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Buzz Books 2018: Fall/Winter

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Fall is usually “big” book season and this year is no exception. There are familiar and well-loved authors coming out with new books, but there are also intriguing books by debut authors. The lengthy book excerpts along with the list of upcoming titles that Buzz Books provide are a great resource for planning, reading, and reviewing upcoming books. A great preview and lots of books to be excited about!

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I love the Buzz Books Monthly books. The excerpts are just enough to place the books on the to-be-read list, or not. Thank you for these!!

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A useful book for someone looking to get a head start on things to read for the upcoming half of the year. I personally only a found a few standouts for me but I believe that reflects more on my tastes and less on the quality of the stories found within.

I'll continue to look in the future for more Buzz Books so I can get a leg up on finding new stories to read.

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I absolutely LOVE getting the Buzz Books magazine. It gives me an opportunity to plan out my next ARC requests!

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5★
The Publishers Lunch Buzz Books are always fun. There's fiction from several genres as well as non-fiction. Each excerpt has a good summary of the work and some background information about the author to give a fair idea of whether or not this might interest you.

This edition is for books due to be published roughly between September 2018 and February 2019 (the dates I remember seeing - I haven't checked each one).

If the books are available on NetGalley for review, there is a direct link to click to request the book from a Kindle.

There are many Buzz Books publications for various seasons, genres, months - and they're all Read Now on NetGalley or on the Publishers Lunch website.

I got mine from NetGalley, (so thanks, NetGalley), but if you'd like to read one yourself and aren't a NetGalley reader, find a free download here: http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/

Enjoy whetting your appetite!

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As always this is a fabulous book to get a head start on your reading list. So many alluring.books and a great way to learn about what's new from your favourite authors. I love being able to read excerpts and request the egalley. I love love love Buzz Books and will continue reading it years to come! Thank you so much for providing a free ecopy. I highly recommend.

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With over 100 featured titles and 40 excerpts of the season's most anticipated novels, Publisher's Lunch is the professional reader's go-to-guide for great books. Each quarterly edition is divided into three sections: Fiction, Nonfiction and Debut and organized alphabetically to make it easier for readers to find their next great read.

<b><u>Here are some of the buzz-worthy fiction titles:</u></b>
Pierce Brown ~ Dark Age (Red Rising series)
Diane Chamberlain ~ Dream Daughter
Jude Devereaux ~ A Willing Murder
Janet Evanovich ~ Look Alive Twenty Five
Tana French ~ The Witch Elm
Tami Hoag ~ The Boy
Stephen King ~ Elevation
Barbara Kingsolver ~ Unsheltered
Haruki Murakami ~ Killing Commendatore
Sarah Pinborough ~ Cross Her Heart
J.R.R. Tolkien ~ The Fall of Gondolin


<b><u>These are some of the thought provoking nonfiction works coming out this fall</u></b>
Ben Bradlee ~ The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America
Stephen Carter ~ Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster
Soraya Chemaly ~ Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger
Michelle Obama ~ Becoming
Pope Francis ~ God is Young
Kevin Powell ~ My Mother, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, And the Last Stand of the Angry White Man
Bernie Sanders ~ Where We Go From Here
Eli Saslow ~ Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
P.W. Singer & Emerson T. Brooking ~ Like War: The Weaponization of Social Media


<b><u>My most anticipated reads -</u></b>
<b><i>Fiction</i></b>
Walter Mosley ~ John Woman
Jodi Picoult ~ A Spark of Light
*Stuart Turton ~ The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle*
Chigozie Obioma An Orchestra of Minorities
*Katrina Carrasco ~ The Best Bad Things*
Anthony Horowitz ~ Forever and a Day
Mindy Mejia ~ Leave No Trace
Joe Ide ~ Wrecked
Jonathan Letham ~ The Feral Detective
Sarah Bird ~ Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
*Wayetu Moore ~ She Would Be King*
Carlos Ruiz Zafron ~ The Labyrinth of the Spirits
*Chaya Bhuvaneswar ~ White Dancing Elephants*

<b><i>Nonfiction</i></b>
Jeremy Brown ~ Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History
Glory Edim ~ Well Read Black Girl:Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Ralph Ellison ~ Ralph Ellison: A Life in Letters
DeRay McKesson ~ On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope
Thomas Morris ~ The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
Tina Turner My Love Story: A Memoir

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As always, I love the Buzz Books previews and excerpts! Excited to see many of these reads coming this fall!

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I really enjoy reading every issue of Buzz Books because every time I find many interesting books to add to my TBR. In this edition of Buzz Books 2018 : Fall/ Winter I discovered books that I had heard and after reading an excerpt from it I added it immediately to my TBR. I also found books that I didn't know but I look forward to learn more about them and read them.
I also use this publications for inspiration for my blog posts.

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So look forward to this edition! Thanks so much to Publishers Launch once again.

~ Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter

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Thank you Net Galley for sharing this one. I appreciate the heads-up about all new books and authors for the fall/winter 2018. It helped me develop a reading list. marked many books for TBR, and took advantage of the links offered on several of the books. The excerpts help determine what’s really interesting. books to see what you like,. The author information was a nice touch too. Thanks again.

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Thank you so much Net Galley for sending me a copy of this book for my honest review. This was the first time I’ve had a book of this type and it was awesome! Being an avid reader, I truly enjoyed getting a heads-up of new books and authors for the fall/winter of 2018. I marked many books for TBR, and took advantage of the links offered on several of the books. I highly recommend that all readers that like to see what’s coming on the horizon get this book and enjoy the short excerpts of each of the books to see what you like,. ALso included is a bit of information about the authors, which is also interesting. Enjoy!

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I kept seeing these books for the past year or so and have never read one, but they are great! This is a great way to find out about new books and get a little deeper with some. It is such a great resource for a librarian! I look forward to the next one!

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An exciting array of novels and nonfiction titles are slated for the 2018 Fall/Winter season. Among the stories I look forward to sharing with co-workers, friends, and library patrons include Mark Dery's new biography of celebrated illustrator Edward Gorey; Michelle Obama's memoir, Becoming; an English translation of The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa; and the Civil War drama, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird. I'm also intrigued to see how Jude Deveraux, bestselling romance novelist, fares with her first mystery, A Willing Murder. Examinations of the American political landscape continue to provide much food for thought. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang partner in an exploration of the ties that bind astrophysics and the military. Between follow-ups to previous releases, debut authors, and the range of nonfiction, you won't have much time for anything else. What a wonderful "problem" to have.

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I always love getting a preview of upcoming reads! Enjoyed knowing that many of my favorite authors will have new material in fall and enjoyed perusing the many excerpts provided in this book!

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As always I loved this preview when it comes out, I look forward to it every quarter. Even though it does horrible things to my TBR pile.

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There are so many novels from this list that I'm excited for. Most notably:

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux

The Boy At The Keyhole by Stephen Giles

The Testament of Harold's Wife by Lynne Hugo

The Air You Breathe by Frances De Pontes Peebles

Welcome to Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber

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Interesting selection and I think I'll be checking out one of the authors when the full book comes out but the snippets didn't really make me want to pursue most of them. Regrettably I'm not keen on short stories so feeding me small chunks like this doesn't really work.

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It's always a good day when I see a Buzz Books pop up in the feed! Love checking out all of the sneak peeks in this guide!

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I enjoy reading these preview books. It's a good peek into what is coming later this year. I'm really excited to read The Travelling Cat Chronicles.

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