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I love checking out the Buzz Books each season for excerpts of titles. I found several in this one that I want to read, and a few I'd like to try an audiobook version of.

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A great variety of book excerpts. I really enjoy these collections of excerpts (especially with the NetGalley connections). There are quite a few I'm looking forward to reading!

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I'm always happy to discover what new books are being published by new authors and best sellers. This list is greatly appreciated!

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One of my favorite press reads. Always exciting to read about upcoming releases, from nationally recognized authors to debut authors. Recommend checking this seasonal publication!

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There was such an awesome variety of book excerpts in this! Obviously, not all were “for me”, but I found several that I am looking forward to reading! I love being able to read these excerpts and then have a direct link to the netgalley page for the full version! Some of the links were even “read now”. Thanks Netgalley for this wonderful “sampler “

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I live for these book previews. It is like browsing Goodreads or your local book store but all in on thoughtfully curated "book." My TBR list has now grown immensely.

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I really enjoy perusing through the lists of what's coming available. In particular, looking at debut authors inspires me. My most anticipated read will be Dava Sobel's book on Marie Curie - "The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science." Thanks NetGalley and Publishers Lunch or Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter

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SO Excited for this list of books to drop! Cannot WAIT to read these; I love the mix of genres and new/old authors! adding to list for sure!

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It's a great idea to have a taster of books before choosing the ones you would like to read. I enjoyed reading the different stories and the different writing styles were more noticeable when reading other authors' extracts.
I did choose a few to read and look forward to writing my review.

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In this collection, a few noteworthy titles are highlighted, samples of what is to come of new books in Fall/Winter 2024. There are 4 sections: Fiction, Debut, Non-Fiction, and Young Adult. Each section contains several very interesting titles which I cannot review all here but what follows is a miniscule sentence on a book from each section previously mentioned. Part 1-Fiction, we have Entitlement by Rumaan Alam, a novel about money and morality and Old Soul by Susan Barker, part horror, part Western, part thriller. Part 2-Debut, you’ll find the speculative novel, Sky Full of Elephants, by Cebo Campbell, about a world where white people no longer exist. In Part 3-Non-fiction, we have a memoir of a dirt-poor singer-song writer, Neko Case, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: a Memoir. There is the story of Kari Leibowitz, How to Winter, who suffered from a circadian rhythm disorder. In Part 4-Young Adult fiction, thirteen-year-old Sylvia Doe has lived nearly her whole life as an orphan and one day discovers strange and wondrous things floating in the river, Sylvia Doe and the 100-year Flood by Robert Beatty. Lastly, Kwame Mbalia writes a magic school fantasy, Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek. I have not really done justice to this collection where you will find titles by authors such as Haruki Murakami, Louise Erdrich, V.C. Andrews, David Baldacci, Robin Cook, Fiona Davis, Orhan Pamuk, Deepak Chopra, Dava Sobel, and so many, many, more.

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I LOVE The Buzz Books series from Publishers Lunch! Thank you so much for the inside scoop on what will be big in the coming season, and especially for the generous excerpts. The Buzz Books download always informs my purchasing decisions, reader’s advisory, and “TBR” list for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award Committee! I especially love to peruse the Buzz Books for potential crossover titles that will be popular with faculty members. This season I am especially excited to start reading Old Soul by Susan Barker and Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner. Many thanks, and I look forward to future Buzz Books Compilations!

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Thank you for making these available to us! I love looking through these collections for my next read.

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Always helpful and appreciated! Love the book samples and great summaries! Thanks so much! Keep up the great work and keep the Buzz Books coming!

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What a great idea, this gives you a taster of lots of different authors some known to me some brand new and it’s the perfect way to sample someone’s writing style and get an idea of if you want to then read the book or more from the author.
Highly recommended for everyone to have a look through, you just might find your next favourite book/author.
Thank you Net Galley

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This is an excellent resource for getting to know what's coming out in the later half of the year. The excerpts are wonderful, I get excited knowing that some future favorites are coming out so soon. I love that it's easy to flip through as well.

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Excellent resource for getting a sneak peak into upcoming titles . It is great getting a sample read. Looking forward to some ofcthe upcoming titles.

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a great book to get some good looks into some of the new books coming! I liked how there is a description and then an excerpt from which you can tell a good amount about the book without it being to long or to foreshadowing about the whole story!

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This is a great sampling of upcoming fall books. It’s laid out by genre and very easy to navigate. So many great things on the way and it’s helpful to have information about so many.

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I discovered a few books I will be reading that I hadn’t heard of before. I added them to TBR.
Thanks to Netgalley and Publishers Lunch BUZZ BOOKS for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Love this compilation of new books! It's a great way to introduce yourself to new authors and titles. I like that it is broken up by genre. I enjoyed seeing these new books! Thank you netgalley for the arc!

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