Debutiful

Adam Vitcavage is joined by K-Ming Chang to talk about her debut novel Bestiary. The two talk about making writing beautiful, being a young writer, and creating something that reflects the women she never sees in literature. 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 add...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Greg Mania to talk about his memoir Born to Be Public. The two talk about the hustle it takes to write, mental health, and his parents reading his rather revealing book. 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 crisis face...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Melissa Faliveno to discuss her debut essay collection Tomboyland. The two chat creative non-fiction, teaching young writers, and Roller Derby names. 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 crisis faced by Black Trans peo...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Leah Hampton to discuss her debut story collection F*ckface. The two chat about Appalachia, how she follows characters, and why research is just as important for stories as it is novels. 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 g...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by John Fram to discuss his debut book The Bright Lands. We discuss being an outsider, writing modern noirs, and police brutality in media. Please read his New York Times piece "How White Crime Writers Justified Police Brutality" here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/opinion/crime-fiction-police-brutality.html Please consider donating to an organization that helps fight...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Zaina Arafat to discuss her debut book You Exist Too Much. We discuss how she wanted to subvert expectations for what a Palestinian-American looks like as well as what it was like for her writing for American media outlets in a post-9/11 world. Please consider donating to an organization that helps fight tyranny in America of your choosing. I'm choosing to highlight the...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Jean Kyoung Frazier to talk about her debut novel Pizza Girl. The two discuss pickles on pizza, basketball, and baking soda. Oh, and a little bit about how Frazier crafted such a hilarious yet dark novel about sexuality and desire. Please consider donating to an organization that helps fight tyranny in America of your choosing. I'm choosing to highlight the Black Trans...

Digital Book Tour #14 features Carter Sickels reading from his second novel The Prettiest Star and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.cartersickels.com, www.instagram.com/carter_sickels, and www.twitter.com/cartersickels. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.d...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Ilana Masad to talk about her debut book All My Mother's Lovers. The author discusses her career path as a critic and educator, how identity is discussed in the literary world, and how her novel found the light of day! Follow the author: www.ilanamasad.com www.twitter.com/ilanaslightly Thank you to Panic Baby for letting me use their song "Don't" for this podcast. Follo...

Digital Book Tour #13 features Jessica Peace Rotondi reading from her first novel What We Inherit: A Secret War and a Family's Search for Answers and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.jessicapearcerotondi.com, www.instagram.com/jessicarotondi, and www.twitter.com/jessicarotondi. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, an...

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Sara Sligar to talk about her debut book Take Me Apart. The author discusses how to properly pace a thrilling suspense, what genre means in 2020, and why she'll always write the book she wants to read. Follow the author: www.sarasligar.com www.twitter.com/saraxsligar Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.twitter.com/debutiful wwwinstagram.com/debutiful

Digital Book Tour #12 features Kate Milliken reading from her first novel Kept Animals and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.katemilliken.com, www.instagram.com/katemillikenwrites, and www.twitter.com/katedmilliken. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debuti...

Digital Book Tour #11 features Tran reading from his debut book Sigh, Gone: A Misfit’s Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In, and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.phucskywalker.com and www.instagram.com/phucskywalker. Visit his tattoo shop at www.tsunamitattoo.com. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debuti...

Digital Book Tour #10 features Adrienne Raphel reading from her debut book Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without Them, and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.adrienneraphel.com and www.twitter.com/adrienneraphel. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.f...

Digital Book Tour #9 features Leslie Grey Streeter reading from her debut book Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books With Words Like ‘Journey’ in the Title, and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.lesliegreystreeter.com and www.twitter.com/lesliestreeter. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitte...

Digital Book Tour #8 features Rachel Vorona Cote reading from her debut book Too Much: How Victorian Constraints Still Bind Women Today, and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.rachelvoronacote.com and www.twitter.com/rvoronacote. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews...

Digital Book Tour #7 features Marco Rafalà reading from his debut book How Fires End and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.marcorafala.com, www.twitter.com/marcorafala, and www.instagram.com/sicilianaut. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debutiful.net.

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Chelsea Bieker to talk about her debut book Godshot. The author discusses her mother-daughter relationships, how becoming a mother changed her writing, and religion. Follow the author: www.chelseabieker.com www.twitter.com/chelseabieker Thank you to Panic Baby for letting me use their song "Don't" for this podcast. Follow Debutiful and check out the website for more int...

Digital Book Tour #6 features David Moloney reading from his debut book Barker House and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.davidrmoloney.com, www.twitter.com/DMoloney22, and www.instagram.com/moloney.d. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debutiful.net.

Adam Vitcavage is joined by Alexandra Chang to talk about her debut book Days of Distraction. The author discusses her time as a tech journalist, how writing her debut changed her personally and as a writer, as well as how style comes to be. Follow the author: www.alexandrachang.com www.twitter.com/alexandra_chang Thank you to Panic Baby for letting me use their song "Don't" for this podcast. Foll...

Digital Book Tour #5 features R. Eric Thomas reading from his debut essay collection Here For It and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.rericthomas.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/oureric. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debutiful.net.

Digital Book Tour #4 features Megan Giddings reading from her debut novel Lakewood and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.megangiddings.com or follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/megiddings. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debutiful.net.

Digital Book Tour #3 features Hadley Moore reading from her debut short story collection Not Dead Yet and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.hadleymoore.net or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/hadleymoore10. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debutif...

Digital Book Tour #2 features Michael Zapata reading from his debut novel The Lost Book of Adana Moreau and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage. You can visit the author at www.michaelzapata.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mikezapata01. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more interviews at www.debu...

Digital Book Tour #1 features Under the Rainbow author Celia Laskey reading from her debut novel and answering a short Q&A. You can visit the author at www.celialaskey.com or follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/celia_laskey. Please follow Debutiful at www.instagram.com/debutiful, www.twitter.com/debutiful, and www.facebook.com/debutiful. Read more author interviews at www.debutiful.net