I alway enjoy these previews so much..They give you the opportunity to see what Isco. G up and what copies to request.

I know a lot of readers seem to dislike excerpts, but I am not one of them. I look forward to these editions every year, and I have yet to find less than a dozen books to add to my TBR. If I am in decent shape with my NetGalley shelf, I am able to request additional books, right at the end of each book. Besides the many excerpts, this is also a very comprehensive guide to books that will be published in the spring and summer. Did I mention that I narrowed my choices down to just twelve books? Why so low you might ask. Well, I have been fortunate enough to already read some of these terrific books.
If you enjoy reading a bit more than a book description, Buzz Books can't be beaten!

I always look forward to seeing the Buzz Books for the coming season. This one is full of interesting reads and NetGalley makes it easy to request the ones I am interested in reading. Now, I'm off to add more future reading to my TBR list!

This was the fifth Buzz Books that I’ve read since 2019; however, I missed both 2021 editions so I was a little nervous that the format may have changed. Fortunately, the only thing that changed was that the Kindle edition didn’t have page numbers. Otherwise the book was comprised of a list of books to be published from roughly March 2022 through August 2022, which was followed by hours of excerpts from select books on the list. In total, this edition was estimated at five and a quarter hours reading time.

In the lists of books, I found several fiction books to look up in Goodreads for further details. First was the new Geraldine Brooks novel, Horse, which appealed to me because I love Geraldine Brooks as a writer. A Coin for the Ferryman by Meghan Edwards was another, as I had been on and off with the description of this book in NetGalley. Book Lovers by Emily Henry was already on my to be read list because I had also seen it on NetGalley, although I do disagree with its classification as commercial fiction rather than romance. I looked up The Seamstress of New Orleans by Diane McPhail because I am always intrigued by New Orleans as a book setting. Finally, I looked up the latest Alison Weir, but decided against adding it to my to be read list because I still have an outstanding galley of hers to review. None of the nonfiction books listed really piqued my interest, which only means that there were no authors or titles that really excited me.

The book excerpts were divided into four categories: fiction, debut, nonfiction, young adult.
Over five hours of excerpts and related material seemed like a lot to handle, so I read the introductory material to each excerpt then chose only a few intriguing excerpts to read. I started to read the excerpt for The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberley Brock, but decided that the tone wasn’t right for me. Fortunately, the Geraldine Brooks novel that I immediately added to my to be read pile was the next excerpt. Reading that was enough to confirm my interest in reading the entire book. I was intrigued by the introduction for The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain, so I read the excerpt for that and liked its quirkiness enough to add it to my to be read list. Same with Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley. After I read the excerpt for A Coin for the Ferryman I decided that I didn’t want to read it because the writing style didn’t agree with me. The excerpt for The Seamstress of New Orleans was fairly bland, but I decided to keep it on my to be read list because the introduction to the excerpt promised more intrigue to come. I liked the bright yellow and fuchsia cover for Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting, so I spent ten minutes reading that excerpt as well. It was a good investment of my time, so I added that to my to be read list. The introduction to the excerpt from the new book by Adriana Trigiani sounded great, but the writing was denser than I was in the mood to read. Unfortunately, none of the excerpts in the debut section were able to hold my attention long enough to be added to my to be read pile. The few nonfiction offerings in the volume also did not appeal to my personal preferences. Finally, since I don’t read young adult books, I skipped over that section entirely.

All said and done, over the course of a day’s skimming, reading, and careful consideration, I found five fiction books that I was excited about adding to my to be read pile. I know at least three of them - Albert Entwistle, Iona Iverson, Cult Classic - would have never found their way onto my radar otherwise. Of course, I did request advance reader copies for all of them through NetGalley, so I eagerly await learning which (if any) I get approved for.

I received this edition of Buzz Books as a digital advance reader copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion.

2022 is going to be an amazing year to get lost in a great book! What a brilliant and comprehensive guide of the year's best reads!

These Buzz Book summaries are one of the most reliable sources for me to find my next reads.
I read these every time they release and look forward to them. Thank you for the early approval!

I really appreciate these buzz books giving me a glimpse at the upcoming titles to be released. I was not super impressed with the lineup this go around. I only liked 1 book from the fiction category and 1 from the young adult category. What's cool about these buzz books though is that one of them I thought I wouldn't like based on the description, but the actual sample of the story really intrigued me.

Buzz Books is always a great resource. Picking books from Netgalley can be a gamble. Buzz Books gives a variety of genres and allows a little peak to let me know if I really want to request that book. I am often surprised. One I thought I'd love is not quite my style while one I didn't think I'd like draws me right in. I had to go right into the search bar and find the books I can't wait to finish.

Do you want to know what to read next? Grab the Buzz Books. Spring Summer is clearly the most popular and gave me no less then 10 new reads to look out for. A quick indexed guide, it's perfect for anyone looking for a new read!

a solid list of coming releases. i will say that the formatting leaves lot to be desired and i find the categories somewhat incongruent and limiting.

Great way to preview some of the upcoming new releases! Found some titles I hadn’t previously heard of. Loved that the link to request the Egalley was linked.

Among some of the highlighted books - The Notables - coming out this Spring/Summer are Geraldine Brooks ’Horse’ mid June, Emma Donoghue’s ’Haven’ in mid-to-late August, Emily St. John Mandel’s ’Sea of Tranquility’ mid April, Ali Smith’s ’Companion Piece’ early in May, Anne Tyler’s ’French Braid’, mid-to-late March.

Included in the Highly Anticipated category are Monica Alie’s ’Love Marriage’ early in May, Dan Chaon’s ’Sleepwalk’ early April, Karen Joy Fowler’s ’Booth’ in early March - among the ones I’m most hoping to read, Anne Griffin’s ’Listening Still’ March 1st, also the pub date for Sarah Moss ’The Fell’ and Jess Walter’s ’The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories’ near the end of June.

Emerging Voices includes, among others, Bolu Babalola’s ’Honey and Spice’ late June, NoViolet Bulawayo’s ’Glory’ early March, Etaf Rum’s, ’Evil Eye’ mid-July, Jennifer E. Smith’s ’The Unsinkable Greta James, also set for a March 1st publication.

Debut Fiction includes Blair Fell’s ’The Sign For Home’, early April, Melissa Chadburn’s ’A Tiny Upward Shove’ also early-mid April, Nishant Batsha, ’Mother Ocean Father Nation’ early-mid April, Jumi Bellow ’The Leaving’ early-mid July, and Oscar Hokeah, ’Calling for a Blanket Dance late July, Christine Simon, The Patron Saint of Second Chances mid April, and Tara M. Stringfellow, Memphis another March 1st pub date.

Commercial Fiction includes books by George R.R. Martin, Chris Bohjalian, Eilin Hilderbrand, Emily Giffin, Jane Green, V.C. Andrews, Kimberly Brock, several co-written by James Patterson, Debbie Macomber, William Kent Krueger, as well as three books by Danielle Steele, along with many, many more authors.

This is just a small taste of some of the books included, and there are many more among the Nonfiction category, which has several sub-categories within. For some of the categories, it also includes several brief excerpts from more than a few of the books included. For those who are drawn to romance novels, there is a separate Buzz Book that is exclusively for romance novels. Any of their books can be downloaded for free through Publisher’s Lunch Marketplace website.



Many thanks to Publishers Lunch for the copy provided

I love reading these samplers each season/half year. It gives me new books to put on my radar. Thanks for the opportunity.

I always look forward to Buzz Books because it's a fun way to find out what books are coming out in the next few months, and to be able to read samples of them to help me narrow down what I want to review. I feel like some genres are always missing, but it's still worthwhile to flip through and note what books I want to make sure I request or put on hold at the library.

Publishers Lunch delivers another irresistible treat--The range of titles for Spring/Summer 2022 is rich and tantalizing.

I always look forward to the Buzz Books editions. I just finished this one and now have a list of books from favorite authors as well as some intriguing new titles to fill my spring and summer!

Always a favorite. Yay! More books.

Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it has no bearing on the rating I have it.

I like reading books, I like talking about books and if I'm not doing that I like read about books. This guide reminded me of being a kid at Christmas looking through the Sears and JCPenny's catalogs (totally dating myself I know!) and thinking about everything I wanted only this time everything offered were books! A list of what are believed to be the top books for this Spring and Summer many with excerpts! My TBR list just got a whole lot longer!

Many thanks to Publishers Lunch and #NetGalley (who provided links to request books!) for allowing me to read and review this book.

I love being able to see what books are coming out in the next season as well as discover new and interesting authors. These previews are always well put together in a way to best find the books you are interested it. After going through the excerpts provided, I am most excited about:

The Lost Book of Eleanor Date - Kimberly Brock
In the Face of the Sun - Denny S. Bryce
Shadows of Berlin - David R. Gillham
Sister Stardust - Jane Green
The Seamstress of New Orleans - Diane C. McPhail
Two Nights in Lisbon - Chris Pavone
The Hacienda - Isabel Canas
Helltown - Casey Sherman

A fantastic preview of upcoming books. A great way to test new genres, new authors, and even get preview of debut authors that you may not have known about yet!