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Discover emerging authors with Debutiful. Episodes feature in-depth conversations with writers about their reading and writing history, their path to publishing, and their debut books. Shorter episodes, called the First Taste Reading Series, feature writers reading 5-minute excerpts from their books.
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Laura Venita Green, author of Sister Creatures, joined the podcast to discuss starting to write fiction in her 30s, her exploration of horror/gothic/genre, and how cycling across the country changed the course of her life.
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Laura Venita Green on the Internet: https://www.lauravenitagreen.com/
Laura Venita Green on Instagram: http://instagram.com/lauragreen517
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Teresa Dzieglewicz, author of Something Small of How to See a River, reads a selection of poems from her debut poetry collection.
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Teresa Dzieglewicz on the Internet: https://www.teresadzieglewicz.com/
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Michelle Gurule, author of Thank You, John, joined the podcast to discuss being a sugar baby, when she first felt like a writer, and why her memoir is really about family.
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Michelle Gurule on the Internet: https://www.michellegurule.com/
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Isabella DeSendi, author of Someone Else's Hunger, reads a selection of poems from her debut poetry collection.
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Isabella DeSendi on the Internet: https://www.isabelladesendi.com/home
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Brian Gyamfi, author of What God in the Kingdom of Bastards, reads a selection of poems from his debut poetry collection.
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Brian Gyamfion the Internet: https://briangyamfi.com/
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Jason Diamond, author of Kaplan's Plot, joined the podcast to discuss writing as a career, how his debut novel was inspired by his family, and why Stephen King will be taught like Shakespeare.
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Jason Diamond on the Internet: https://www.jasondiamond.net/contact
Jason Diamond on Instagram: http://instagram.com/imjasondiamond
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Lacey N. Dunham, author of The Belles, joined the podcast to discuss gothic fiction, navigating the literary community, and letting aspects of her novel's plot and structure fall into place naturally.
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Lacey N. Dunham on the Internet: https://www.laceyndunham.com/
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Melissa Pace, author of The Once and Future Me, joined the podcast to discuss her unconventional path to fiction, writing for the screen, and figuring out all of the genre elements to her debut novel.
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Melissa Pace on the Internet: https://www.melissapacebooks.com/
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Antonio Michael Downing, author of Black Cherokee, reads an excerpt from his novel.
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Antonio Michael Downing on the Internet: https://antoniomichaeldowning.com/
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Ed Park, author of An Oral History of Atlantis, reads an excerpt from his debut short story collection.
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Ed Park on the Internet: https://ed-park.com/
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Addie E. Citchens, author of Dominion, joined the podcast to discuss Mississippi, finding her path to writing that works for her, and making sure her ending was the ending her book deserved.
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Yiming Ma, author of These Memories Do Not Belong To Us, joined the podcast to discuss transitioning from the business and tech world to writing fiction, learning about how his memories work, and his love for the NBA!
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Tennessee Hill, author of Girls With Long Shadows, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.
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Tennessee Hill on the Internet: https://www.tennesseehillwrites.com/
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Megan Cummins, author of Atomic Hearts, joined the podcast to discuss debuting a novel after a successful story collection, writing a teen voice for adult readers, and her position at Public Books.
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Megan Cummins on the Internet: https://megancummins.com/
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Emily Hunt Kivel, author of Dwelling, joined the podcast to discuss finding a good first reader, vulnerability, and the hero's journey.
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Emily Hunt Kivel on the Internet: https://www.emilyhuntkivel.com/
Emily Hunt Kivel on Instagram: http://instagram.com/emilyhuntress
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, author of The Tiny Things Are Heavier, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.
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Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifesinachy/
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Mariah Rigg, author of Extinction Capital of the World, joined the podcast to discuss Hawai'i, literary friendship, and writing after a concussion.
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Mariah Rigg on the Internet: https://www.mariahrigg.com/
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Kate McKean, author of Write Through It: An Insider's Guide to Publishing and the Creative Life and creator of the newsletter Agents & Books, joined the podcast to her life as an agent, what's changes in the business in the past two decades, and why breaking into the publishing industry is so hard today.
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On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer introduces their book and reads a selection from it.
Katie Yee, author of Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.
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Katie Yee on the Internet: https://www.katieyee.net/
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Hattie Williams, author of Bitter Sweet, joined the podcast to discuss accidentally finding a career in book publicity, finding the drive to write a book, and how art and music influenced her life.
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Hattie Williams on the Internet: https://www.hattiewilliams.com/
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