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“You’ve just read an excerpt from . . . “

ARGH!*@! I hate it! I keep telling myself I won’t fall for these insidious publications again, but Publishers Lunch keeps making previews freely available, and I can’t resist. They have so many previews of all kinds of interesting books that I keep adding to my great mountain of books To Be Read!

I didn’t count how many are in this particular volume which covers Fiction and Non-fiction and debuts. I have my eye on a few that looked interesting. You may recognise favourite authors here, but I'll just mention a few books that caught my reluctant eye.

"Roar" by Cecelia Ahern has three of the stories in her book of 30 stories of women. I liked these three, but I have no idea what the rest are like.

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"The Guest Book" by Sarah Blake is another that had an interesting chapter with a startling ending. The blurb says it follows three generations of a powerful American family that used to run the world.

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"The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna" is the debut novel of Juliet Grames, about a pair of elderly Italian sisters who aren't speaking to each other. The premise doesn't sound nearly as interesting as the chapter I read would suggest. I'm afraid the title may suffer because of similar titles that are out now, but that shouldn't detract from the story. I enjoyed what I read.
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Another quirky debut is "Ellie and the Harpmaker" by harpist Hazel Prior, who doubtless knows her harps. The excerpt here features a bored wife, walking in the woods and finding an unusual man in a barn filled with harps he's made. Good reading, I hope.

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I really enjoyed what I read of "How Not to Die Alone", a debut by Richard Roper, who was inspired, he says, by an article he read about a guy whose job it was to track down any kin of people who had died alone. The chapter included is the protagonist "representing the family" (whom nobody's found) at the funeral of a man who died alone. It shouldn't be a funny situation, but it is. The publisher refers to fans of "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" as the sort of readers who might enjoy this.

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"On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong is poetically horrendous! I may have to read it because it's so compelling. Vuong is a poet, but this is a debut novel, and the combination of poetic language and a macabre scene in Vietnam introducing a character is sort of can't-look-away awful. But also awfully good.

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The last I'll be looking for is Valerie Jarrett's account of her years meeting and knowing the Obamas, "Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward". The excerpt included is when she met Michelle for the first time and offered her a job. Gotta be a good book, I reckon!


And so, my list grows ever longer.

Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the preview. Buzz Books are all Read Now on NetGalley, or available to all free at http://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/

There are editions for Romance, Young Adult, etc.

This was a great introduction to some great new books coming out soon. Can't wait to get my hands on several of these.

A great way to sample new books. It's a big help to my finances. It keeps me from buying books that I find are not suited to my taste.
Thank you #NetGalley for offering this great resource.

This is a fabulous support for readers. I really enjoyed this years group of excerpts. It gives us a glimpse into upcoming titles in a nice comprehensive book. This is such a great way to get a peek at the upcoming books for the season! I love it! My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for my copy. This is my honest review.

So many books!!! I'm so excited for some of these to be published. I always love looking through these catalogs and seeing what is coming in the new season.

Enticing compilation of excerpts of books and listing of books to come out over the next several months, a few I am hoping will become available on netgalley and a few I have already added to my queue. Love this compilation!

I love Buzz Books....great previews of books to come; I end up putting almost all on my wishlist! Great way ot recommend books to my very large group as well!

Great collection of books! I love Buzz Books for how easy it is to find new releases that interest me, and I've already added a couple to my TBR list for the upcoming Spring / Summer 2019.

Quite a few weren't up my street, but I found a fair few to add to my to read list - and there wasn't just one or two, there was actually a really good number of extracts which I found unusual but loved.

Can't wait for all these books to be published. It is really helpful to read a sneak peek before committing to reading the whole book. Thanks a lot!

This is great. It gives a quick look at a bunch of different novels coming out in the first half of the year. I love the fact that I can read a snippet and determine if I want to invest my time or money in the book at a later date. Thank you so much!

There are so many fantastic books listed in this edition of Buzz Books, I look forward to a lot of great summer reading!

When I first discovered Buzz Books I was thrilled to be given insight into the best new books coming out. My problem was that "my eyes were bigger than my stomach". I requested more books than I could read in a reasonable time. So I had to practice moderation -- not reading Buzz Books until I got over 80% reviewed.

I am so glad that I was able to treat myself to another edition of Buzz Books. From this volume I am looking forward to reading the following titles:

<b>Fiction</b>
[book:On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous|41880609] ~ Ocean Vuong
[book:Lot|40749395] ~ Bryan Washington
[book:Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning|42041745] ~ Elliot Ackerman
[book:Patsy|41817523] ~ Nicole Dennis-Benn
[book:Bunny: A Novel|42732512]~ Mona Awad
[book:The Snakes: A Novel|40651668] ~ Sadie Jones
[book:If, Then: A Novel|41086039] ~ Kate Hope Day
[book:The Old Drift|40060700] ~ Namwali Serpell
[book:Stone Cold Heart|40221975] ~ Caz Frear
[book:The Confessions of Frannie Langton|39937621] ~ Sara Collins

<b>Non Fiction</b>
[book:The Scandal of the Century: And Other Writings|41880622] ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
[book:Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family|36373576] ~ Mitchell Jackson
[book:Then It Fell Apart|41826893] ~ Moby

I enjoy getting a glimpse at all of the buzziest books coming out each season. Looking forward to so many of these titles.

A great highlight of the books to look forward this upcoming season. Highly recommend if you are struggling to pick out your next read with its range of highlights you are sure to find something you capture your attention!

As always, I am very impressed with the incredible selection of fiction, debut, and non-fiction excerpts that Buzz Books offers. This includes 18 debut authors in addition to known authors like Nell Zink. I am looking forward to going through each one and picking my favorites.

Thank you to NetGalley and Buzz Books for offering this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This biannual publication introduces the new publications for each season. Most exciting are the 44 excerpts in this edition. These excerpts include known authors as well as new authors, fiction and non-fictions. What is interesting and exciting is the wide variety of themes in the writings. I find Buzzbooks an indispensable read to make a more informed choice on what I want to read and purchase this coming season.

Thanks for the preview. Love seeing all the anticipated releases. Great way to learn of new releases

I found this book great for those looking for books to read. The list includes books from all categories.

I really enjoyed these samples and always looks forward to Buzz Book's latest issue. A great way to find new books, series, and authors!