Date With A Debut

Debut Revisited is a special series hosted by ‘Date with a Debut’ host Nick Wasiliev, where established authors sit down to discuss their entire writing journey, from debut to the present day. In our third and final episode of Debut Revisited for 2026, Nick sits down with Michael Mohammed Ahmad to discuss his career from his debut novel, The Tribe, to his latest release, Bugger. WARNING: This podcast contains topics around violence, misogyny, racism and child sexual abuse. Reader and listener discretion is strongly advised. If these topics affect you or someone you know, help is available. Child Protection Helpline: 13 21 11 Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 Lifeline: 13 11 14 Stop it Now! Australia: 1800 01 1800 or https://www.stopitnow.org.au/helpline/  Check out the Sweatshop Literacy Movement: Website: https://sweatshop.ws/movement/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweatshop.ws/  Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out!  You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/  Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u  Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/  Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:  Author Bibliography: The Tribe / Michael Mohammed Ahmad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/aNoRWQ  The Lebs / Michael Mohammed Ahmad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmvgNM  The Other Side of You / Michael Mohammed Ahmad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/2aLo5G  Bugger / Michael Mohammed Ahmad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/n4Kkya  Other Books Mentioned: Hailstones Fell Without Rain / Natalia Figueroa Barroso: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/kOrzLV  How to Dodge Flying Sandals and Other Advice for Life / Daniel Nour: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/BnVNEL  The Catcher in the Rye / J.D. Salinger: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MKqnBN  12 Edmondstone Street / David Malouf: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rEK4DB  The House on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DW60eG  Layli and Majnun / Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis (Translator, Intro and Notes by): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/GbyXV6  Lolita / Vladimir Nabokov: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/X4ayOy  Juicy / Sheree Joseph: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/0G6QAY  Dirt Poor Islanders / Winnie Dunn: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DyZYQ2  The Prophet / Kahlil Gibran: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/OYDB4K    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Michael Mohammed Ahmad Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.X4 Episode Number: #81 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Hachette Australia, Giramondo Publishing   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

Debut Revisited is a special series hosted by ‘Date with a Debut’ host Nick Wasiliev, where established authors sit down to discuss their entire writing journey, from debut to the present day. In our second episode of Debut Revisited for 2026, Nick sits down with Anne Freeman to discuss her career from her debut novel, Returning to Adelaide, to the latest release, The Time After Now. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out!  You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/  Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u  Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/  Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:  Author Bibliography: Returning to Adelaide / Anne Freeman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/gRBbX5  Me That You See / Anne Freeman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/0GoJK3  The Time After Now / Anne Freeman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/OY0RdA  Other Books Mentioned: Five Stages of Grace / Casey Nott: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/KBmeda  The Mother of All Calamities / Lisa Moule: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/1GB5Qg    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Anne Freeman Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.X4 Episode Number: #80 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Hawkeye Publishing   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

Debut Revisited is a special series hosted by ‘Date with a Debut’ host Nick Wasiliev, where established authors sit down to discuss their entire writing journey, from debut to the present day. In our first episode of Debut Revisited for 2026, Nick sits down with Ashley Kalagian Blunt to discuss her career from Dark Mode all the way to the latest release, Like, Follow Die. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out!  You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/  Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u  Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/  Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:  Author Bibliography: Dark Mode / Ashley Kalagian Blunt: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/enMEd6  Cold Truth / Ashley Kalagian Blunt: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Jk0V5e  Like, Follow, Die / Ashley Kalagian Blunt:https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/4axb51  How to Be Australian / Ashley Kalagian Blunt: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/0G7jkY  My Name Is Revenge: A Novella and Collected Essays / Ashley Kalagian Blunt: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkzNWm  Other Books Mentioned: Good Rich People / Eliza Jane Brazier: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/R0jYbv  Hades / Candice Fox: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/YVG4Nr  In the Woods / Tana French: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/KBL2Xe  Call Me Evie / J.P. Pomare: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/L0qom0    ADDITIONAL LINKS:  James and Ashley Stay at Home Podcast: https://jamesandashley.libsyn.com/    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Ashley Kalagian Blunt Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.X3 Episode Number: #79 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Ultimo Press   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. In our 20th and final episode of series four, Nick chats with Hannah Goldstein, discussing her debut contemporary fiction novel, Dream Girls. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review; it really helps the show out!  You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/  Sign up for the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u  Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/  Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:  Debut: Dream Girls / Hannah Goldstein: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/X43kVX  Additional books mentioned: Ruins / Amy Taylor: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/xJPZNA  Mother Waters / Lisa Nan Joo: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9V3EEW  The Trio / Johanna Hedman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/PzZbbz    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Hannah Goldstein Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.20 Episode Number: #78 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Rebecca Bridges (Pitch Projects PR), Allen & Unwin   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed NEWSLETTER: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication. In our 19th episode of series four, Nick chats with Elizabeth Noel, discussing her historical fiction debut, Beneath the Edelweiss. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out!  You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter, and get access to exclusive show Second Date: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/  Sign up to the free Instagram Date with a Debut Writing/Reading Crew: https://bit.ly/4pyCx9u  Check out our brand new podcast website: https://dwad.podpixels.com/  Check out the 2026 sponsor of the podcast, Pod Pixels: https://bit.ly/4cbG1Zt  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date with a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   GIVEAWAY: Date with a Debut has a giveaway of two books for Beneath the Edelweiss, thanks to the awesome folks at Little A. To enter, simply sign up to my monthly newsletter via the link below, like the instagram post below, and comment 'Foxglove' to go in the running to win! T&Cs apply!* Newsletter: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpzDTMCQdY/?img_index=1  *Only two prizes available. Competition runs until 11:59pm AEDT, Sunday 18th October 2026. Australian addresses only.   BOOKS:  Debut: Beneath the Edelweiss / Elizabeth Noel: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/qWvj4q  Additional books mentioned: The Seeker and the Sage / Brigid Delaney: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/2R075A  Cold Mountain / Charles Frazier: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/R0dEnv  The Mermaid from Jeju / Sumi Hahn: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/4anMm3  Devil Mountain / Inessa Jackson: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yZ6obG    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Elizabeth Noel Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.19 Episode Number: #77 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Little A   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed NEWSLETTER: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.