More books to add to my to read list. Thank you for the great previews.

Good to have the opportunity to preview upcoming titles

So excited about some of these books in this collection. Yet again, a great collection of upcoming books from Buzz Books and Publishers Lunch.

Excellent resource for weeding through a collection of upcoming fiction.

A nice sneak peek into upcoming books for this year. I am most looking forward to The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion!

Lots of mysteries and thrillers - wonderful as always!

5★
Buzz Books have been five star publications for me so far. They include probably chapter-length excerpts from fiction and non-fiction, from well-known authors to debut offerings, and there is something that’s bound to appeal to everyone. If you're a NetGalley reader, Buzz Books and many of the books featured here are available for request.

This issue has selections from new novels by 17 authors who have previously published novels; introduces 15 new novelists, some of whom have published other stories or articles; and lastly there are 8 non-fiction excerpts.

I’ll just mention the ones that I’m going to look for, and the quotes are from the Buzz Books summaries (always well done and tempting), not from the excerpts themselves.

FICTION from established novelists:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“From New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.”

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips “the celebrated author of The Well and the Mine and Come in and Cover Me.

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she’ll go to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime.
. . .
But what Joan sees . . .

And for the next three hours – the entire scope of the novel – she keeps on running.”

The excerpt is the beginning, and it looks deliciously terrifying!

The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck “author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding.”

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold. Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined – an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel.”

The Best of Adam Sharp is by a favourite Aussie author of mine, Graeme Simsion, who wrote the delightful and insightful The Rosie Project and its sequel The Rosie Effect.

About to turn 50, Adam Sharp is a reasonably contented man, happy with Claire, his partner, but he still wonders what life would have been like if his “blazing affair more than twenty years ago with an intelligent and strong-willed actress” had lasted. Then he suddenly gets a one-word email from her. “Hi”.

Can’t wait!

DEBUT fiction:

Quiet Until the Thaw: A Novel is the first novel by bestselling memoirist Alexandra Fuller, “the award-winning and bestselling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come, among others.” English-born, lived in Africa, Fuller moved to Wyoming in her mid-twenties.

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage.”

Anger towards the federal government leads to tribal division and Rick chooses the side of peace while You Choose heads for violence.

It covers a lot of territory and generations. Buzz Books quotes Fuller, who writes “The belief that we can be done with our past is a myth. The past is nudging at us constantly.”

The Velveteen Daughter, a debut novel by Laurel Davis Huber is historical fiction of the kind which seems to be that marvellous mix of confirmable fact and imagined scenarios. Margery Williams Bianco wrote the classic The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real, which I have to admit I’d never read, (tsk tsk).

Her daughter, Pamela Bianco, became even more famous as an artist, a child prodigy admired by Picasso, among others.

BUZZ BOOKS tells us:
“But celebrity at such an early age exacts a great toll. Pamela’s dreams elude her as she struggles with severe depressions, an overbearing father, an obsessive love affair, and a spectacularly misguided marriage.”

I have to add that the excerpt, including Picasso admiring the child prodigy and drawing with her is so good, it leaves me impatient for more!

Rachel Khong, who has written short fiction and non-fiction, offers us her debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin.

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“A young woman returns home to care for her failing father in this funny and inescapably touching debut, from a wonderfully original new literary voice. One morning, the citizens of a small L.A. suburb awake to find pairs of a man’s pants hanging from the trees. The pants belong to Howard Young, a prominent history professor, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.”

Daughter Ruth, at loose ends after a broken engagement, returns home to live for a year and help out. It was funny and real and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of it.

Jennifer Kitses is another published author whose debut novel is Small Hours, about which

BUZZ BOOKS says
“A taut and riveting literary debut – unfurling over the course of a single day – in which a wife and husband try to outrun the secrets that threaten their marriage, sending their lives spiralling out of control.”

Having enjoyed the excerpt, I think I’d like to see how the rest of the day goes myself.

The Original Ginny Moon is a debut from Benjamin Ludwig. He and his wife became foster parents and adopted a teenager with autism.

BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Ginny’s character and voice came to him as he sat and talked with other parents at Special Olympics basketball practices.”

Ginny is a 14-year-old who has finally found her Forever Home and her Forever Parents.

BUZZ BOOKS asks:
“So why is this 14-year-old so desperate to get kidnapped by her abusive, drug-addict birth mother, Gloria, and return to a grim existence of hiding under the kitchen sink to avoid the authorities and her mother’s violent boyfriends?”

Indeed, why? The excerpt shows her trying to establish contact through a friend’s Facebook account, something she's not allowed to go near.

Intriguing.

One that’s not for me but that Brontë fans might enjoy is Sarah Shoemaker’s Mr. Rochester.

BUZZ BOOKS calls it “A gorgeous, deft literary retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s beloved Jane Eyre – through the eyes of the dashing, mysterious Mr Rochester himself.”

Not being a Brontë (or Austen) fan, I didn’t read that one, but I have no doubt many will.

NON-FICTION

There are non-fiction selections from Richard Ford and Roxane Gay, among others, but this is the one that interests me most.

Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia by Gerda Saunders.

BUZZ BOOKS calls it
“A true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders’ experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her . . . based on the ‘field notes’ she keeps in her journal . . . an astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues.”

Her mother had suffered some odd form of memory loss in her old age, and Saunders wonders why she should be so surprised herself. She uses a lot of big words and intellectual vocabulary in the excerpt, which makes me think she’s actively working to hang on to what she still has for as long as she can.

I'll be looking for that one, too.

And that’s it from me. I hope something catches your interest!

Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the copy I've quoted from.

Great to get a sneak peek to future titles in a short format!

There are some great books coming out soon! I can't wait,

I lovw Buzz Books every time they are released! Plenty of new books to look forward to reading in the months to come.

Thank for the introduction to what's coming on the market. Always helpful!

Ive just stumbled across this buzz books for 2017 spring summer and I have to say how impressed I am at this concept, I love the way you have put together a taster of what is to come in one handy doc; there is loads on there to peruse and I have now scheduled a couple of early nights to look through this properly to do it justice, Bravo!!

Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer by Publishers Lunch; release date January 13, 2017; published by Publishers Lunch; ISBN 9780997396089

Buzz Books never disappoints and their latest edition is another great collection of excerpts to read in preparation for the upcoming spring/summer book releases. Below you will find a list (with links) of those titles that were standouts to me.

The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne; release date June 20, 2017; published by G.P. Putnam's Sons; ISBN 9780735213005

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz; release date June 6, 2017; published by Harper; ISBN 9780062645227

Soleri by Michael Johnston; release date June 13, 2017; published by Tor Books; ISBN 9780765386489

Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips: release date July 11, 2017; published by Viking Books; ISBN 9780735224278

The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Samson; release date May 2, 2017; published by St. Martin's Press; ISBN 9781250130402

The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber; release date June 27, 2017; published by She Writes Press; ISBN 9781631521928

Final Girls by Riley Sager; release date July 18,2017; published by Dutton; ISBN 9781101985366

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt; release date August 1, 2017; published by Atlantic Monthly Press; ISBN 9780802126597

The Radium Girls by Kate Moore; release date May 2017; published by Sourcebooks; ISBN 9781492649359

Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders; release date June 6, 2017; published by Machete Books; ISBN 9780316502627

Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for providing a digital copy of this title in return for an honest, unbiased review.

I look forward to Buzz Books each time it comes out! It is so helpful in planning my reading list.

I am really looking forward to reading some of these books when they are available!

If you are looking for your next great summer read, you are likely to find it here! I have identified four titles that are on my "Must Read" list and several others that I also hope to get to.

Thank you to NetGalley for this complimentary digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, I have found many upcoming novels that I am interested in reading!

I always look forward to reading the newest Buzz Books to find upcoming releases by favorite authors and authors I've never read before. Thanks, Publishers Lunch!!

Another wonderful edition of Buzz Books, this time filled with new titles that will be coming out this spring and summer. My favorites of each section would be the following.

# FICTION: The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne // The Answers by Catherine Lacey // Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane // Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips // The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck // The Force by Don Winslow

# DEBUT FICTION: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan // Impossible Views Of The World by Lucy Ives // Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong // Final Girls by Riley Sager

# NON FICTION: Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle // The Radium Girls by Kate Moore // Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders.

Looks like we will be having a lot of great titles to look forward to in the next couple of months!

This was a great overview of what's coming out this Spring/Summer. There will be several titles I will purchase for my library. Thanks for the preview.