Publishers Lunch has two new editions in its free Buzz Books series, buzzed about as the first and best place for passionate readers and publishing insiders to discover and sample some of the most acclaimed books of the year, before they are published. Substantial excerpts from 65 of the most anticipated books coming this spring and summer are gathered in two new ebooks, BUZZ BOOKS 2015: Spring/Summer and BUZZ BOOKS 2015: Young Adult Spring, offered in consumer and trade editions (adult and YA). All are available free through NetGalley.
Book lovers get an early first look at books from actress and activist Maria Bello, \"Morning Joe\" co-host and bestselling author Mika Brzezinski, NPR/Weekend Edition’s Scott Simon, and bestselling fiction writers Dennis Lehane, Ann Packer, Ian Caldwell, and Neal Stephenson, among others. Highly touted debuts include Leslie Parry’s Church of Marvels, Erika Swyler’s The Book of Speculation, J. Ryan Stradal’s Kitchens of the Great Midwest, Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite’s War Of The Encyclopaedists, and Jessica Knoll’s Luckiest Girl Alive. From inside publishing, there’s Jonathan Galassi’s debut novel Muse, and George Hodgman’s memoir Bettyville.
The YA edition features the latest from Sarah Dessen, David Levithan, Barry Lyga, and Michael Buckley, plus renowned middle-grade authors including Newbery winner Rebecca Stead and Louis Sachar. There’s Alice Hoffman’s Nightbird, her first novel for this age range. We also get a first look at YA debut authors Margo Rabb, Maria Dahvana Headley, plus Paige McKenzie’s The Haunting of Sunshine Girl (adapted from the web series of the same name and already in development as a film from the Weinstein Company) and Sabaa Tahir’s debut An Ember In the Ashes (already sold to Paramount Pictures in a major deal).
Fourteen of the adult titles featured in last year’s Buzz Books 2014 were named to one or more major \"Best Books of 2014\" lists, and 18 became bestsellers. Of the 28 books published to date and previewed in the 2014 Fall/Winter edition, 19 have made \"best of the month/year\" lists and nine are New York Times bestsellers.
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Thanks for quoting me!
For the Department of Serendipity, I had a patron in yesterday looking for books for kids about death. Those questions always make me want to cry.
Adrienne, Blogger just ate my reply. In essence, I wrote about a story my mom told at church years ago that was both simple and powerful, and was a more effective (to me) story about dealing with the death of a child than anything I've yet read.
I loved that post.
And I'm saying hi (and I will answer your email soon. I don't like to answer in a hurry, so I'm gonna wait 'til I have more than 30 min. to sit at the computer) :)
Friends of our family lost a child over ten years ago and I remember looking for books on funerals for their surviving children. I didn't really find any.
Thank you so much for sharing this. While my dad's death won't necessarily be "early" or "untimely," it will be hard for all of us.
We've had a very emotional time lately, and while he has been granted a reprieve, we all know that it is only a reprieve.
As a wise friend of mine said, loss is always loss, no matter when or how it happens. One of our elderly family members is in serious condition in the ICU at the moment; this will very likely be her last ailment. I think of the long and beautiful life she's led, and it's a comfort--but that won't make me miss her any less.
I'll have to go check this out. Sounds like something I wish I had to read when my incredible nephew, Michael, passed away a few years ago.
Wow, I'm really glad I posted this. Adrienne, I hope you're reading all of the comments!