Why wait for a taste of highly anticipated books like ex-CIA operative Valerie Plame’s debut fiction, Blowback, a contemporary international thriller by the New York Timesbestselling author of Fair Game? Now, passionate readers everywhere can preview a favorite author’s next work or discover a powerful debut novel before it’s in print, enjoying the same early access to important new titles that publishing insiders get. Building on its popular Buzz Books series, Publishers Lunch, the “daily essential read” known for its incisive insider commentary on publishing, has gathered substantial excerpts from 40 of the most buzzed-about books scheduled for publication this fall and winter in an exclusive, free new ebook, Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter (Download Buzz Books 2013). More than half of the adult titles featured in last year’s Buzz Books 2012 were named to one or more major “Best Books of 2012” lists, and ten became bestsellers; already nearly half of the books featured and previewed in the 2013 Spring/Summer edition have made “best of the month” lists from major booksellers over the past three months.
As booksellers and publishers prepare to converge on New York for the annual Book Expo America convention, Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter brings the pleasure of touted forthcoming books to everyone. Enjoy a first look at Actors Anonymous from James Franco, The Valley of Amazementfrom Amy Tan, We Are Water from Wally Lamb, Dissident Gardens from Jonathan Lethem, or On Such a Full Sea from Chang-rae Lee (whose The Surrendered was a nominated finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction). Coming in October, Johnny Carson reveals the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, as seen by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant, Henry Bushkin; you can get a sneak peek.
With shorter collections and digital “singles” gaining popularity among readers, Buzz Books 2013 gathers 40 great “singles” in single volume of 750 pages in its printed version. Buzz Books 2013 includes selections from captivating debuts, such as Anything That Moves fromNew Yorker writer Dana Goodyear, a range of titles from the flourishing field of young adult and children’s literature (including Newbery winner Cynthia Voigt and Tamora Pierce), news-making nonfiction, and the next highly anticipated works from bestselling authors, like The Signature of All Things from Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love; Committed) and W is for … from Sue Grafton. The Witness Wore Red from Rebecca Musser is a gripping account of her struggle to escape religious fanaticism and sexual slavery, taking the witness stand to put Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints president Warren Jeffs in prison for life (she was coerced to become the 19th wife of his 85-year-old father while in her teens).
Buzz Books 2013, free from Publishers Lunch, is offered in consumer, international and trade editions. The consumer edition is available in the U.S. on all major ebook platforms, including Kindle/Amazon, Nook/Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, Sony, Google Play, Kobo, and the universe of retailers served by Ingram, such as Powell’s. It includes an extensive overview of the fall/winter publishing season, with over 100 titles to look out for, and click-throughs to pre-order or buy the full books on major platforms.
The trade edition — found at PublishersMarketplace.com and through NetGalley — features extensive trade information for each title. In most cases, full digital galleys are available to the trade on request from NetGalley, via click-throughs in the trade edition.
In Buzz Books 2013, Publishers Lunch helps readers and trade insiders alike discover exciting upcoming books via a fascinating collection. Follow @PublishersLunch for the latest updates on #BuzzBooks.