BookExpo has named its finalists for its Editors’ Buzz program, which highlights titles in three categories expected to resonate with readers in 2017.
The books will be touted at panel presentations, where the books' editors will discuss the work. The authors with books on the buzz panels will also appear on the BookExpo Authors Stage. Books were selected by three separate committees made up of booksellers, librarians, and other industry professionals.
The program has, in the past, selected nine books that proved to be bestsellers, according to BookExpo.
The finalists in each category are as follows:
For adult:
Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Scout Press
Publication Date: August 22, 2017
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: August 22, 2017
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
Riverhead Books
Publication Date: August 29, 2017
The World of Tomorrow by Brendan Mathews
Little Brown and Company
Publication Date: September 5, 2017
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Putnam
Publication Date: January 9, 2018
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
William Morrow
Publication Date: January 23, 2018
For young adult:
Spinning by Tillie Walden
First Second Books
Publication Date: September 12, 2017
Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi
Razorbill
Publication Date: September 12, 2017
All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry
Algonquin Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: October 10, 2017
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
Farrar Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: October 17, 2017
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Crown Books For Young Readers
Publication Date: October 17, 2017
For middle grade:
Auma's Long Run by Eucabeth Odhiambo
Carolrhoda Books
Publication Date: September 1, 2017
The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Graphix
Publication Date: September 1, 2017
Greetings From Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
Feiwel & Friends
Publication Date: October 3, 2017
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: October 24, 2017
The Unicorn Quest: The Whisper in the Stone by Kamilla Benko
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication Date: January 30, 2018
