Debutiful

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Colwill Brown, author of We Pretty Pieces of Flesh, joined the podcast to discuss how growing up in Doncaster, coming to terms with a long-term invisible disability, and how this novel came to her on a bench. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250342881   Links! Colwill Brown on the Internet: https://www.colwillbrown.me/ Colwill Brown on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_colwill_/ Colwill Brown on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/colwillbrown Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

03-12

38:29

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Jared Lemus, author of Guatemalan Rhapsody, joined the podcast to discuss how Guatemala inspires him, being a pantser with a belt, what he means by "the fundamental level," and the difference between writing a short story and a novel.   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780063381643   Links! Jared Lemus on the Internet: https://www.jaredlemus.com/ Jared Lemus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaredilemus/ Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

03-05

38:50

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer will introduce their book and read a selection from it. Sarah Lyn Rogers, author of Cosmic Tantrum, reads three poems from her debut poetry collection. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780810147935   Links! Sarah Lyn Rogers on the Internet: https://www.sarahlynrogers.com/ Sarah Lyn Rogers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahlynwrites Sarah Lyn Rogers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahlynwrites Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

02-26

09:02

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Alejandro Heredia, author of Loca, joined the podcast to discuss the interiority of characters, why he wrote about the Dominican Village in the Bronx, immigration, and queerness.   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668050460   Links! Alejandro Heredia on the Internet: https://www.aleheredia.com/ Alejandro Heredia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aleherex/ Alejandro Heredia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/heredia_alej Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

02-19

38:56

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer will introduce their book and read a selection from it. Freda Epum, author of The Gloomy Girl Variety Show, reads a short excerpt from her debut memoir. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781558613102   Links! Freda Epum on the Internet: http://www.fredaepum.com/ Freda Epum on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredaepum Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

02-13

07:05

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Olufunke Grace Bankole, author of The Edge of Water, joined the podcast to discuss the power of coffee, taking an untraditional path to publishing, and why embracing the unknown can lead to success.   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781963108057   Links! Olufunke Grace Bankole on the Internet: https://www.olufunkegracebankole.com/ Olufunke Grace Bankole on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olufunke.grace.bankole/ Olufunke Grace Bankole on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ogracebankole Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

02-05

41:08

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer will introduce their book and read a selection from it. Kyle Paoletta, author of American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest, reads a short excerpt from his debut nonfiction book. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780553387377   Links! Kyle Paoletta on the Internet: https://www.kylepaoletta.com/ Kyle Paoletta on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpaoletta Kyle Paoletta on Twitter: https://x.com/kpaoletta Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

01-29

05:56

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Aria Aber, author of Good Girl, joined the podcast to discuss always wanting to be an artist of some kind, writing in English vs German or Farsi, and figuring out how to find her characters' desires. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593731116   Links! Aria Aber on the Internet: https://www.ariaaber.com/ Aria Aber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aria.aber/ Aria Aber on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariaaber Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

01-22

30:04

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. On every First Taste Reading Series episode, a writer will introduce their book and read a selection from it. Maria Zoccola, author of Helen of Troy, 1993, reads three poems from her debut poetry collection. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668046333   Links! Maria Zoccola on the Internet: https://www.mariazoccola.com/ Maria Zoccola on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maria.zocolla/ Maria Zoccola on Twitter: https://x.com/MariaZoccola Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

01-15

09:45

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Karissa Chen, author of Homeseeking, joined the podcast to discuss how her MFA at Sarah Lawrence gave her confidence as a writer, how being a lit mag editor helped shape her own writing, and how she explores that romantic and familial love can endure despite distance and time in Homeseeking. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593712993   Links! Karissa Chen on the Internet: https://www.karissachen.com/ Karissa Chen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karissaychen/ Karissa Chen on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/karissachen.bsky.social Karissa Chen on Twitter: https://x.com/karissachen Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025!

01-08

38:04

DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024! DISCOVER THE MOST ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025! Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book recommendations. Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a series in which writers read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetites with delicious writing. Today, JULIAN ZABALBEASCOA reads an excerpt from their debut book, What We Tried to Bury Grows Here!   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781953387530   Links! Julian Zabalbeascoa on the Internet: https://www.julianzabalbeascoa.com/ Julian Zabalbeascoa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianzabalbeascoa Julian Zabalbeascoa on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jzabalbeascoa Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful

12-30

12:20

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series in which writers read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetites with delicious writing. Today, MARGUERITE SHEFFER reads an excerpt from their debut book, The Man in the Banana Trees!   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781609389956   DISCOVER THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2024!   Marguerite Sheffer on the Internet: https://www.margueritesheffer.com/ Marguerite Sheffer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlensheffer Marguerite Sheffer on Twitter: _https://www.twitter.com/mlensheffer   Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful

11-25

11:38

Maya Kessler, the author of Rosenfeld, joined the podcast to discuss being a perfectionist, writing sex, and what is and isn't lost in translated literature. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668053454   Maya Kessler on the Internet: https://www.mayakessler.com/about/ Maya Kessler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maya_kessler/   Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful

11-20

45:28

Marie Tierney, the author of Deadly Animals, joined the podcast to discuss bleak endings, whodunnit vs whydunnit books, and why animals fascinate her. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250357595   Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful

11-14

32:25

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series in which writers read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetites with delicious writing. Today, PATRICIA CORAL reads an excerpt from their debut book, Women Surrounded By Water!   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780814259252   Patricia Coral on the Internet: https://www.patriciacoral.com/ Patricia Coral on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_patriciacoral_ Patricia Coral on Twitter: _https://www.twitter.com/_patriciacoral_   Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social Debutiful on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/debutiful