Looks to me like Gary's riding for a fall.
And I liked the introductory chapter to The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, which begins with a woman watching across the street as a wife welcomes a contractor into her house and into her bedroom after her husband leaves for work. The woman pervs on them a while and then sees the husband return home for something he’s forgotten. But like a good nature photographer (or journalist?) she can’t interfere, just observe. She goes back and forth as the deceitful couple disrobe, piece by piece, and as the husband gets closer to the front door, step by step . . .
And I can’t resist Bill McKibben's debut novel Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance. Bill is widely known for his non-fiction environmental books and articles and his founding of 350.org. I think his first fiction is going to fit in nicely and may attract a whole new audience.
The opening chapter has local activists arranging the detour of a Coors beer truck so they can temporarily hijack it and swap the “imported” beer with local brews to promote local goods. Mind you, they’ve made the driver a lovely picnic lunch to keep him happy while they let down his tires so he can’t drive off while they empty all the Coors bottles.
”’Hey lady This is going to take forever—I’ve got twelve hundred cartons in the truck. Why don’t you just toss them over the side and let me go?’
The woman looked up at him from above a draining carton of beer. 'This is Vermont. We RECYCLE.’
Then they pump up his tires again and off he goes to New York with the microbrew on board!
Sounds like my kind of book.
There are many non-fiction selections, and one that could be interesting is Amy Tan’s Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir. I’ve enjoyed some of her novels, and I’m aware that her Chinese heritage has played a big part in her upbringing and life.
She begins by saying she was recognised as an especially talented artist in her youth. Although very accurate at portraying likenesses and drawing things, she had no imagination, according to her art teacher! But she was so good, a piano teacher offered her free piano lessons in exchange for teaching his daughter to draw.
She was insulted (who wouldn’t be?) by her art teacher’s criticism, but when she discovered her talent for writing, the light dawned. She certainly does have imagination, and it shows in her writing in ways she couldn’t express herself with her drawing. It promises to be an interesting book.
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the preview copy from which I’ve quoted. It’s still available on NetGalley as I write this. These are the current covers of the books I've mentioned.
May 28, 2017
Buzz Books have to be one of the most magical discoveries that I have stumbled on while perusing the "recently added" section of NetGalley. There are over 40 fiction and non-fiction authors presented here and I won't list them all.
Books that I am personally excited about
Fiction category
1. I'll Stay by Karen Day
2. The Child Finder by Rene Denfield( I just have a feeling that so many of Goodreads pals will be chatting about this book)
3. Lie to Me by J.T Ellison( I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC but Harlequin tends to reject me so...)
4. The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
5. Caroline by Sarah Millar( Told from the viewpoint of Caroline Quiner Ingalls, daugter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I am very excited about this one)
6. The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow( I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC)
7. The Black Painting by Neil Olson (I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC but Harlequin tends to reject me so...)
Debut Fiction
1. The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
2. The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
( Both of these novels are being recommended for their ties to authors like Tana French)
3. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances ( I "wished" for this one)
4. The Tiger's Daughter( Sci-Fi & Fantasy)( I requested this one too!)
Non-fiction
Where the Past begins( Memoir) by Amy Tan
I highly recommend if you're unsure of what to request on NetGalley that this is a good series to check out.
Thanks to NetGalley for this digital galley in exchange for an honest review.
Books that I am personally excited about
Fiction category
1. I'll Stay by Karen Day
2. The Child Finder by Rene Denfield( I just have a feeling that so many of Goodreads pals will be chatting about this book)
3. Lie to Me by J.T Ellison( I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC but Harlequin tends to reject me so...)
4. The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
5. Caroline by Sarah Millar( Told from the viewpoint of Caroline Quiner Ingalls, daugter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I am very excited about this one)
6. The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow( I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC)
7. The Black Painting by Neil Olson (I liked the excerpt so much that I requested an ARC but Harlequin tends to reject me so...)
Debut Fiction
1. The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
2. The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
( Both of these novels are being recommended for their ties to authors like Tana French)
3. The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances ( I "wished" for this one)
4. The Tiger's Daughter( Sci-Fi & Fantasy)( I requested this one too!)
Non-fiction
Where the Past begins( Memoir) by Amy Tan
I highly recommend if you're unsure of what to request on NetGalley that this is a good series to check out.
Thanks to NetGalley for this digital galley in exchange for an honest review.
May 23, 2017
Buzz Books 2017 Fall / Winter
In the “notable” section, those notable names include titles by Salman Rushdie, T.C. Boyle, Roddy Doyle, Nathan Englander, Tom Hanks, Eleanor Henderson, Carmen Maria Machado, James McBride, Alice McDermott, Claire Messud, Orhan Pamuk, Gregory Blake Smith, Daniel Alarcón, Elizabeth Crook, Jonathan Dee, Janet Fitch, Daniel Handler, Holly Goddard Jones, Tayari Jones, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Maja Lunde, Annalena McAfee, Bill McKibben, Bradford Morrow, Sofi Oksanen, Olaf Olafsson, Thomas Pierce, Michele Roberts, Elif Shafak, Kamila Shamsie, Madeleine Thien, Naomi Alderman, James Anderson, Frank Bill, Chico Buarque, Fiona Davis, Joshua Max Feldman, Kim Fu, Katherine Faw Morris, Thisbe Nissen, Wendell Steavenson, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Zoe Whittal, Tim Wirkus, Leni Zumas
In the notable section, the ones I’m most interested in (so far) are:
Isabel Allende, In the Midst of Winter (10/31) Atria
Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach (10/3) Scribner
Jeffrey Eugenides, Fresh Complaint (10/3) FSG
Louise Erdrich, Future Home of the Living God (11/14) Harper
Alice Hoffman, The Rules of Magic (10/10) S&S
Nicole Krauss, Forest Dark (9/12) Harper
Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere (9/12) Penguin
Robin Sloan, Sourdough (9/19) MCD/FSG
Ivy Pochoda, Wonder Valley (11/7) Ecco
In the “Debut Fiction” section, those specially mentioned are:
Ayobami Adebayo, Stay With Me (8/22) Knopf –Shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize
Phil Harrison, The First Day (10/24) HMH
Commercial Fiction
J.T. Ellison, Lie to Me (9/15) Mira
Dan Brown, Origin (10/3) Doubleday
Lee Child, The Midnight Line (11/7) Delacorte (Jack Reacher)
Ken Follett, A Column of Fire (9/12) Viking
John Grisham, New Legal Thriller (10/24) Doubleday
Joe Hill, Strange Weather (10/24) William Morrow
Joe Ide, Righteous (10/17) Mulholland
David Lagercrantz, The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye (9/12) Knopf - Millenium series
John le Carré A Legacy of Spies (9/5) Viking
Nora Roberts, Year One (12/5) St. Martin’s
The ones I’m most interested in –
Rene Denfeld, The Child Finder (9/5) Harper
Donna Everhart, The Road to Bittersweet (12/26) Kensington
Hannah Kent, The Good People (9/19) Little, Brown
Worth checking out -
Sarah Miller, Caroline, Little House Revisited An authorized return to the world of Little House on the Prairie (9/17) William Morrow
Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead, The purloining of Prince Oleomargarine (9/26) Doubleday Children’s – An unfinished fairy tale by Mark Twain expanded into a 152 page illustrated “storybook for all ages”
Non-Fiction
Nelson Mandela’s Dare Not Linger “reflection on his years in office”, completed by Mandla Langa with a prologue by his widow Graça Machel.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, We Were Eight Years in Power: A Journey Through the Obama Era (10/3) One World
There are a lot of other Non-Fiction books coming out over the Fall / Winter period, a significant percent of which seem to fall into either politics or technology.
Dan Rather, What Unites Us (11/7) Algonquin
Kevin Young, Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News (11/14) Graywolf
David J. Barron, Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS (10/4) S&S
George Friedman, The American Era: Crisis, Stress, and Triumph in the Twenty-First Century (1/9) Doubleday
Steven Stoll, Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia (11/7) Hill and Wang
Jessica Bruder, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (9/26) Norton
Lenora Chu, Little Soldiers: An American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve (9/19) Harper
Daniel Tammet, Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing: Encounters with the Mysteries and Meanings of Language (9/12) Little, Brown
Peter Wohlleben, The Inner Life of Animals (1/7) Greystone-from the author of The Hidden Life of Trees
Ursula K. LeGuin, No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters (12/5) HMH – Essays on aging, belief, and more from the acclaimed sci-fi author
Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney, A Secret Sisterhood: The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf (10/17) HMH
Karl Ove Knausgaard, Autumn (8/22) Penguin Press
Hilary Mantel, Giving Up the Ghost (11/7) Picador
Joyce Maynard, The Best of Us (9/15) Bloomsbury USA
Amy Tan, Where the Past Begins (10/17) Ecco
Roz Chast, Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York (10/3) Bloomsbury USA
For the full list and to read these excerpts - you can download the free edition of this book from all major ebookstores or from
http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
Many thanks for the ARC provided by Publisher's Lunch
July 3, 2017
I adore this publication and make sure to read each and every one as soon as it's available to me. It's an invaluable tool for finding new and upcoming books and has all links ready for you to request your chosen reads on NetGalley.
I really appreciate the samplers that are included in each Buzz Books release as it helps you to choose your future reads - you have a pretty good idea as to whether you will enjoy the book based on the excerpts.
IN THIS EDITION -
PART ONE: FICTION -
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* I'll Stay by Karen Day
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
* Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
* Future Home of the Living God: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
* The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everhart
* The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
* Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades
* Fever by Deon Meyer
* The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
* Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller
* The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* The Black Painting by Neil Olson
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
PART TWO: DEBUT FICTION -
* Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Blind by A.F. Brady
* Second Acts by Teri Emory
* The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
*The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
* The First Day by Phil Harrison
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
* Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
* Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben
* Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
* The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera
* The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
* The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
* Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
PART THREE: NON-FICTION -
* The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias by Gayatri Devi, M.D.
* Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham
* Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind by Jaime Lowe
* Love Is Not Enough: An Honest Book About Relationships by Mark Manson
* The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream by Bryan Mealer
* Life Detonated by Kathleen Murray Moran
* Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan
* We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
* The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion-Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to make sure they keep on top of the latest/upcoming releases and allows you to make sure you can request any ARC's you may want early. As well as the seasonal Buzz Books release (like this one) they also release monthly ones with the same format as well as a YA release. There is something for everyone as the chosen books come from various different genres - the YA ones only include YA books, obviously.
If you are looking for inspiration and are looking to find a great title to read then I feel these publications are an ideal place to start. A huge thank you to those who put these together, great work!
Downloadable as Read Now from NetGalley.
I really appreciate the samplers that are included in each Buzz Books release as it helps you to choose your future reads - you have a pretty good idea as to whether you will enjoy the book based on the excerpts.
IN THIS EDITION -
PART ONE: FICTION -
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* I'll Stay by Karen Day
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
* Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
* Future Home of the Living God: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
* The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everhart
* The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
* Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades
* Fever by Deon Meyer
* The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
* Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller
* The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* The Black Painting by Neil Olson
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
PART TWO: DEBUT FICTION -
* Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Blind by A.F. Brady
* Second Acts by Teri Emory
* The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
*The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
* The First Day by Phil Harrison
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
* Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
* Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben
* Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
* The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera
* The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
* The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
* Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
PART THREE: NON-FICTION -
* The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias by Gayatri Devi, M.D.
* Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham
* Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind by Jaime Lowe
* Love Is Not Enough: An Honest Book About Relationships by Mark Manson
* The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream by Bryan Mealer
* Life Detonated by Kathleen Murray Moran
* Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan
* We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
* The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion-Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to make sure they keep on top of the latest/upcoming releases and allows you to make sure you can request any ARC's you may want early. As well as the seasonal Buzz Books release (like this one) they also release monthly ones with the same format as well as a YA release. There is something for everyone as the chosen books come from various different genres - the YA ones only include YA books, obviously.
If you are looking for inspiration and are looking to find a great title to read then I feel these publications are an ideal place to start. A huge thank you to those who put these together, great work!
Downloadable as Read Now from NetGalley.
May 19, 2017
I love these Buzz Books really gives me a chance to skim through some hot books for the next season, a real help to me in choosing books to review :)
thanks to the publisher for a copy of this ARC
thanks to the publisher for a copy of this ARC
May 23, 2017
What a year. Follow the link to my blog
https://bookstalkerblog.wordpress.com...
in order to see all the book covers etc.
Such a fantastic collection of fiction and nonfiction, really excited about! This is one of the best Buzz Books I have read, great excerpts and lists.
https://bookstalkerblog.wordpress.com...
in order to see all the book covers etc.
Such a fantastic collection of fiction and nonfiction, really excited about! This is one of the best Buzz Books I have read, great excerpts and lists.
June 4, 2017
This book isn't very trustworthy, it's like a trailer of a film... But as always the movie dissapoints us and the trailer gives us false hope.
...
You can't judge a book by few pages and if you can.. it's a rough judge... judges should be made at least in 30-40 pages... here what you can see is very manipulative stories... which make you confused as hell.
...
You can't judge a book by few pages and if you can.. it's a rough judge... judges should be made at least in 30-40 pages... here what you can see is very manipulative stories... which make you confused as hell.
June 5, 2017
As always, Buzz Books is a great resource for getting a head start on some of the amazing books coming out in the next few months. This latest instalment was an absolute treasure trove of awesome excerpts. The following are the books that are must reads for the Fall/Winter 2017 season:
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin ISBN 9780735213180
The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld ISBN 9780062659057
Lie to Me by JT Ellison ISBN 9780778330950
Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades ISBN 9780778328735
Fever by Deon Meyer ISBN 9780802126627
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ISBN 9780735224292
The Black Painting by Neil Olson ISBN 9781335953810
Sourdough by Robin Sloan ISBN 9780374203108
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo ISBN 9780451494603
The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey ISBN 9781538759905
The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn ISBN 9780062678416
The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances ISBN 9781496712462
Love is Not Enough by Mark Manson ISBN 9780062684493
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin ISBN 9780735213180
The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld ISBN 9780062659057
Lie to Me by JT Ellison ISBN 9780778330950
Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades ISBN 9780778328735
Fever by Deon Meyer ISBN 9780802126627
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ISBN 9780735224292
The Black Painting by Neil Olson ISBN 9781335953810
Sourdough by Robin Sloan ISBN 9780374203108
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo ISBN 9780451494603
The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey ISBN 9781538759905
The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn ISBN 9780062678416
The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances ISBN 9781496712462
Love is Not Enough by Mark Manson ISBN 9780062684493
May 18, 2017
Full review to come!
May 30, 2017
Always necessary always good.
Thank you Publishers Lunch, NetGalley and Buzz Books!
Thank you Publishers Lunch, NetGalley and Buzz Books!
June 4, 2017
A great taster of books to come!
June 20, 2017
A free resource provided by Publishers Lunch to all: http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/
This is the Adult preview for Fall/Winter 2017, you can see my review of the Young Adult one here.
This is split into three sections - there are 15 Fiction, 16 Debut Fiction, and 9 Non-Fiction books sampled. Each book gets a decent sample (Kindle estimates were between 5 and 20 minutes each). At the end of most, there's an option to request the full ARC, some are pre-approved.
PART ONE: FICTION
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* I'll Stay by Karen Day
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
* Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
* Future Home of the Living God: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
* The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everhart
* The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
* Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades
* Fever by Deon Meyer
* The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
* Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller
* The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* The Black Painting by Neil Olson
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Of the 15 above, 6 caught my eye enough to either put them on my TBR or request the full ARC - The Immortalists, about a group of siblings who go to see a fortune teller who can supposedly predict death dates; The Child Finder, about a woman who went missing as a child and can now locate missing children; Future Home of the Living God - one of the most intriguing previews I've ever read. A woman is pregnant and writing to her unborn baby, but something very odd is going on - evolution appears to be going backwards, and the baby is not as expected. The Twelve-Mile Straight, about a woman who gives birth to two babies - one black, one white. A man is blamed and put to death, this focuses on the aftermath and consequences. In Hanna who Fell from the Sky, a young girl prepares for her 18th birthday in the polygamous community she was born into- she is due to be married off to someone chosen for her. Finally, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, about a troubled child and family relationships.
PART TWO: DEBUT FICTION
* Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Blind by A.F. Brady
* Second Acts by Teri Emory
* The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
*The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
* The First Day by Phil Harrison
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
* Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
* Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben
* Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
* The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera
* The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
* The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
* Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
I've already come across a few of these (Good Me, Bad Me; The Girlfriend; The End of the World Running Club,) - one to watch here is The Woman in the Window, due to become a film. It's about an agoraphobic woman who witnesses a crime in the house across the street. Also intriguing is The Blind - about a psychologist who begins to work with a patient nobody else will touch, but nobody knows why he's there.
PART THREE: NON-FICTION
* The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias by Gayatri Devi, M.D.
* Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham
* Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind by Jaime Lowe
* Love Is Not Enough: An Honest Book About Relationships by Mark Manson
* The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream by Bryan Mealer
* Life Detonated by Kathleen Murray Moran
* Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan
* We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
* The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion-Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben
In this section, only Gabrielle Union's book jumped out at me, the rest didn't really grab me. The Inner Life of Animals could be a really interesting read too - it looks at emotions in animals.
Overall, I want to read 11 of the 40. This was a really enjoyable book, I can't wait for the Spring ones to be released!
This is the Adult preview for Fall/Winter 2017, you can see my review of the Young Adult one here.
This is split into three sections - there are 15 Fiction, 16 Debut Fiction, and 9 Non-Fiction books sampled. Each book gets a decent sample (Kindle estimates were between 5 and 20 minutes each). At the end of most, there's an option to request the full ARC, some are pre-approved.
PART ONE: FICTION
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* I'll Stay by Karen Day
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
* Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
* Future Home of the Living God: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
* The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everhart
* The Twelve-Mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
* Hanna Who Fell from the Sky by Christopher Meades
* Fever by Deon Meyer
* The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak
* Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller
* The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* The Black Painting by Neil Olson
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Of the 15 above, 6 caught my eye enough to either put them on my TBR or request the full ARC - The Immortalists, about a group of siblings who go to see a fortune teller who can supposedly predict death dates; The Child Finder, about a woman who went missing as a child and can now locate missing children; Future Home of the Living God - one of the most intriguing previews I've ever read. A woman is pregnant and writing to her unborn baby, but something very odd is going on - evolution appears to be going backwards, and the baby is not as expected. The Twelve-Mile Straight, about a woman who gives birth to two babies - one black, one white. A man is blamed and put to death, this focuses on the aftermath and consequences. In Hanna who Fell from the Sky, a young girl prepares for her 18th birthday in the polygamous community she was born into- she is due to be married off to someone chosen for her. Finally, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, about a troubled child and family relationships.
PART TWO: DEBUT FICTION
* Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Blind by A.F. Brady
* Second Acts by Teri Emory
* The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
*The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
* The First Day by Phil Harrison
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
* Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee
* Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben
* Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
* The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera
* The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker
* The Resurrection of Joan Ashby by Cherise Wolas
* Rosie Colored Glasses by Brianna Wolfson
I've already come across a few of these (Good Me, Bad Me; The Girlfriend; The End of the World Running Club,) - one to watch here is The Woman in the Window, due to become a film. It's about an agoraphobic woman who witnesses a crime in the house across the street. Also intriguing is The Blind - about a psychologist who begins to work with a patient nobody else will touch, but nobody knows why he's there.
PART THREE: NON-FICTION
* The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias by Gayatri Devi, M.D.
* Happiness: A Memoir: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After by Heather Harpham
* Mental: Lithium, Love, and Losing My Mind by Jaime Lowe
* Love Is Not Enough: An Honest Book About Relationships by Mark Manson
* The Kings of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family's Search for the American Dream by Bryan Mealer
* Life Detonated by Kathleen Murray Moran
* Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan
* We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
* The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion-Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben
In this section, only Gabrielle Union's book jumped out at me, the rest didn't really grab me. The Inner Life of Animals could be a really interesting read too - it looks at emotions in animals.
Overall, I want to read 11 of the 40. This was a really enjoyable book, I can't wait for the Spring ones to be released!
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May 25, 2017Buzz books is a great way to sample upcoming books and sample what you may be interested. 16 Debut Novels, among dozens of others from authors who already one or more books released. Besides telling the plot of upcoming fiction, I appreciate the preview samplers so I can test whether the writing fits me or not before plunging in. Divided into Part One: Fiction; Part Two: Debut Fiction; Part Three: Non-Fiction. They also have a YA Line that is released each year. Both of these are free Read Now Features on Netgalley.
June 2, 2017
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Even though I am late looking at the one, it still gives me plenty of insight into books that I should be reading now.
Even though I am late looking at the one, it still gives me plenty of insight into books that I should be reading now.
August 19, 2017
I really love these samplers--usually--because it's a great way to find not only new books by authors I already like, but to find new books I might have otherwise not heard of.
This one was kind of a let down for me, though. I normally come out of reading one of these with anywhere from 5-15 books I've added to my TBR, or have made a note to look up after release. Of those, I buy a few (or, sometimes, almost all of them), and check out the rest from the library.
But with this one, I only came out of it with one book I definitely want to read (We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union), and seven that I might be interested in, but almost certainly won't buy unless I find them used or on sale.
The others I'll probably look for at the library and such were Fever by Deon Meyer, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (this one I'll definitely keep an eye out for), The Black Painting by Neil Olsen, Sourdough by Robin Sloan, Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo, Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak, and The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion - Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben. A few of those were on my radar before I read the excerpt, and I was hoping to be more excited by them, but I'm still on the fence.
So, I think these samplers are always very useful, and I love them in general, but this particular one didn't really have many books I'm interested in, and only one I'm looking forward to reading.
This one was kind of a let down for me, though. I normally come out of reading one of these with anywhere from 5-15 books I've added to my TBR, or have made a note to look up after release. Of those, I buy a few (or, sometimes, almost all of them), and check out the rest from the library.
But with this one, I only came out of it with one book I definitely want to read (We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union), and seven that I might be interested in, but almost certainly won't buy unless I find them used or on sale.
The others I'll probably look for at the library and such were Fever by Deon Meyer, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (this one I'll definitely keep an eye out for), The Black Painting by Neil Olsen, Sourdough by Robin Sloan, Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo, Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak, and The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion - Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben. A few of those were on my radar before I read the excerpt, and I was hoping to be more excited by them, but I'm still on the fence.
So, I think these samplers are always very useful, and I love them in general, but this particular one didn't really have many books I'm interested in, and only one I'm looking forward to reading.
June 27, 2017
Buzz Books: Fall/Winter 2017
By Publishers Lunch from NetGalley
Exclusive excepts from 40 books yet to be published
These Buzz Books are such a wonderful teaser to Books you want to add to your TBR bookshelf. Just enough of an excerpt to grab your interest.
Here are some of the books I found interesting. The books are arranged under their genre as they are in the book.
Biographies/Memoirs
We Are Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (November 2017). A touching look into the life of a person who will achieve fame and success. It's a reminder that not all celebrities are born but raised with determination to overcome the hardest obstacles.
Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan
The author provides a thoughtful reflection on her life as a writer. Originally focusing on her artistic talents, she realizes it does not provide "an unexpected reckoning of my soul." She describes her Chinese American heritage and its influence on her writing. An eloquently written memoir by a memorable author.
Fiction
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
(2018)
Varya is the oldest of the four Gold children in 1969. She is 13 years old when she takes her siblings to seek advice from a "rishika" or seer about their future.
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
(November 2017)
The author of The Round House, writes another touching novel about the struggles of a young pregnant woman. Four months pregnant, Cedar Hawk Songmaker is desperate to find her birth mother, Mary Potts, an Ojibwe American Indian living on the reservation.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
(September 2017)
The Richardson family watch as firefighters extinguish the fire engulfing their home. Everyone was accounted for except for the youngest daughter, Izzy. Who was responsible for setting the fires? Was it Izzy who was rumored to be a "lunatic" or were they overlooking the timely departure of renters who left that morning?
By Publishers Lunch from NetGalley
Exclusive excepts from 40 books yet to be published
These Buzz Books are such a wonderful teaser to Books you want to add to your TBR bookshelf. Just enough of an excerpt to grab your interest.
Here are some of the books I found interesting. The books are arranged under their genre as they are in the book.
Biographies/Memoirs
We Are Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union (November 2017). A touching look into the life of a person who will achieve fame and success. It's a reminder that not all celebrities are born but raised with determination to overcome the hardest obstacles.
Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan
The author provides a thoughtful reflection on her life as a writer. Originally focusing on her artistic talents, she realizes it does not provide "an unexpected reckoning of my soul." She describes her Chinese American heritage and its influence on her writing. An eloquently written memoir by a memorable author.
Fiction
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
(2018)
Varya is the oldest of the four Gold children in 1969. She is 13 years old when she takes her siblings to seek advice from a "rishika" or seer about their future.
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
(November 2017)
The author of The Round House, writes another touching novel about the struggles of a young pregnant woman. Four months pregnant, Cedar Hawk Songmaker is desperate to find her birth mother, Mary Potts, an Ojibwe American Indian living on the reservation.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
(September 2017)
The Richardson family watch as firefighters extinguish the fire engulfing their home. Everyone was accounted for except for the youngest daughter, Izzy. Who was responsible for setting the fires? Was it Izzy who was rumored to be a "lunatic" or were they overlooking the timely departure of renters who left that morning?
June 29, 2017
Another wonderful installment in the Buzz Books series from Publishers Lunch. I rely on these editions to guide me to up-and-coming authors and new books from some of my favorite authors and add to my reading list this fall. This Fall/Winter 2017 edition offered a great selection of titles and excerpts which stood me in good stead at BookExpo. I was able to obtain advance copies of many of my favorite selections from this book.
You don't have to be in the publishing industry to access this book — it's available as a free e-book on Amazon, and can help any avid reader learn more about high profile books coming out this fall. There's also a YA Buzz Books edition for those who want to keep up to date with highly anticipated YA books.
Based on the excerpts in Buzz Books, these were the standout books I’m most excited about reading:
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* Caroline by Sarah Miller
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
* The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Matthews
* The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfield
* Radio Free Vermont by Bill McKibben
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Happiness by Heather Harpham
* The Spectrum of Hope by Gayatri Devi
* Love is Not Enough by Mark Manson
You don't have to be in the publishing industry to access this book — it's available as a free e-book on Amazon, and can help any avid reader learn more about high profile books coming out this fall. There's also a YA Buzz Books edition for those who want to keep up to date with highly anticipated YA books.
Based on the excerpts in Buzz Books, these were the standout books I’m most excited about reading:
* The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
* Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
* Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
* Caroline by Sarah Miller
* Sourdough by Robin Sloan
* The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Matthews
* The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
* The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey
* The Child Finder by Rene Denfield
* Radio Free Vermont by Bill McKibben
* Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak
* Happiness by Heather Harpham
* The Spectrum of Hope by Gayatri Devi
* Love is Not Enough by Mark Manson
August 19, 2017
Find time to sit down and read the 40 excerpts of fiction and nonfiction. I was excited about the book on Norway as it is not something I've seen. In fact this title is first of a trilogy! I also was fascinated about the nonfiction book titled Radium women. It's about an expose of working women who were posioned by radium paint in the 1920s. I could go on about each book but will leave it for you to discover titles you will want to read!
This is my favorite book that tells me about books that I might not know about. My reading list keeps getting longer as does my pile of books I have to read! I just can't stop reading Buzz books -- it even helps me to recommend books to friends and the book club I belong to.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
This is my favorite book that tells me about books that I might not know about. My reading list keeps getting longer as does my pile of books I have to read! I just can't stop reading Buzz books -- it even helps me to recommend books to friends and the book club I belong to.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
June 16, 2017
I love these compilations from Buzz Books. It is a very simple premise but it is brilliantly executed. Instead of just publishing a list of soon to be published books, you get the first chapter or an excerpt. It is a sort of bundled Kindle sample. But the clever part is that there are old favourites to draw you in, like JT Ellison and Celeste Ng, but there are also debut authors that you might not otherwise discover and then there's non-fiction that you wouldn't find on your own. Some excellent stuff here and I am particularly looking forward to reading Amy Tan's memoir having enjoyed the teaser.
May 30, 2017
This has to be one of the best books I have ever been lucky enough to find! For a cable cutter who is a slightly obsessive reader, this was like receiving the most perfect gift ever. I now have a list of over 20 books that I might never have known existed if not for Buzz Books and I cannot wait to go past the 'teaser' chapters and find out what happens next to all the amazing characters I have met. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to find new authors and new books.
June 20, 2017
I love Buzz Books by Publisher's Lunch! They are a wonderful compilation of excerpts of books for the upcoming season and they give me a chance to see what's on the "buzz" list, sample new authors, and see new offerings from favorite authors. They also give me a chance to decide what I want to read in the upcoming months.
Always a pleasure!! Many thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for making this compilation available to me.
Always a pleasure!! Many thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for making this compilation available to me.
May 31, 2017
Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter is a fantastic preview of forthcoming titles. I found quite a few books I can hardly wait to read, with A. J. Finn's The Woman in the Window and Donna Everhart's The Road to Bittersweet topping the list.
(Advance Reading Copy obtained by request from NetGalley.)
(Advance Reading Copy obtained by request from NetGalley.)
June 7, 2017
I like the Buzz Books preview editions because I know what will be coming and which ones could appeal to me, especially because of the excerpts. From this one, I already picked four books for my reading list.
July 2, 2017
This is not really a book, but excerpts of forthcoming titles by various authors. I enjoy reading the excerpts and hopefully reading the book.
I would recommend getting the twice annual exclusive excerpts to keep up with what will be published in the coming months.
I would recommend getting the twice annual exclusive excerpts to keep up with what will be published in the coming months.
June 15, 2017
Great way to see upcoming titles and get a sneak peek at the books. I've found a few books that are going to my TBR list and I'll be on the look out to read them when they are published.
July 7, 2017
Lots of Good Previews!
There are a lot of good stories in this book that I would like to read this winter! Highly recommend!
There are a lot of good stories in this book that I would like to read this winter! Highly recommend!
September 22, 2018
Please see individual stories for review.
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