For more than five years now, passionate readers have relied on our twice-a-year Buzz Books to sample and discover new books from big authors and breakout talents through exclusive and substantial pre-publication excerpts. Right now, you can read almost 60 excerpts from the hottest books appearing this spring and summer.

Now we are offering the same robust publication in easier-to-digest monthly packages. You'll find exclusive excerpts of seven notable books due for publication during the month of April—but first check out our extensive preview of well over 100 new books of interest coming to market in the month ahead. At the end of most excerpts, you will find a link to the full galley on NetGalley!

Then turn to an exceptionally timely debut about a second American Civil War in 2074. The novel by Omar El Akaad describes what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Nonfiction is represented by Radium Girls, an exposé of pioneering working women, who were poisoned by radium paint in the 1920s. Finally, young adult is well-represented this month by four novels and one memoir: Erin Chack, a Buzzfeed writer, chronicles her true story of surviving cancer with wit and wisdom. Other YA authors include Meg Haston, Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, Whitney Taylor, and Sara Zarr.

The new Buzz Books Monthlies are your first and best place to turn for a real insider's taste of what to read next, and what the book world will be talking about next month. We hope you enjoy the monthly Buzz Books—and keep an eye out for May Buzz Books available in April, along with the big biannual Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter, launching in May.