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Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer: Exclusive Excerpts from 40 Top New Titles
The tenth edition of Buzz Books captures the excitement of Winter Institute and takes it much start off a year of new reading excerpts from 40 talked about Buzz Books due to be published in the months ahead. Be among the first to get a taste of new fiction from major bestselling authors including Dennis Lehane, Nora Roberts, The Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion, Karen Dionne, I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You author Courtney Maum s anticipated follow-up, and Don Winslow s latest thriller. The new Buzz Books shines a light on 15 promising debuts. Memoirist (Don t Let s Go To The Dogs Tonight) Alexandra Fuller s first fiction joins Laurel Davis Huber s fictionalized account of The Velveteen Rabbit s author. Literary reimaginings include Sarah Schmidt looking through the eyes of Lizzie Borden s troubled sister and Sarah Shoemaker writing from the vantage point of Charlotte Bronte s Mr. Rochester. Award-winning journalist Omar El Akaad describes the second American Civil War in a novel set in 2074. Other debuts span an inspiring range, from dystopian to utopian, from a Norse trilogy about Norway s first king to a scattered family from Palestine. Among our always fascinating nonfiction, novelist Richard Ford remembers his parents in a memoir; Roxane Gay s long-awaited Hunger follows her bestselling Bad Feminist; and Kate Moore s Radium Girls is an expose of pioneering working women, who were poisoned by radium paint in the 1920s. Start reading the bestsellers and big discoveries of tomorrow right now, and then share the anyone can download this free edition of Buzz Books at all major ebookstores or at buzz.publishersmarketplace.com. For still more pre-publication samples, check out Buzz Books 2017: Young Adult Spring/Summer, also available now, for excerpts from the some of the best of publishing s hottest genre."
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June 3, 2017
For those who are not familiar with Buzz Books, they include an excerpt of some of the promising upcoming books scheduled to be published in spring / Summer 2017. The categories include Fiction, Non-Fiction and Debut Fiction. I’ve already added some of these to my list, and some I had read before reading Buzz Books 2017: Spring / Summer.
The ones I’m most excited to read (and didn’t already have or read) include:
Memory’s Last Breath by Gerda Saunders – a true-life Still Alice “unsparing beautifully written
In the Shadow of Alabama by Judy Reene Singer – a woman returns home for her father’s funeral and finds herself drawn into his life history
The Original Ginny Moon: A Novel by Benjamin Ludwig – a 14-year-old teenage girl has just found her “forever home” but still wants, waits for her abusive, drug-addicted mother to kidnap her (sounds a little reminiscent of My Name is Leon)
Goodbye Vitamin: A Novel - Rachel Khong - a daughter returns home to care for her father who has Alzheimer’s, told with insight, humour and tenderness
Others I’m contemplating:
American War: A Novel – Omar El Akkad - a debut novel about a second American Civil War
The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne – a fictional story about a prisoner who escapes, and the daughter he went to prison for keeping captive.
Driving Miss Norma: One Family’s Journey Saying “YES” to Living – Tim Bauerschmidt, Ramie Liddle
He Said, She Said - Erin Kelly
The Answers - Catherine Lacey
Touch - Courtney Maum
For the full list and to read these excerpts - you can download the free edition of this book from all major ebookstores or from buzz.publishersmarketplace.com
Many thanks for the ARC provided by Publisher’s Lunch
February 3, 2017
5★
Buzz Books have been five star publications for me so far. They include probably chapter-length excerpts from fiction and non-fiction, from well-known authors to debut offerings, and there is something that’s bound to appeal to everyone. If you're a NetGalley reader, Buzz Books and many of the books featured here are available for request.
This issue has selections from new novels by 17 authors who have previously published novels; introduces 15 new novelists, some of whom have published other stories or articles; and lastly there are 8 non-fiction excerpts.
I’ll just mention the ones that I’m going to look for, and the quotes are from the Buzz Books summaries (always well done and tempting), not from the excerpts themselves.
FICTION from established novelists:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“From New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.”
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips “the celebrated author of The Well and the Mine and Come in and Cover Me.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she’ll go to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime.
. . .
But what Joan sees . . .
And for the next three hours – the entire scope of the novel – she keeps on running.”
The excerpt is the beginning, and it looks deliciously terrifying!
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck “author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding.”
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold. Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined – an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel.”
The Best of Adam Sharp is by a favourite Aussie author of mine, Graeme Simsion, who wrote the delightful and insightful The Rosie Project and its sequel The Rosie Effect.
About to turn 50, Adam Sharp is a reasonably contented man, happy with Claire, his partner, but he still wonders what life would have been like if his “blazing affair more than twenty years ago with an intelligent and strong-willed actress” had lasted. Then he suddenly gets a one-word email from her. “Hi”.
Can’t wait!
DEBUT fiction:
Quiet Until the Thaw: A Novel is the first novel by bestselling memoirist Alexandra Fuller, “the award-winning and bestselling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come, among others.” English-born, lived in Africa, Fuller moved to Wyoming in her mid-twenties.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage.”
Anger towards the federal government leads to tribal division and Rick chooses the side of peace while You Choose heads for violence.
It covers a lot of territory and generations. Buzz Books quotes Fuller, who writes “The belief that we can be done with our past is a myth. The past is nudging at us constantly.”
The Velveteen Daughter, a debut novel by Laurel Davis Huber is historical fiction of the kind which seems to be that marvellous mix of confirmable fact and imagined scenarios. Margery Williams Bianco wrote the classic The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real, which I have to admit I’d never read, (tsk tsk).
Her daughter, Pamela Bianco, became even more famous as an artist, a child prodigy admired by Picasso, among others.
BUZZ BOOKS tells us:
“But celebrity at such an early age exacts a great toll. Pamela’s dreams elude her as she struggles with severe depressions, an overbearing father, an obsessive love affair, and a spectacularly misguided marriage.”
I have to add that the excerpt, including Picasso admiring the child prodigy and drawing with her is so good, it leaves me impatient for more!
Rachel Khong, who has written short fiction and non-fiction, offers us her debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“A young woman returns home to care for her failing father in this funny and inescapably touching debut, from a wonderfully original new literary voice. One morning, the citizens of a small L.A. suburb awake to find pairs of a man’s pants hanging from the trees. The pants belong to Howard Young, a prominent history professor, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.”
Daughter Ruth, at loose ends after a broken engagement, returns home to live for a year and help out. It was funny and real and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of it.
Jennifer Kitses is another published author whose debut novel is Small Hours, about which
BUZZ BOOKS says
“A taut and riveting literary debut – unfurling over the course of a single day – in which a wife and husband try to outrun the secrets that threaten their marriage, sending their lives spiralling out of control.”
Having enjoyed the excerpt, I think I’d like to see how the rest of the day goes myself.
The Original Ginny Moon is a debut from Benjamin Ludwig. He and his wife became foster parents and adopted a teenager with autism.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Ginny’s character and voice came to him as he sat and talked with other parents at Special Olympics basketball practices.”
Ginny is a 14-year-old who has finally found her Forever Home and her Forever Parents.
BUZZ BOOKS asks:
“So why is this 14-year-old so desperate to get kidnapped by her abusive, drug-addict birth mother, Gloria, and return to a grim existence of hiding under the kitchen sink to avoid the authorities and her mother’s violent boyfriends?”
Indeed, why? The excerpt shows her trying to establish contact through a friend’s Facebook account, something she's not allowed to go near.
Intriguing.
One that’s not for me but that Brontë fans might enjoy is Sarah Shoemaker’s Mr. Rochester.
BUZZ BOOKS calls it “A gorgeous, deft literary retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s beloved Jane Eyre – through the eyes of the dashing, mysterious Mr Rochester himself.”
Not being a Brontë (or Austen) fan, I didn’t read that one, but I have no doubt many will.
NON-FICTION
There are non-fiction selections from Richard Ford and Roxane Gay, among others, but this is the one that interests me most.
Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia by Gerda Saunders.
BUZZ BOOKS calls it
“A true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders’ experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her . . . based on the ‘field notes’ she keeps in her journal . . . an astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues.”
Her mother had suffered some odd form of memory loss in her old age, and Saunders wonders why she should be so surprised herself. She uses a lot of big words and intellectual vocabulary in the excerpt, which makes me think she’s actively working to hang on to what she still has for as long as she can.
I'll be looking for that one, too.
And that’s it from me. I hope something catches your interest!
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the copy I've quoted from.
Buzz Books have been five star publications for me so far. They include probably chapter-length excerpts from fiction and non-fiction, from well-known authors to debut offerings, and there is something that’s bound to appeal to everyone. If you're a NetGalley reader, Buzz Books and many of the books featured here are available for request.
This issue has selections from new novels by 17 authors who have previously published novels; introduces 15 new novelists, some of whom have published other stories or articles; and lastly there are 8 non-fiction excerpts.
I’ll just mention the ones that I’m going to look for, and the quotes are from the Buzz Books summaries (always well done and tempting), not from the excerpts themselves.
FICTION from established novelists:
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“From New York Times bestselling author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.”
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips “the celebrated author of The Well and the Mine and Come in and Cover Me.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she’ll go to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime.
. . .
But what Joan sees . . .
And for the next three hours – the entire scope of the novel – she keeps on running.”
The excerpt is the beginning, and it looks deliciously terrifying!
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck “author of the New York Times Notable Book The Hazards of Good Breeding.”
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they hold. Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined – an affecting, shocking, and ultimately redemptive novel.”
The Best of Adam Sharp is by a favourite Aussie author of mine, Graeme Simsion, who wrote the delightful and insightful The Rosie Project and its sequel The Rosie Effect.
About to turn 50, Adam Sharp is a reasonably contented man, happy with Claire, his partner, but he still wonders what life would have been like if his “blazing affair more than twenty years ago with an intelligent and strong-willed actress” had lasted. Then he suddenly gets a one-word email from her. “Hi”.
Can’t wait!
DEBUT fiction:
Quiet Until the Thaw: A Novel is the first novel by bestselling memoirist Alexandra Fuller, “the award-winning and bestselling author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come, among others.” English-born, lived in Africa, Fuller moved to Wyoming in her mid-twenties.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Lakota Oglala Sioux Nation, South Dakota. Two Native American cousins, Rick Overlooking Horse and You Choose Watson, though bound by blood and by land, find themselves at odds as they grapple with the implications of their shared heritage.”
Anger towards the federal government leads to tribal division and Rick chooses the side of peace while You Choose heads for violence.
It covers a lot of territory and generations. Buzz Books quotes Fuller, who writes “The belief that we can be done with our past is a myth. The past is nudging at us constantly.”
The Velveteen Daughter, a debut novel by Laurel Davis Huber is historical fiction of the kind which seems to be that marvellous mix of confirmable fact and imagined scenarios. Margery Williams Bianco wrote the classic The Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Become Real, which I have to admit I’d never read, (tsk tsk).
Her daughter, Pamela Bianco, became even more famous as an artist, a child prodigy admired by Picasso, among others.
BUZZ BOOKS tells us:
“But celebrity at such an early age exacts a great toll. Pamela’s dreams elude her as she struggles with severe depressions, an overbearing father, an obsessive love affair, and a spectacularly misguided marriage.”
I have to add that the excerpt, including Picasso admiring the child prodigy and drawing with her is so good, it leaves me impatient for more!
Rachel Khong, who has written short fiction and non-fiction, offers us her debut novel, Goodbye, Vitamin.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“A young woman returns home to care for her failing father in this funny and inescapably touching debut, from a wonderfully original new literary voice. One morning, the citizens of a small L.A. suburb awake to find pairs of a man’s pants hanging from the trees. The pants belong to Howard Young, a prominent history professor, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.”
Daughter Ruth, at loose ends after a broken engagement, returns home to live for a year and help out. It was funny and real and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of it.
Jennifer Kitses is another published author whose debut novel is Small Hours, about which
BUZZ BOOKS says
“A taut and riveting literary debut – unfurling over the course of a single day – in which a wife and husband try to outrun the secrets that threaten their marriage, sending their lives spiralling out of control.”
Having enjoyed the excerpt, I think I’d like to see how the rest of the day goes myself.
The Original Ginny Moon is a debut from Benjamin Ludwig. He and his wife became foster parents and adopted a teenager with autism.
BUZZ BOOKS says:
“Ginny’s character and voice came to him as he sat and talked with other parents at Special Olympics basketball practices.”
Ginny is a 14-year-old who has finally found her Forever Home and her Forever Parents.
BUZZ BOOKS asks:
“So why is this 14-year-old so desperate to get kidnapped by her abusive, drug-addict birth mother, Gloria, and return to a grim existence of hiding under the kitchen sink to avoid the authorities and her mother’s violent boyfriends?”
Indeed, why? The excerpt shows her trying to establish contact through a friend’s Facebook account, something she's not allowed to go near.
Intriguing.
One that’s not for me but that Brontë fans might enjoy is Sarah Shoemaker’s Mr. Rochester.
BUZZ BOOKS calls it “A gorgeous, deft literary retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s beloved Jane Eyre – through the eyes of the dashing, mysterious Mr Rochester himself.”
Not being a Brontë (or Austen) fan, I didn’t read that one, but I have no doubt many will.
NON-FICTION
There are non-fiction selections from Richard Ford and Roxane Gay, among others, but this is the one that interests me most.
Memory's Last Breath: Field Notes on My Dementia by Gerda Saunders.
BUZZ BOOKS calls it
“A true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders’ experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her . . . based on the ‘field notes’ she keeps in her journal . . . an astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues.”
Her mother had suffered some odd form of memory loss in her old age, and Saunders wonders why she should be so surprised herself. She uses a lot of big words and intellectual vocabulary in the excerpt, which makes me think she’s actively working to hang on to what she still has for as long as she can.
I'll be looking for that one, too.
And that’s it from me. I hope something catches your interest!
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for the copy I've quoted from.
February 12, 2017
Nothing like a good compilation of excerpts from upcoming books to wet the literary taste buds. Suffice it to say, 2017 is looking to be a great year in books for readers who enjoy a variety of different genres. This Buzz book collection is split into three categories; fiction, debut fiction, and non-fiction.
In Fiction, established authors on the bestsellers lists such as Nora Roberts , Anthony Horowitz, Erin Kelly,Christopher Brookmyre and Dennis Lehane all have books slated for release. I do believe that the most talked about books will be Courtney Maum with Touch and Graeme Simsion with The Best of Adam Sharp: A Novel, if only because both authors have had huge success with their previous books and readers everywhere will be looking for the same magic. Jessica Shattuck 's The Women in the Castle is already a talking piece on my newsfeed and a book that sits on my TBR shelf too. I am going to predict that it probably will be a nominee for a 2017 Goodreads award. The two stand out books that caught my attention in this section were Karen Dionne's The Marsh King's Daughter and Judy Reene Singer's In the Shadow of Alabama.
In the category of Debut Fiction, Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker already sits on my NetGalley shelf and I am so looking forward to it based on the reviews I've already read. The Half-Drowned King: A Novel by Linnea Hartsuyker is steeped in Norse mythology and could have the potential to become the next "big" fantasy trilogy. I have a feeling that I will dive into Laurel Davis Huber's The Velveteen Daughter, only because I cannot ever pass a fictional biopic on real life authors. Other honorable mentions include Tornado Weather by Deborah Elaine Kennedy, Small Hours by Jennifer Kitses, and Final Girls by Riley Sager all appear to be suspenseful or psychological thrillers. The stand out for me was Lizzie Borden themed See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt because it makes me curious as to what the cover is advertising.
The final section is non-fiction, which, is often the genre I struggle with the most. I do have The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women on my Netgalley shelf and it sounds really interesting. Because authors Richard Ford and Roxanne Gay are already household names, their memoirs are going to be gravitated to. So, I think( in addition to the aforementioned) that readers will pick up Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living. Here is the description:
Based on the popular Facebook travel blog, the wondrous story of one unforgettable cross-country road trip and one effervescent woman of ageless spirit who teaches us how say “Yes!” to all that life offers. When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.” Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads—her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their Standard Poodle Ringo—in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road—a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.
Or Gerda Saunders's "Memory's Last Breath" which is sure to be a tearjerker for some. Here is the description:
In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders’ Memory’s Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir—a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders’ experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her. Saunders’ book is uncharted territory in the writing on dementia, a diagnosis one in nine Americans will receive.
Based on the “field notes” she keeps in her journal, Memory’s Last Breath is Saunders’ astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa.
Written in a distinctive voice without a trace of self-pity, Memory’s Last Breath is a remarkable, aphorism-free contribution to the literature of dementia—and an eye-opening personal memoir that will grip all adventurous readers.
Oh dear, my TBR is getting longer!
In Fiction, established authors on the bestsellers lists such as Nora Roberts , Anthony Horowitz, Erin Kelly,Christopher Brookmyre and Dennis Lehane all have books slated for release. I do believe that the most talked about books will be Courtney Maum with Touch and Graeme Simsion with The Best of Adam Sharp: A Novel, if only because both authors have had huge success with their previous books and readers everywhere will be looking for the same magic. Jessica Shattuck 's The Women in the Castle is already a talking piece on my newsfeed and a book that sits on my TBR shelf too. I am going to predict that it probably will be a nominee for a 2017 Goodreads award. The two stand out books that caught my attention in this section were Karen Dionne's The Marsh King's Daughter and Judy Reene Singer's In the Shadow of Alabama.
In the category of Debut Fiction, Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker already sits on my NetGalley shelf and I am so looking forward to it based on the reviews I've already read. The Half-Drowned King: A Novel by Linnea Hartsuyker is steeped in Norse mythology and could have the potential to become the next "big" fantasy trilogy. I have a feeling that I will dive into Laurel Davis Huber's The Velveteen Daughter, only because I cannot ever pass a fictional biopic on real life authors. Other honorable mentions include Tornado Weather by Deborah Elaine Kennedy, Small Hours by Jennifer Kitses, and Final Girls by Riley Sager all appear to be suspenseful or psychological thrillers. The stand out for me was Lizzie Borden themed See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt because it makes me curious as to what the cover is advertising.
The final section is non-fiction, which, is often the genre I struggle with the most. I do have The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women on my Netgalley shelf and it sounds really interesting. Because authors Richard Ford and Roxanne Gay are already household names, their memoirs are going to be gravitated to. So, I think( in addition to the aforementioned) that readers will pick up Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living. Here is the description:
Based on the popular Facebook travel blog, the wondrous story of one unforgettable cross-country road trip and one effervescent woman of ageless spirit who teaches us how say “Yes!” to all that life offers. When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.” Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with three professional nomads—her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their Standard Poodle Ringo—in a thirty-six-foot RV. Driving Miss Norma is the charming, infectiously joyous chronicle of their experiences on the road—a transformative journey of living life on your own terms that shows us that it is never too late to begin an adventure, inspire hope, or become a trailblazer.
Or Gerda Saunders's "Memory's Last Breath" which is sure to be a tearjerker for some. Here is the description:
In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders’ Memory’s Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir—a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders’ experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her. Saunders’ book is uncharted territory in the writing on dementia, a diagnosis one in nine Americans will receive.
Based on the “field notes” she keeps in her journal, Memory’s Last Breath is Saunders’ astonishing window into a life distorted by dementia. She writes about shopping trips cut short by unintentional shoplifting, car journeys derailed when she loses her bearings, and the embarrassment of forgetting what she has just said to a room of colleagues. Coping with the complications of losing short-term memory, Saunders nonetheless embarks on a personal investigation of the brain and its mysteries, examining science and literature, and immersing herself in vivid memories of her childhood in South Africa.
Written in a distinctive voice without a trace of self-pity, Memory’s Last Breath is a remarkable, aphorism-free contribution to the literature of dementia—and an eye-opening personal memoir that will grip all adventurous readers.
Oh dear, my TBR is getting longer!
January 21, 2017
I really like these books that let you know what is coming out within the next 3-6 months or so. I do admit that I haven't read every single selection in its entirety. I do like that they also give a short summary of the book before the excerpt. So you can decide if you might be interested. I tried to read at least part of the excerpt, although there were a few I totally skipped due to the summary. I have added several books to my books that I want to look into reading when they come out. A couple I already requested on NetGalley, but know I may not get approved for. The one I most wanted The Marsh King's Daughter, I was already turned down for, but when it comes out in July or August, I'll start checking the local library and Overdrive. Even if you don't request ARCs through NetGalley or similar services, Edelweiss maybe, it is great to know what is coming and what they are thinking might be the next big, popular reads.
I received an ARC of this book through the publisher and NetGalley. It is also available on most major e-book seller websites.
I received an ARC of this book through the publisher and NetGalley. It is also available on most major e-book seller websites.
January 15, 2018
As well reading the monthly editions of Buzz Books, I am also sure to read the seasonal samplers like this when they appear. For any lover of books who just adore adding fantastic novels to their TBR pile - do not miss any of these Buzz Books releases!
February 7, 2017
Some of my favourite authors are releasing new works in 2017. Here are books to watch for and ones I look forward to reading.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Unsub by Meg Gardiner
The Identicals by Elin Hildebrand
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
Nora Roberts has moved to a new publisher, St. Martin’s Press. I enjoyed reading a preview of her soon to be released standalone novelCome Sundown.
Some debut authors with books to watch out for include;
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Small Hours by JenniferKitses
The Original Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Unsub by Meg Gardiner
The Identicals by Elin Hildebrand
The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
Nora Roberts has moved to a new publisher, St. Martin’s Press. I enjoyed reading a preview of her soon to be released standalone novelCome Sundown.
Some debut authors with books to watch out for include;
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
Impossible Views of the World by Lucy Ives
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Small Hours by JenniferKitses
The Original Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
If The Creek Don't Rise by Leah Weiss
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January 26, 2017A great collection of excerpts from upcoming 2017 Spring/Summer releases.
It's divided into three categories: Fiction, Debut Fiction, and Nonfiction. Each book section includes a cover or author photo, a book summary, a lengthy excerpt, a short author bio, important publication details, as well as links to the book on Netgalley when available. Buzz Books made it so easy to figure out what books to add to my list. The excerpts are long enough to give a good sense of writing style. There are many books I'm not adding to my list, but it's nice to be aware of them so I can recommend them to people who'd be interested.
The main reason I wanted to read this collection is because of the excerpt from American War by Omar Al Akkad. I was already looking forward to this book���s release and now I’m even more anxious to read it. I love how the author seamlessly slipped into the minds of different characters!
I’m also excited about many of the non-fiction releases:
Memory’s Last Breath: Field Notes on my Dementia by Gerda Saunders (At the top of my must-read list now!)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
I recommend Buzz Books for anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on upcoming releases.
I received this book for free from Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
It's divided into three categories: Fiction, Debut Fiction, and Nonfiction. Each book section includes a cover or author photo, a book summary, a lengthy excerpt, a short author bio, important publication details, as well as links to the book on Netgalley when available. Buzz Books made it so easy to figure out what books to add to my list. The excerpts are long enough to give a good sense of writing style. There are many books I'm not adding to my list, but it's nice to be aware of them so I can recommend them to people who'd be interested.
The main reason I wanted to read this collection is because of the excerpt from American War by Omar Al Akkad. I was already looking forward to this book���s release and now I’m even more anxious to read it. I love how the author seamlessly slipped into the minds of different characters!
I’m also excited about many of the non-fiction releases:
Memory’s Last Breath: Field Notes on my Dementia by Gerda Saunders (At the top of my must-read list now!)
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
I recommend Buzz Books for anyone who wants to stay up-to-date on upcoming releases.
I received this book for free from Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
February 5, 2017
Another wonderful edition of Buzz Books, this time filled with new titles that will be coming out this spring and summer. My favorites of each section would be the following.
# FICTION: The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne // The Answers by Catherine Lacey // Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane // Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips // The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck // The Force by Don Winslow
# DEBUT FICTION: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan // Impossible Views Of The World by Lucy Ives // Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong // Final Girls by Riley Sager
# NON FICTION: Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle // The Radium Girls by Kate Moore // Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders.
Looks like we will be having a lot of great titles to look forward to in the next couple of months!
# FICTION: The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne // The Answers by Catherine Lacey // Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane // Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips // The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck // The Force by Don Winslow
# DEBUT FICTION: Salt Houses by Hala Alyan // Impossible Views Of The World by Lucy Ives // Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong // Final Girls by Riley Sager
# NON FICTION: Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle // The Radium Girls by Kate Moore // Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders.
Looks like we will be having a lot of great titles to look forward to in the next couple of months!
July 2, 2017
Great selection of books to present for Fall/Winter of 2017! I am loving these seasonal previews so much. Every book here is intriguing in some way, honestly, but the books I am most looking forward to are The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everheart, The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencak, Sourdough by Robin Sloan, The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben...and the debuts this season are incredibly special--really looking forward to Autonomous by Annalee Newitz and The Tiger's Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera. Thank you, Buzz Books, for adding to my ever-growing list of books!
June 13, 2017
I found some books (2, to be precise) that I would love to read. I had no idea that there was a YA one, so all the books that I want to read are YA books. Still, I love the little parts of the books and I'm glad that there are books like this. Thanks Netgally!
February 10, 2017
i really like the concept behind Buzz Books compilations. It's a collection of loads of samples from established authors, debut authors, and non-fiction. This edition has some big names in fiction with samples of Christopher Brookmyre, Dennis Lehane, Nora Roberts among others. The non-fiction section has a memoir by Roxanne Gay who wrote "Bad Feminist" and I want to read more of that plus "Radium Girls" by Kate Moore looks fascinating as a historical story of risks unknown but the surprise for me is "The Fact of a Body" by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich described as a "a murder and a memoir". From the bit I've sampled I will definitely look out for this book and it is unlikely i would have come across it without the Buzz Book Anthology. I love these books!
February 5, 2017
I really liked this bi-annual issue, the selection of adult fiction to sample was good and varied. My favourite sectioned was the one devoted to Debut Fiction. I will most definitely continue reading Salt Houses and Small Hours, and Radium Girls (non-fiction)
However, since it is designed to cover various genres, the vast majority was a miss for me. I was particularly disappointed by the detective section of magazine with none of the books mentioned there sparkling my desire to read those books. I am not sure though whether this is due to an editorial work or jest a representation of the current state of books on offer.
However, since it is designed to cover various genres, the vast majority was a miss for me. I was particularly disappointed by the detective section of magazine with none of the books mentioned there sparkling my desire to read those books. I am not sure though whether this is due to an editorial work or jest a representation of the current state of books on offer.
June 20, 2021
Great little snippets of the books featured in this book of previews. So many of the authors featured are favorites!
May 19, 2022
Book to Enjoy
A nice list of books that I can go and look for that I may have missed the first time around.
A nice list of books that I can go and look for that I may have missed the first time around.
January 18, 2017
Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer: Exclusive Excerpts from 40 Top New Titles, By Publishers Lunch
Buzz Books 2017 is an amazing menu of the new books that will be released this spring and summer. Take a look yourself: Publishers Lunch has made this gorgeous list available for free at any major ebookstore or at buzz.publishersmarketplace.com.
It would take weeks for me to synopsize the hundreds of great books listed and excerpted in this Buzz Books for Spring/Summer, so I will focus on a few of the forthcoming books that I am anxious to read and review.
The Marsh King’s Daughter, by Karen Dionne (G.P. Putnam’s Sons). The protagonist, Helena Pelletier, has a great family and a successful business, but all of that is at risk when she learns that her father has escaped from prison. This father abducted and raped her mother when she was a teenager, then kept both mother and child prisoner for many years. With echoes of the Jaycee Dugan story, this novel appears to have much to say.
Soleri, by Michael Johnston (Tor). Michael Johnston promises an elaborate, vast story that is based both on ancient Egyptian history and King Lear, and that involves "a world of ancient and elaborate rites, of unseen power and kingdoms ravaged by war, where victory comes with a price, and every truth conceals a deeper secret."
The Mystery Knight: A Graphic Novel,
by Ben Avery (Adapter), George R. R. Martin (Author), (Bantam). Billed as prequel to The Game of Thrones, this book is sure to be a bestseller.
Come Sundown, by Nora Roberts( St. Martin’s Press). Nora Roberts has written another blockbuster of a stand alone novel. An aunt, long considered dead, suddenly appears at her family's ranch in Montana. Her appearance resurrects old mysteries, and her dark past seems to be the reason murders are being committed.
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, by Jeff Guinn, (Simon & Schuster). The same author who wrote about Charles Manson now takes on Jim Jones, the man responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, which is still considered the largest murder-suicide in American history. I think this is a book that will challenge what we know about Jim Jones and cults in general.
The Velveteen Daughter: A Novel
by Laurel Davis Huber (She Writes Press). This novel is about Margery Williams Bianco, the author of The Velveteen Rabbit, and her daughter Pamela. Although fictionalized, it is based on a true story.
The Radium Girls: They paid with their lives. Their final fight was for justice, by Kate Moore (Sourcebooks). Although they were assured that radium was safe, many women who thought they were helping America in the WWI effort, lost their health and their lives. This is a story that is long overdue.
I'd Die For You: And Other Lost Stories
by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Author), Anne Margaret Daniel (Editor) (Scribner). Apparently, F. Scott Fitzgerald was not finished with society, and these new stories echoing his take on his wife and the social mores of the 1920s and 1930s, just might have a greater impact today than if they were published 80 years ago.
Dragon Teeth: A Novel , by Michael Crichton (Harper). Yes, you read that correctly. A new Michael Crichton novel has been recently discovered and it is being published posthumously. And it is about the Old West in 1876, and "two monomaniacal paleontologists [who] pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars." This novel is sure to spark the interest of the millions of viewers who loved HBO's remake of Crichton's "Westworld."
Fallout: A V.I. Warshawski Novel (V.I. Warshawski Novels), by Sara Paretsky (William Morrow). V.I. Warshawski is back with a new case that will lead her and her dog "from her native Chicago... and into Kansas, on the trail of a vanished film student and a faded Hollywood star."
The Painted Queen: A Novel,
by Elizabeth Peters (Author), Joan Hess (Author) (William Morrow)
This is the final book in the wonderful mystery series involving Amelia Peabody and her archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson. In this installment, we travel back to Egypt in 1912, to search for a stolen bust of Queen Nefertiti.
(In return for an honest review, I received Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer via NetGalley.)
Buzz Books 2017 is an amazing menu of the new books that will be released this spring and summer. Take a look yourself: Publishers Lunch has made this gorgeous list available for free at any major ebookstore or at buzz.publishersmarketplace.com.
It would take weeks for me to synopsize the hundreds of great books listed and excerpted in this Buzz Books for Spring/Summer, so I will focus on a few of the forthcoming books that I am anxious to read and review.
The Marsh King’s Daughter, by Karen Dionne (G.P. Putnam’s Sons). The protagonist, Helena Pelletier, has a great family and a successful business, but all of that is at risk when she learns that her father has escaped from prison. This father abducted and raped her mother when she was a teenager, then kept both mother and child prisoner for many years. With echoes of the Jaycee Dugan story, this novel appears to have much to say.
Soleri, by Michael Johnston (Tor). Michael Johnston promises an elaborate, vast story that is based both on ancient Egyptian history and King Lear, and that involves "a world of ancient and elaborate rites, of unseen power and kingdoms ravaged by war, where victory comes with a price, and every truth conceals a deeper secret."
The Mystery Knight: A Graphic Novel,
by Ben Avery (Adapter), George R. R. Martin (Author), (Bantam). Billed as prequel to The Game of Thrones, this book is sure to be a bestseller.
Come Sundown, by Nora Roberts( St. Martin’s Press). Nora Roberts has written another blockbuster of a stand alone novel. An aunt, long considered dead, suddenly appears at her family's ranch in Montana. Her appearance resurrects old mysteries, and her dark past seems to be the reason murders are being committed.
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple, by Jeff Guinn, (Simon & Schuster). The same author who wrote about Charles Manson now takes on Jim Jones, the man responsible for the Jonestown Massacre, which is still considered the largest murder-suicide in American history. I think this is a book that will challenge what we know about Jim Jones and cults in general.
The Velveteen Daughter: A Novel
by Laurel Davis Huber (She Writes Press). This novel is about Margery Williams Bianco, the author of The Velveteen Rabbit, and her daughter Pamela. Although fictionalized, it is based on a true story.
The Radium Girls: They paid with their lives. Their final fight was for justice, by Kate Moore (Sourcebooks). Although they were assured that radium was safe, many women who thought they were helping America in the WWI effort, lost their health and their lives. This is a story that is long overdue.
I'd Die For You: And Other Lost Stories
by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Author), Anne Margaret Daniel (Editor) (Scribner). Apparently, F. Scott Fitzgerald was not finished with society, and these new stories echoing his take on his wife and the social mores of the 1920s and 1930s, just might have a greater impact today than if they were published 80 years ago.
Dragon Teeth: A Novel , by Michael Crichton (Harper). Yes, you read that correctly. A new Michael Crichton novel has been recently discovered and it is being published posthumously. And it is about the Old West in 1876, and "two monomaniacal paleontologists [who] pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils, while surveilling, deceiving and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars." This novel is sure to spark the interest of the millions of viewers who loved HBO's remake of Crichton's "Westworld."
Fallout: A V.I. Warshawski Novel (V.I. Warshawski Novels), by Sara Paretsky (William Morrow). V.I. Warshawski is back with a new case that will lead her and her dog "from her native Chicago... and into Kansas, on the trail of a vanished film student and a faded Hollywood star."
The Painted Queen: A Novel,
by Elizabeth Peters (Author), Joan Hess (Author) (William Morrow)
This is the final book in the wonderful mystery series involving Amelia Peabody and her archeologist husband, Radcliffe Emerson. In this installment, we travel back to Egypt in 1912, to search for a stolen bust of Queen Nefertiti.
(In return for an honest review, I received Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer via NetGalley.)
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June 26, 2017Buzz Books are one of my favorite ways to discover new-to-me authors that I might not have been exposed to any other way. This collection is a big one, so here are a few titles that left me wanting more:
The Last Hack by Christopher Brookmyre
Internationally bestselling author Christopher Brookmyre... is renowned for his black humor, remarkably well-drawn characters, and killer twists. His new Jack Parlabane thriller, The Hack, is his most unstoppable novel yet.
I've always been fascinated by hacking, and the sample grabbed my attention immediately by showing how easy it can be. Can't wait to read this one!
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
The suspense thriller of the year - The Marsh King's Daughter will captivate you from the start and chill you to the bone.
'I was born two years into my mother's captivity. She was three weeks shy of seventeen. If I had known then what I do now, things would have been a lot different. I wouldn't have adored my father.'
Ever wonder what happens to the children of abduction victims? Helena didn't know that her mother had been kidnapped by her father until she was 12, but now she's grown with children of her own and her father has escaped from prison. Whoa!
The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
From the #1 bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect, an unforgettable new novel about lost love and second chances.
What if an old love, the one who got away, suddenly contacted you? Would you ignore their email, or be tempted to see if there were any sparks left? I think that Adam is about to find out!
Ten Dead Comedians by Fred van Lente
A darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other classics of the genre, Ten Dead Comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming!
Have to admit that I'm a sucker for And Then There Were None remixes, so am intrigued to see how the author spins this one!
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
A young woman returns home to care for her failing father in this fine, funny, and inescapably touching debut, from an affecting and wonderfully original new literary voice.
This one will probably leave me in tears, but the sample really tugged at my heartstrings. Ruth's father is suffering from Alzheimers and she moves back home to help her mother care for him. As someone who did something similar for my mother-in-law, I can't not read this!
Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt & Ramie Liddle
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma - newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage - rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.”
And so Miss Norma took off on an unforgettable around-the-country journey in a thirty-six-foot motor home with her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their dog Ringo.
While Tim & Ramie's nomadic life intrigued me, I have to admit that Miss Norma is why I want to read this book! I fell in love with her the moment she told her doctors that she was hitting the road instead of going through chemotherapy. Go Miss Norma!
In Vino Duplicitas by Peter Hellman
True crime pairs well with fine wine in this astonishing story of a con man who rides his gift for tasting wine to the highest reaches of society - and then comes crashing down.
How can you not love a good con man? Unless you're the one being conned, I think they're fascinating! And this one has the added twist of making wine snobs look foolish. Call me petty, but I love the idea of them overpaying for counterfeit wine while they look down their noses at me for liking White Zinfandel!
None of these are my usual type of read, but I think that's half the fun! I think I'm most looking forward to reading Driving Miss Norma, as she sounds like my kind of gal!
The Last Hack by Christopher Brookmyre
Internationally bestselling author Christopher Brookmyre... is renowned for his black humor, remarkably well-drawn characters, and killer twists. His new Jack Parlabane thriller, The Hack, is his most unstoppable novel yet.
I've always been fascinated by hacking, and the sample grabbed my attention immediately by showing how easy it can be. Can't wait to read this one!
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
The suspense thriller of the year - The Marsh King's Daughter will captivate you from the start and chill you to the bone.
'I was born two years into my mother's captivity. She was three weeks shy of seventeen. If I had known then what I do now, things would have been a lot different. I wouldn't have adored my father.'
Ever wonder what happens to the children of abduction victims? Helena didn't know that her mother had been kidnapped by her father until she was 12, but now she's grown with children of her own and her father has escaped from prison. Whoa!
The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
From the #1 bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect, an unforgettable new novel about lost love and second chances.
What if an old love, the one who got away, suddenly contacted you? Would you ignore their email, or be tempted to see if there were any sparks left? I think that Adam is about to find out!
Ten Dead Comedians by Fred van Lente
A darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other classics of the genre, Ten Dead Comedians is a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming!
Have to admit that I'm a sucker for And Then There Were None remixes, so am intrigued to see how the author spins this one!
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
A young woman returns home to care for her failing father in this fine, funny, and inescapably touching debut, from an affecting and wonderfully original new literary voice.
This one will probably leave me in tears, but the sample really tugged at my heartstrings. Ruth's father is suffering from Alzheimers and she moves back home to help her mother care for him. As someone who did something similar for my mother-in-law, I can't not read this!
Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt & Ramie Liddle
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma - newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage - rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, “I’m ninety years old. I’m hitting the road.”
And so Miss Norma took off on an unforgettable around-the-country journey in a thirty-six-foot motor home with her retired son Tim, his wife Ramie, and their dog Ringo.
While Tim & Ramie's nomadic life intrigued me, I have to admit that Miss Norma is why I want to read this book! I fell in love with her the moment she told her doctors that she was hitting the road instead of going through chemotherapy. Go Miss Norma!
In Vino Duplicitas by Peter Hellman
True crime pairs well with fine wine in this astonishing story of a con man who rides his gift for tasting wine to the highest reaches of society - and then comes crashing down.
How can you not love a good con man? Unless you're the one being conned, I think they're fascinating! And this one has the added twist of making wine snobs look foolish. Call me petty, but I love the idea of them overpaying for counterfeit wine while they look down their noses at me for liking White Zinfandel!
None of these are my usual type of read, but I think that's half the fun! I think I'm most looking forward to reading Driving Miss Norma, as she sounds like my kind of gal!
March 7, 2018
I always adore these Buzz Books. I got a late start reading this one, so I had already read three AMAZING books that were featured here.
Fierce Kingdom - Gin Phillips is incredibly engaging and fast paced considering the fact that the entire book spans less than a day. It also feels very timely with current American life.
Final Girls - Riley Sager had me on the edge of my seat. It was amazing. This story about women who have survived something horrific was one of my favorite reads of 2017.
See What I Have Done - Sarah Schmidt This was such an interesting look at the Lizzie Borden story. No one knows exactly how things played out, so this historical fiction account is a great look at one version of how things may have gone.
As usual, Buzz books were a great source to add to my already huge TBR list.
I can hardly wait to get my hands on Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong. For starters, the cover is bright and fun, and I am a sucker for great covers. But, more importantly, the story seems to tackle the difficult topic of aging parents in a way that is still entertaining (His pants were found in trees!!)
The Best of Adam Sharp gave me mixed feelings. I ADORE Graeme Simsion. The Rosie Project is probably one of my top ten favorite books. However, the subject matter of this particular book is one that I don't adore quite as much- affairs. I am willing to give it a chance though, just for the chance to experience more of Simsion's brillance.
Impossible Views of the World by Lacy Ives is just further proof that I am a sucker for a pretty cover. All it took was one glance and I knew I had to read it. Further investigation proved that it is also well written and FUNNY! I am excited to give it a chance!
And last but not least: Mr. Rochester - Sarah Shoemaker. EEEEE!!!! I already own 6 copies of Jane Eyre, all different editions, so this is a natural addition to my collection. Mr. Rochester is a re-telling of Jane Eyre told through the eyes of Rochester. BONUS: The cover is beautiful.
Fierce Kingdom - Gin Phillips is incredibly engaging and fast paced considering the fact that the entire book spans less than a day. It also feels very timely with current American life.
Final Girls - Riley Sager had me on the edge of my seat. It was amazing. This story about women who have survived something horrific was one of my favorite reads of 2017.
See What I Have Done - Sarah Schmidt This was such an interesting look at the Lizzie Borden story. No one knows exactly how things played out, so this historical fiction account is a great look at one version of how things may have gone.
As usual, Buzz books were a great source to add to my already huge TBR list.
I can hardly wait to get my hands on Goodbye, Vitamin, by Rachel Khong. For starters, the cover is bright and fun, and I am a sucker for great covers. But, more importantly, the story seems to tackle the difficult topic of aging parents in a way that is still entertaining (His pants were found in trees!!)
The Best of Adam Sharp gave me mixed feelings. I ADORE Graeme Simsion. The Rosie Project is probably one of my top ten favorite books. However, the subject matter of this particular book is one that I don't adore quite as much- affairs. I am willing to give it a chance though, just for the chance to experience more of Simsion's brillance.
Impossible Views of the World by Lacy Ives is just further proof that I am a sucker for a pretty cover. All it took was one glance and I knew I had to read it. Further investigation proved that it is also well written and FUNNY! I am excited to give it a chance!
And last but not least: Mr. Rochester - Sarah Shoemaker. EEEEE!!!! I already own 6 copies of Jane Eyre, all different editions, so this is a natural addition to my collection. Mr. Rochester is a re-telling of Jane Eyre told through the eyes of Rochester. BONUS: The cover is beautiful.
February 7, 2017
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Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer by Publishers Lunch; release date January 13, 2017; published by Publishers Lunch; ISBN 9780997396089
Buzz Books never disappoints and their latest edition is another great collection of excerpts to read in preparation for the upcoming spring/summer book releases. Below you will find a list (with links) of those titles that were standouts to me.
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne; release date June 20, 2017; published by G.P. Putnam's Sons; ISBN 9780735213005
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz; release date June 6, 2017; published by Harper; ISBN 9780062645227
Soleri by Michael Johnston; release date June 13, 2017; published by Tor Books; ISBN 9780765386489
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips: release date July 11, 2017; published by Viking Books; ISBN 9780735224278
The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Samson; release date May 2, 2017; published by St. Martin's Press; ISBN 9781250130402
The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber; release date June 27, 2017; published by She Writes Press; ISBN 9781631521928
Final Girls by Riley Sager; release date July 18,2017; published by Dutton; ISBN 9781101985366
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt; release date August 1, 2017; published by Atlantic Monthly Press; ISBN 9780802126597
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore; release date May 2017; published by Sourcebooks; ISBN 9781492649359
Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders; release date June 6, 2017; published by Machete Books; ISBN 9780316502627
Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for providing a digital copy of this title in return for an honest, unbiased review.
Buzz Books 2017: Spring/Summer by Publishers Lunch; release date January 13, 2017; published by Publishers Lunch; ISBN 9780997396089
Buzz Books never disappoints and their latest edition is another great collection of excerpts to read in preparation for the upcoming spring/summer book releases. Below you will find a list (with links) of those titles that were standouts to me.
The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne; release date June 20, 2017; published by G.P. Putnam's Sons; ISBN 9780735213005
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz; release date June 6, 2017; published by Harper; ISBN 9780062645227
Soleri by Michael Johnston; release date June 13, 2017; published by Tor Books; ISBN 9780765386489
Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips: release date July 11, 2017; published by Viking Books; ISBN 9780735224278
The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Samson; release date May 2, 2017; published by St. Martin's Press; ISBN 9781250130402
The Velveteen Daughter by Laurel Davis Huber; release date June 27, 2017; published by She Writes Press; ISBN 9781631521928
Final Girls by Riley Sager; release date July 18,2017; published by Dutton; ISBN 9781101985366
See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt; release date August 1, 2017; published by Atlantic Monthly Press; ISBN 9780802126597
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore; release date May 2017; published by Sourcebooks; ISBN 9781492649359
Memory's Last Breath by Gerda Saunders; release date June 6, 2017; published by Machete Books; ISBN 9780316502627
Thank you to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for providing a digital copy of this title in return for an honest, unbiased review.
February 13, 2017
Reading Buzz Books is like looking forward to Christmas for me! Except the gifts are in the form of books, making it even better! This is the 2017 Spring/Summer edition.
If you've never read one, there are excerpts of up and coming books. This one in particular is fiction, debut fiction, and non fiction. You have the synopsis of book, a chapter except, and a link to request the ARC from NetGalley.
I definitely recommend Buzz Books when you are looking for something new to read. As always, there are some books that sound interesting that I've requested and look forward to reading this spring and summer!
* I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley. This is a voluntary review.
If you've never read one, there are excerpts of up and coming books. This one in particular is fiction, debut fiction, and non fiction. You have the synopsis of book, a chapter except, and a link to request the ARC from NetGalley.
I definitely recommend Buzz Books when you are looking for something new to read. As always, there are some books that sound interesting that I've requested and look forward to reading this spring and summer!
* I received an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley. This is a voluntary review.
March 21, 2017
Non so che dire bene di questa serie di eBook che sono appunto interessanti e presentano le prossime uscite negli USA. Di certo migliorerei la struttura e personalmente farei in modo che ci sia una lunghezza massima per i vari estratti perché si passa da 20 pagine a 5 a seconda del romanzo e a volte la lunghezza dell'estratto mi fermava la lettura anche perché non si arrivava al dunque. Ci sono comunque titoli interessanti e mi ha fatto piacere vedere che alcuni che mi hanno colpito dovrebbero uscire in Italia (perché i diritti sono stati venduti). È una lettura interessante per chi vuole scoprire le prossime uscite straniere, ma forse è un po' pesante com e lettura (pur trattandosi di estratti...)
July 14, 2017
Buzz Books, where have you been all my life? I only discovered your existence in the Fall/Winter edition and immediately was immersed in the potential excellent books I would be able to uncover. I was so excited to find the Spring/Summer edition and personally, I would say this is about as good as it gets for someone who loves to read. The excerpts from upcoming books are first-rate, not just a paragraph or two, but enough to let me decide whether or not to add another title to my ever expanding TBR list. Fiction, non-fiction, published authors as well as those just starting out, and I now have a calendar full of publication dates and books to enjoy. If only I had found you sooner, sigh, since I am sure that prior year Buzz Books were just as good.
February 4, 2019
I had forgotten about this book until I spied it on my book shelf. I've always enjoyed these peeks into new books. Because I discovered this so belatedly, I had already read several of the books--American War and Final Girls-- and really enjoyed them. Final girls, about a time travelling serial killer, was a real trip, well-written and unique. American War was a new take on dystopian fiction, more chilling because of current concerns such as climate change, the tribalization of American politics and biological warfare. I just ordered The Marsh King's Daughter because the excerpt here is too tantalizing not to continue.
Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this intriguing sampler in exchange for my review.
Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this intriguing sampler in exchange for my review.
July 30, 2017
The book has three sections namely fiction, debut fiction and non-fiction. Every story had an excerpt, cover page, author bio and a summary. Publications dates and links to netgalley arc was also included.
I just recently discovered this and I’m happy to say that this has been a huge help to me. The selection of stories in the book were great and I was able to find many interesting books and new authors that I might follow.
I received an ARC from the publisher from Netgalley. I thank them for sending this wonderful book to me.
I just recently discovered this and I’m happy to say that this has been a huge help to me. The selection of stories in the book were great and I was able to find many interesting books and new authors that I might follow.
I received an ARC from the publisher from Netgalley. I thank them for sending this wonderful book to me.
January 26, 2017
This is such a handy reference to have in hand. It starts off with lists of upcoming books then gives excerpts of new books you may want to consider. The excerpts aren't too long; they don't give away anything but they're enough for you to decide if you like the author's writing style and if the plot or subject sounds interesting to you.
I'll continue to ask for these publications as they come out over the year.
I'll continue to ask for these publications as they come out over the year.
February 23, 2017
This was the first time I ever took a moment to read a book list like this. I found some real exciting books that I cannot wait to be released or the ones that has been and I haven't read yet. My to-read list has officially became way longer than what I expected it to ever be. I am a real picky reader but since becoming a reviewer for NetGalley and from this book, my whole world has opened up to books I thought I would never find interesting to read!
January 16, 2017
I love Buzz Books as they include excerpts of many books (Fiction, Debut Fiction and Non-Fiction) due to be published in the upcoming months. Spring 2017 promises to be a season with a lot of excellent books. I've already added quite a few of them to my to-be-read list!
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for allowing me to read an e-copy of this book!
Thanks to NetGalley and Publishers Lunch for allowing me to read an e-copy of this book!
August 27, 2017
This is one ok I look forward to reading. I am amazed at the titles included. Please keep this going!
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
February 4, 2017
Buzz Books is always a great way to preview books are that soon to hit the shelves and make a list of your possible "must-reads." I've got my list ready and will be watching for at least a dozen of titles set to be released this spring and summer.
March 30, 2017
I read, loved and reviewed this book, YOUR TURN
Really nice to get such an in depth look into what books are going to be on my tbr, loaded and ready! Thanks for compiling all of these together in one easy download, it r WA ply was a great little sampler
Really nice to get such an in depth look into what books are going to be on my tbr, loaded and ready! Thanks for compiling all of these together in one easy download, it r WA ply was a great little sampler
January 15, 2017
Spring/Summer 2017 is going to be an exciting time for book releases! Definitely a lot of reading on the beach!
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