Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026 will publish this coming Tuesday, January 20, and features 50 excerpts and 5 teasers from top Spring/Summer titles. Buzz Books Spring/Summer 2026 is offered free, in the U.S. and Canada, on all major e-book platforms. Buzz Books will hold two free virtual related events for booksellers, librarians, media, and other tastemakers.
The first panel, focused on fiction, takes place at 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, January 20, and features eight novelists in conversation with their editors. Hosted by Leigh Haber, most recently director of Oprah's Book Club and v-p of books for O, the Oprah Magazine, and Mary Ann Naples, COO of Publishers Marketplace, the panel is presented by Publishers Lunch. Register here.
The panelists:
- Tia Williams and editor Karen Kosztolnyik, Grand Central Publishing, discuss The Missed Connection, "an intensely romantic, deliciously sexy tale about a woman searching for her handsome seatmate on a European flight--and the unexpected places her hunt for love leads her." (Pub date: June 16.)
- Jan Saenz and editor Gabriella Mongelli, Little, Brown, discuss 200 Monas, "a whip-smart, irresistible novel about a college senior who has 48 hours to sell her recently deceased mother's surprise stash of rare pills, or suffer the consequences." (March 3.)
- Kelly Yang and editor Jennifer Monroe, Berkley, discuss The Take, "a provocative, fast-paced novel about two creative women--a young writer fighting to be heard and an older producer clinging to relevancy--and the age reversal treatment that intertwines both of their lives." (April 14.)
- Emma Straub and editor Sarah McGrath, Riverhead, discuss American Fantasy, "an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you’re already an adult." (April 7.)
- Douglas Stuart and editor Peter Blackstock, Grove Atlantic, discuss John of John, "a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father's expectations and a son's desires." (May 5.)
- Evelyn Clarke and editor Sarah Stein, Harper, discuss The Ending Writes Itself, "a propulsive debut mystery from Cat Clarke and V.E. Schwab." (April 7.)
- LJ Ross and editor Anna Michels, Poisoned Pen/Sourcebooks, discuss The Imposter, "a tense, atmospheric thriller that explores how far we'll go to understand--and survive--the darkness around us." (February 3.)
The nonfiction panel takes place on Tuesday, February 3, at 7 p.m. Eastern and is hosted by Mary Ann Naples, COO of Publishers Marketplace and presented by Publishers Lunch. Register here.
The panelists:
- Sue Aikens and editor Anna Michels, Sourcebooks, discuss North of Ordinary, "how one woman left it all behind for wilderness and wonder in Alaska's frozen frontier, from the breakout star of National Geographic's Life Below Zero." (March 10.)
- Casey Sherman and marketer Angela Corpus, Sourcebooks, discuss The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright, "the true story of a mass murder in paradise." (May 26.)
- Sarah Wilson and editor Amy Sun, Penguin Life, discuss I Eat the Stars, "a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart." (June 16.)
- Annabelle Gurwitch and editor Kathleen Harris, Zibby Books, discuss The End of My Life Is Killing Me, "a deftly comedic and deeply contemplative memoir about facing life's biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places." (March 17.)
- Beth Howard and editor Eric Kerl, Haymarket Books, discuss Song for a Hard-Hit People, "an Appalachian organizer's excavation of the past, her own and her people's, to spark a collective fight for a future where we all have what we need and deserve, from the cultural strategist for Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)." (April 21.)