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Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Denne Michele Norris , author of When the Harvest Comes , joined the podcast to discuss getting over false starts, building community, and finding Big Chief's truth. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593729601   Links! Denne Michele Norris on the Internet: https://w...

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Jon Hickey , author of Big Chief , joined the podcast to discuss getting over false starts, building community, and finding Big Chief's truth. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668046463   Links! Jon Hickey on the Internet: https://www.jonvhickey.com/ Jon Hickey on...

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 introduces their book and reads a selection from it. Lena Moses-Schmitt , author of True Mistakes , reads three poems from her debut poetry collection. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781682262702   Links! Lena Mo...

Sign up for our emails to never miss an interview, book excerpt, cover reveal, or book review. Siliva Park , author of Luminous , joined the podcast to discuss the use of pronouns in Korean, starting their debut as a middle-grade novel, and writing sibling stories. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668021668   Links! Silvia Park on the Internet: https://www.s...

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! Co...

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/3...

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...

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 Inter...

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! Fred...

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 G...

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...

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 o...

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! Mar...

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 pu...

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 ZAB...

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 DEB...

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 Inte...

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/...

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 Inter...

Ruthvika Rao , the author of The Fertile Earth , joined the podcast to discuss a career pivot, letting her characters drive the story, and how to crystalize time on the page. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250899903   Ruthvika Rao on the Internet: https://www.ruthvikarao.com/ Ruthvika Rao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruthvikarao Ruthvika Rao on...

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,  CAMERON WALKER reads an excerpt from their debut book, How to  Capture Carbon !   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9798990014947 Cameron Walker on the Internet:...

Mike Fu , the author of Masquerade , joined the podcast to discuss how studying across the globe influenced his reading and writing, how he wrote and edited his debut novel, and where he wants to take his writing next. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781959030843   Mike Fu on the Internet: https://www.mikefu.me/ Mike Fu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful . This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing. Today, CHERRY LOU SY reads an excerpt from their debut novel Love Can't Feed You !   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593474549 Cherry Lou Sy on the Internet: https...

Amy Stuber , the author of Sad Grownups , joined the podcast to discuss publishing in her fifties, why short stories are the purest form of writing, and how she gets inspiration from the people around her. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780996981668   Amy Stuber on the Internet: https://www.amystuber.com/ Amy Stuber on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amy...

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful . This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing. Today, BRITTANY ROGERS reads an excerpt from their debut novel GOOD DRESS !   You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781959030836 Brittany Rogers on the Internet: https://ww...