Announcing the Romance 2026 Buzz Books Panelists!
Summer lovin'...
The nights are hot and sticky, the days are long, and the newest Buzz Books sampler for Romance 2026 will publish as a free ebook from all retailers on Tuesday, August 11th!
Guaranteed to spice up your TBR, the Romance sampler showcases both established, bestselling voices and emerging talents across Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult categories, featuring deluxe excerpts of new work from the likes of Danielle Allen, Beth Revis, Lindsay Straube, and more. Exclusive to the NetGalley edition, you’ll find details on publishers’ promotional plans and see more of how they’re working to develop buzz for forthcoming titles.
Want to hear directly from the authors and their publishing teams about how these books came to be? Join us at a free virtual Author & Editor Panel on Tuesday, August 18th (a week after pub day), spotlighting romantasy, contemporary romance, dark academia, second chances and more. Attending the panel enters you into a galley giveaway for all the Buzz titles you hear about that night. Sign up at the link below.
Subscribe to our Substack ahead of Buzz Books Official Day (Tuesday, August 18th) to get notified as we go live throughout the day from Buzz Books HQ and chat with Romance ‘26 Buzz authors about their books.
Buzz Books Romance 2026 Author & Editor Panel
Tuesday, August 18th at 7pm Eastern
Hosted by Mary Ann Naples
Register via Luma at the link above.
Panelists:
Sara Jafari with Bria Ragin on HEAVENSENT & HELLBENT (Delacorte, August 11th)
Wanda Hellmund with Sarah Blumenstock on OUR DARK INCANTATIONS (Ace, October 20th)
Mina Zafri with Julie Constantine on ZAHRA, UNAPOLOGETIC (Podium, December 8th)
Beth Revis with Mary Altman on DRAGON OF THE DEEP (Sourcebooks Casablanca, January 26th, 2027)
Julia Whelan with Elizabeth May on CASANOVA LLC (Kensington, March 20th, 2027)