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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Soon Wiley reads from his debut novel When We Fell Apart! Follow the author: www.soonwiley.com and www.instagram.com/soonnamwiley. Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net, www.instagram.com/deb...

Erika T. Wurth, the author of White Horse, joined the podcast to discuss Indigenous authors, the nitty-gritty of being a professor, horror, and more! Follow the author: http://www.erikatwurth.com/, http://www.twitter.com/erikatwurth, and http://www.instagram.com/erikatwurth/. Follow Debutiful: http://www.debutiful.net, http://www.instagram.com/debutiful, and http://www.twitter.com/debutiful

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Shelby Van Pelt reads from her debut novel Remarkably Bright Creatures! Follow the author: www.shelbyvanpelt.com and www.twitter.com/shelbyvanpelt. Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net, www....

Fatimah Asghar, the author of When We Were Sisters, joined the podcast to discuss poetry, defining art, writing for a Marvel show, and more! Follow the author: http://www.fatimahasghar.com/, http://www.twitter.com/asgharthegrouch, and http://www.instagram.com/asgharthegrouch/. Follow Debutiful: http://www.debutiful.net, http://www.instagram.com/debutiful, and http://www.twitter.com/debutiful

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Oscar Hokeah reads from his debut novel Calling For a Blanket Dance. Follow the author: www.oscarhokeah.com, www.instagram.com/oscarhokeah, and www.twitter.com/oscarhokeah. Follow Debutiful...

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Kimberly Garza reads from her debut novel The Last Karankawas! Follow the author: www.kimberlygarza.com and www.twitter.com/kimrgarza. Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net, www.instagram.com...

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Sarah Thankham Mathews reads from her debut novel All This Could Be Different, which is a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction. Follow the author: www.smathewss.com/, www.instagr...

Prince Shakur, the author of When They Tell You To Be Good, joined the podcast to discuss the freelance hustle, how being radicalized in college opened up his writing, and what he hopes to write about in the future. Follow the author: http://www.princeshakur.com/, http://www.twitter.com/prshakur, and http://www.instagram.com/sweetblackprince/. Follow Debutiful: http://www.debutiful.net, http://www...

Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing. Today, Rasheed Newson reads from his debut novel My Government Means To Kill Me. Jump directly to the reading at 4:43. Follow the author: www.instagram.com/rasheed.newson.author and www.twitter.co...

Laura Warrell, the author of Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm, joined the podcast to discuss giving women back their voices in literature, the struggles of querying sometimes people avoid discussing, and the genius that is Lisa Lucas. Follow the author: http://www.laurawarrell.com/, http://www.twitter.com/lkwarrell and http://www.instagram.com/lkwarrell/ Follow Debutiful: http://www.debutiful.net, http:...

Meghan Gilliss, the author of Lungfish, joined the podcast to about day jobs, writing inspiration, and her literary community. Follow the author: http://www.meghangilliss.com/ and http://www.instagram.com/meghan_gilliss/ Follow Debutiful: http://www.debutiful.net, http://www.instagram.com/debutiful, and http://www.twitter.com/debutiful

Jonathan Escoffery, the author of If I Survive You, joined the podcast to talk about trying to write the perfect story, learning when to let an idea go, and why writing about family is so important. Note: this is a re-upload from September 7th due to a technical error. Follow the author: www.jonathanescoffery.com, www.twitter.com/J_Escoffery and www.instagram.com/esco_out_n_play/ Follow Debutiful:...

LaToya Watkins, the author of Perish, joined the podcast to talk about growing up in a Black community in West Texas, returning to Perish after nearly a decade away from it, and trying to recapture the pureness of writing one has before learning about the ins and outs of the publishing world. Follow the author: www.twitter.com/drlwatkins and www.instagram.com/drlwatkins Follow Debutiful: www.debut...

Kayla Maiuri, the author of Mother in the Dark, joined the podcast to talk about finding the courage to write about something that pushed her, the book industry during the pandemic, and why she is so interested in writing about family. Follow the author: www.kaylamaiuri.com www.twitter.com/kaylamaiuri, and www.instagram.com/kaylajosefine Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net, www.instagram.com/debut...

Sarah Priscus, the author of Groupies, recently just graduated from college but she has the spirit of a 1970s rock star. She's fun, her book is fun, and this conversation we had about her career and book was fun. Fans of the rock star life will devour this book. Follow the author: www.sarahpriscus.com www.twitter.com/sarahpriscus, and www.instagram.com/sarah.priscus Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful...

Isaac Fitzgerald, the author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, is basically the face of the literary world. From appearances on The Today Show, to supporting great writers via his social media, to editing at outlets like The Rumpus and Buzzfeed, Fitzgerald has done it all. His debut memoir explores his life before all that and it's a can't-miss book. He joined the podcast to talk about his career, his fr...

Morgan Talty, the author of Night of the Living Rez, joined the podcast to talk story vs novel, growing up with storytelling in his family, and going to (and teaching at) a low-res MFA program. Follow the author at: www.morgantalty.com, www.twitter.com/Morgan_J_Talty, and www.instagram.com/morganjtalty. Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.instagram.com/debuti...

Jules Ohman, the author of Body Grammar, joined the podcast to chat about sexuality, modeling, her writing network, and more. Follow the author at: www.julesohman.com and www.instagram.com/julesohman. Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.instagram.com/debutiful.

Carter Bay, the co-creator of How I Met Your Mother, joined the podcast to discuss his debut book The Mutual Friend. We discussed the difference between writing for television and writing a novel, what inspires him, and his career. Follow the author at: www.carterbays.com / www.twitter.com/carterbays www.instagram.com/carterbays Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net / www.twitter.com/debutiful /...

Lydia Conklin, the author of the short story collection Rainbow Rainbow, joined the podcast to discuss their writing process, writing community, and how place, queerness, and identity shaped this collection. Follow the author: www.lydia-conklin.com www.instagram.com/lydiaconklin www.twitter.com/lydiaconklin Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Naheed Phiroze Patel, the author of Mirror Made of Rain, joined the podcast to chat about publishing differences in India and America, being on a small press, and to remind us all stories are universal. Follow the author: www.naheedphirozepatel.com www.instagram.com/naheedphirozepatel www.twitter.com/naheedphiroze Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debu...

Vauhini Vara, the author of The Immortal King Rao, has previously been a technology reporter at the Wall Street Journal and the business editor for The New Yorker. She joined the podcast to talk about genre, how she approaches early reader feedback, good fiction, and everything in between. Follow the author: www.vauhinivara.com www.twitter.com/vauhinivara Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.in...

Alyssa Songsiridej, the author of Little Rabbit, is also the editor of Electric Literature and was recently named a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation. She joined the podcast to talk about writing good , what inspires her, and why naming what you're currently reading is so hard for a writer/editor to answer. Follow the author: www.alyssasongsiridej.com www.instagram.com/anarasong w...

Jendella Benson, the author of Hope and Glory, joined the podcast to discuss being an editor for Black Ballad, gentrification, writing funny, and what inspires her. Follow the author: www.jendella.co.uk www.instagram.com/jendella www.twitter.com/jendella Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Melissa Chadburn, the author of A Tiny Upward Shove, joined the podcast to discuss her career as a writer, student, and activist. Beyond her breathtaking debut, readers may know her for her work related to the child welfare system in California. Note: there are some dogs barking for a short amount of time on the recording that could not be edited out. Follow the author: www.melissachadburn.com www...