Debutiful

Caitlin Barasch, the author of A Novel Obsession, joined the podcast to discuss taking disaster to the next level, dialogue, and if trying to be funny as a writer works. Follow the author: www.caitlinbarasch.com www.instagram.com/soembarasched www.twitter.com/caitlinbarasch Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Neema Avashia, author of Another Appalachia, grew up in rural West Virginia. Most of her debut essay collection is about that, but it also is extremely universal. She joined the podcast to discuss her childhood, her time as a public education teacher, and why a book about a Indian woman is so easy to connect with regardless of demographics. Follow the author: www.neemavashia.com Follow Debutiful:...

Emme Lund, author of The Boy With a Bird In His Chest, has written one of the most weirdly interesting coming-of-age novels. Maybe of all time. She joined the podcast to talk about community, queerness, and writing slow. Follow the author: www.emmelund.net www.instagram.com/_emmelund www.twitter.com/emme_lund Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Charmaine Wilkerson, the author of Black Cake, knows how to tell a story. She has worked in communications and marketing for her entire career before sitting down to start her debut novel. She joined the podcast to talk about writing with a full-time job, flash fiction, and multi-generational plots. Follow the author: www.charspen.com Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful...

Sequoia Nagamatsu, the author of How High We Go In the Dark, found previous success on a small, indie press where he previously published a short story collection. He's back now with a novel that uses a pandemic as a backdrop, but it's about so much more than that. He joined the podcast to talk about how his novel did and didn't change once Covid took over our lives, Emily St. John Mandel comparis...

Jessamine Chan, the author of The School For Good Mothers, is on top of the literary world right now. Her debut is a Today Show book club pick, was just optioned by Jessica Chastain, and has glowing reviews coming from every direction. She joined the podcast to talk about being a mother, writing about mothers, and her career path that led to 2022's first literary smash hit. Follow the author: www....

Mina Seçkin (The Four Humors) joins the podcast to talk about community, roadblocks, and identity. Follow the author at: www.minaseckin.com www.twitter.com/minaseckin www.instagram.com/littlebutta Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Juhea Kim (Beasts of a Little Land) joins the podcast to discuss growing up as a Korean in America and taking her own path to publishing. Follow the author at: www.juheakim.com www.instagram.com/juhea_writes Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Cara Blue Adams (You Never Get It Back) joins the podcast to discuss linked short story collections, being on an indie press, and the amazing cover art that Nicole Caputo provides. Follow the author at: www.carablue.com www.twitter.com/carablueadams www.instagram.com/carablueadams Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Gene Kwak (Go Home, Ricky!) joins the podcast to discuss wrestling, why plot synopsis is just the tip of what a book is about, and the process of how a book is created from cover art to title selection. Register for the virtual Debutiful event on November 16 with Gene Kwak, Mina Seçkin, and Rachel Yoder: https://www.tatteredcover.com/event/debuts-devour-gene-kwak-mina-se%C3%A7kin-and-rachel-yoder...

Jo Hamya (Three Rooms) joins the podcast to discuss critical theory, life in your 20s, Twitter, her writing career, and more! Follow the author at: www.twitter.com/jo_hamya Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Brittany Ackerman (The Brittanys) joins the podcast to discuss high school drama, being funny, and the importance of having a writing community. Follow the author at: www.brittanyackerman.com www.instagram.com/suboatmilk Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Rachel Yoder (Nightbitch) joins the podcast to discuss motherhood, what it means to be a writer when you haven't published in years, and adapting her own book into a screenplay for a movie that Amy Adams is attached to star in. Follow the author at: www.racheljyoder.com www.twitter.com/rachelyoder www.instagram.com/rayjoi Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagr...

Matthew Clark Davison (Doubting Thomas) joins the podcast to discuss queerness, brotherhood, and give Pride book recommendations Follow the author at: www.matthewclarkdavison.com www.twitter.com/matthewcdavison www.instagram.com/matthewclarkdavison Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Jonathan Parks-Ramage (Yes, Daddy) joins the podcast to discuss relationships with older men, dark novels, and journalism. Follow the author at: www.jonathan-p-r.com www.instagram.com/jprampage Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Isle McElroy (The Atmospherians) joins the podcast to discuss writing a satire, men, and when they felt they could write how they wanted to. Follow the author at: www.alexmcelroy.org www.twitter.com/abmcelroy1 www.instagram.com/just_alexmcelroy Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

J. Nicole Jones (Low Country) joins the podcast to discuss memoirs, creative nonfiction, and her childhood in South Carolina Follow the author at: www.www.jnicjones.com.com 
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Jakob Guanzon (Abundance) joins the podcast to discuss money, father/son relationships, and being published on an indie press. Follow the author at: www.jakobguanzon.com Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Zak Salih (Let's Get Back to the Party) joins the podcast to discuss culture, being a perfectionist, and how this book feels like historical fiction even though it's set so recently. Follow the author at: www.zaksalih.com www.twitter.com/zmsalih1982 Herbie Hickmott, not Herbie Hancock, is the designer I have been working with for the Debuti-tee. You can visit him at www.herbiehickmott.com Follow D...

Dantiel W. Moniz (Milk Blood Heat) joins the podcast to discuss why Florida gets made fun of and why it's perfect for writers, the crafting of her short stories, and why she questioned if she could be a writer. Follow the author at: www.dantielwmoniz.com www.twitter.com/dantielwmoniz www.instagram.com/deezybotpress Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/...

Torrey Peters (Detranstion, Baby) joins the podcast to discuss writing a bourgeois melodrama and whether or not you need to understand the complexities of the trans community to understand her book. Follow the author at: www.torreypeters.com www.twitter.com/torreypeters www.instagram.com/torreyadora Follow Debutiful at: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful www.instagram.com/debutiful

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Bryan Washington to discuss his first novel, Memorial. The two discuss life after his 2019 award-winning story collection Lot, cooking lessons, and how his interests shaped his book even if he thought only 9 people would read it. Follow the author: https://www.brywashing.com https://twitter.com/brywashing Thank you to Rocky Collin for letting me use their song “What Is...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Simon Han to talk about his debut novel Nights When Nothing Happened. The two talk about suburbia, race, and how the most thrilling moments can also be the most quiet. Follow the author: https://www.simonhan.com https://instagram.com/sighmunhan https://twitter.com/simonxinhan Thank you to Rocky Collin for letting me use their song “What Is It” for this podcast. Follow t...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Micah Nemerever to talk about his debut novel These Violent Delights. The two talk about historical fiction, art history, and what it was like writing a novel while writing an academic thesis. Please consider donating to an organization that helps fight tyranny in America of your choosing. I’m choosing to highlight the Okra Project, is a collective that seeks to address...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Corey Sobel to talk about his debut novel The Reshirt. The two talk about the ins-and-outs of college football, why football novels are passed on, and how the Redshirt came to be. Please consider donating to an organization that helps fight tyranny in America of your choosing. I’m choosing to highlight the Okra Project, is a collective that seeks to address the global c...