What an incredible opportunity to take a first glimpse at so many of the books-to-watch this year. If you’ve ever wondered how so many people have heard about a new book before it’s even released, this is how!

There are a lot of familiar names included in this collection, but quite a few new voices as well.

Some highlights for me include:

Bunny (Mona Awad), which brings to mind Donna Tartt’s modern classic The Secret History and a personal favorite of mine by Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics.

Doxology (Nell Zink), with a premise primed to spark insight into our modern world, the characters jump off the page immediately and I’m excited to follow them around for a bit.

In At The Deep End (Kate Davies), where the narrator is so raw and open that it almost feels like a memoir instead of a character in a Bridget Jones-esque novel, this new voice is certainly promising.

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone (Lori Gottlieb), a memoir that opens with candor and humor, Lori (we’re on a first name basis already) is a therapist in need of therapy. Can’t wait to read this in one sitting!

Some themes I see – lots of thrillers, lots of narrators unlucky in life and love, quite a few stories set in Chicago! This is a great chance to get a pulse on what’s to come this year.

What a great idea! Especially for those of us involved with book groups. I must admit that I haven't had the time to read every excerpt and probably never will but it's a great book to have on hand and one which I would consider buying in a physically printed version as a reference point. Thank you for making such a volume.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are 100% my own and independent of receiving an advanced copy

I’m not sure whether to kick myself because I was so lucky the day I decided to check out Buzz Books or really kick myself because the last thing I need is more books on my “To Read” shelf. This spring’s edition is no different. There are almost 50 upcoming books that are in this edition and they are spectacular. If you are not familiar with Buzz Books they review a selection of books that are going to be released for that season. They are from a variety of publishers and have a selection of different genres. Because the YA genre is so popular they have their own edition. For each book there is a description, information for the book like publishing date, price, etc. and an excerpt. These are not just a couple of wispy pages of a teaser of an excerpt. No, no, no. They include quite a substantial excerpt, enough that you can really get a feel for the text, the voice of the author and whether or not it is your type of book. The problem, if you are someone like me, I get so hooked I want to read the whole book right away!!!

They have sifted through the thousands of titles being published and select those that they think are noteworthy or remarkable in some way.The list is broken down into Fiction with subsections of The Notables, Highly Anticipated, Emerging Voices, Debut, and Commercial Fiction. The Nonfiction section include Politics and Current Events, Social Issues, Science and Technology, History and Crime, Essays and Criticism, and Biography and Memoir. Those they have provided an excerpt are marked with an asterisk. There are popular authors with highly anticipated releases like Cecelia Ahern, T.C. Boyle, Nell Zink and Liv Constantine to name just a few. You can discover new authors in the debut section. I was familiar with many of these releases like “Little Darlings” by Melanie Golding and “Naamah” by Sara Blake.

Of course the best is that at the end of each excerpt there is link to NetGalley where you can request an ARC of the book. Seriously, this doesn’t help me in my quest for trying to reduce the number of request I make, but I just can’t help it. I’m too excited about the prospect of reading that next great book. There are some really gems that are just waiting to be discovered.

As a new book reviewer, I really appreciate NetGalley publishing such a wonderful guide to 2019 releases. The excerpts are great at giving you an idea of what to add to that never-ending to be read list! Can't wait for these to release!

what a great way to sample all the highly anticipated and buzzed about books before their release date.

Highly recommend.

I loved all the short stories and it gave me an idea of what books I would want to continue reading. I mostly wanted this book to read the chapter by Liv Constantine's new novel.

Terrific array of work by talented, interesting writers that I may not have read any other way. I appreciate the breadth, depth, and intelligence that went into compiling this selection--and NetGalley for making the read possible!

Thanks for this. The catalog of buzzworthy books for the spring is super-helpful. I like the way you separate out debut authors from mainstream, and the non-fiction categories are also helpful.

I love when a new edition of "buzz books" becomes available. It's a real treat reading excerpts from upcoming books and being able to request to read the whole thing is an added bonus! I always end up with an interesting list to take to my bookgroups

Buzz Books for Spring/Summer was very helpful in choosing titles to order for my library. There were several included in there that I would not have chosen otherwise. I look forward to reading them when they arrive at my branch.

As always, this is a super helpful resource for readers and reviewers alike. A good selection of excerpts across a variety of genres/subgenres—and the redesign looks great!

I faithfully read each edition of Buzz Books to curate the next collection of book launches that I intend to read and review. As the president of a book club and professional writer and book reviewer, I find Buzz Books an invaluable resource to help me focus my attention and invest my time on authors and subjects that will resonate with me, my readers and my book club members.

I really like this book. It helps me see what is being released in the next six months. In addition it carried excerpts for at least one of the books I was interested in.

Another 5 star read for a glimpse into what’s to come in the world of literature. I’m happy this book continues to list many upcoming books including fiction, nonfiction, new authors, seasoned authors and much more. I also like the excerpts but wish all of the excerpts contained a link to request on Netgalley.

I enjoy the Buzz Books Excerpts. They provide a good look at some of the upcoming publications for this year. I like that the book is divided into three main categories: fiction, commercial fiction, and non-fiction. There are 44 substantial excerpts- surely enough to let you know whether you want to read more by the author.

I have added quite a few to my TBR pile. Now I am just waiting for publication dates. Thank-you Publisher Lunch for offering this book to entice us.

As a child of Appalachia, I am so pleased to see Appalachian authors and/or settings in this Buzz books collection. Thank you for the excerpts that will assist in making my final selections. Some great reading ahead!

A wonderful premise and very helpful for staying up to date with upcoming releases. The format is a little tricky to navigate though.

I just finished reading Buzz Books 2019, which is a sample collection of excerpts from upcoming fiction and nonfiction releases for spring/summer (autumn/winter for me).

The book starts by listing yet-to-be releases, a lot of which were already on my radar, but I was thrilled to discover that Michael Robotham has a new standalone coming out this year – ‘Good Girl, Bad Girl’, as I really enjoyed ‘The Secrets She Keeps’ last year. I also added to my out-of-control tbr Nora Robert’s – ‘Under Currents' and Michelle Sacks – ‘Moon Daddy' (which I think may have since had a name change to ‘All the Lost Things'?).

The excerpts are divided into ‘fiction’ and ‘nonfiction. I'm not big reader of NF so I concentrated on the former. Each book starts with a ‘summary’ followed by ‘sample chapters’. There are 37 fiction (divided into ‘fiction’ and ‘debut'), and 7 nonfiction to choose from, spanning a wide range of genres.

My favourite excerpts were Alex Noth – ‘The Whisper Man' (5 sample chapters) and Tracy Garvis Graves – ‘The Girl He Used to Know' (2 sample chapters), and based on what I read I really should just pre-order those two now. I was so sad when the samples ended.

I already have e-ARC's from Netgalley for Annie Ward – ‘Beautiful Bad', and Melanie Golding – ‘Little Darlings’, so I didn't read those excerpts, but look forward to reading both in the coming month.

Sadie Jones – ‘The Snakes’ (isn't the cover for it gorgeous?), Liv Constantine – ‘The Last Time I saw You', and M.T. Edvardsson – ‘A Nearly Normal Family’ were intriguing reads as well.

Thanks Netgalley and Buzz Books Publishers Lunch for the digital copy. Definitely worth checking out! There's a ‘teen’ version as well which I plan to read.

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Today is a catch up day for me. Recently I've been carrying around my Kindle and reading Buzz Books like they are short story collections. I've been slowly working my way through them, and haven't gotten around to reviewing them until today. This particular Buzz Book has me excited for this year's upcoming releases. I always love the bigger books that are stuffed full of hundreds of pages of previews. These are a few of the up comers that stuck out to me.

Roar - Cecelia Ahern. I didn't really need to read this preview to know I would want to tackle the full book. First of all, Cecelia Ahern - need I say more? She's amazing. The summary of this collection calls these stories a blend of "fables with magical realism". Thats like... book candy. I can hardly wait to get my hands on a copy - this will for sure be a bedtime story collection for me.

The Guest Book by Sarah Blake. I love a good generational tale. It is so satisfying to see a family throughout the years, so this novel that alternates between three time periods in one family sounds perfect for me. This novel seems almost ... foggy. I am almost completely sure that no where in the preview did they mention fog, but it was one of those atmospheric introductions that makes you feel the cold coming off the water.

Glory Road by Lauren K Denton. Once again, this is one of those books that caught my attention by being a generational story. Well... and a novel with an incredible cover. But mostly the generational family story thing. I'm really looking forward to getting lost in this families story.

A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvarson. YES YES YES. I love family dramas. I love thrillers. I love a good court scene. Well, this thriller/family drama opens up in a court house. This preview was such a page turner for me. I NEED to know what happens. I need all the juicy details.


Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward. Ok, so, I'm kind of cheating by listing this one because I have already read it. This novel has alternating then/now time lines and it is full of so much juicy drama. Once I started it, I literally could not put it down. When I finished it at 2 AM, I informed my fiance that he needed to start it IMMEDIATELY so that I had someone to talk to about it. DO NOT PASS THIS ONE UP.



Ok, those were the big ones for me this time around. There were a few others that popped out to me that I will probably also pick up eventually, like The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins, The Whisper man by Alex North, Baby of the Family by Maura Roosevelt and The Honey Bus by Meredith May.

Great way to learn about the year's most exciting books to come! Can't wait to read my way through 2019.