ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 26th September 2025

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

This week, Nick sits down with Mikayla Bridge to discuss her debut novel, Of Flame and Fury.

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BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Of Flame and Fury / Mikayla Bridge: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yqKKxb 

Other Books Mentioned:

Immortal Dark / Tigest Girma: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/7a66Bd 

The Phoenix Keeper / S. A. MacLean: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Dy66Ma 

The Complete Poppy War Trilogy Boxed Set / R. F. Kuang: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/e100xX 

This is How You Lose the Time War / Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/APOOYN 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Mikayla Bridge

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:14

Episode Number: #48

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Kimberlea Smith (Pan Macmillan Australia)

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