ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 12 November 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the twentieth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Lauren Crozier, author of The Best Witch in Paris. They discuss the book, winning the Text Prize, creating magical worlds in real life locations, the importance of belonging and self-discovery, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

• The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POjRoY 

Other Books Mentioned:

• The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/VxaAn3 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Lauren Crozier

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:20

Episode Number: #33

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Maddy Corbel (The Text Publishing Company)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 25 October 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the nineteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Steph Tisdell, author of The Skin I’m in. They discuss the book, diversity within diversity, the many experiences First Nations people have inside and outside their community, and more.

WARNING: this podcast contains frequent strong coarse language

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell: https://bit.ly/3ZKSQ8a 

Other Books Mentioned:

The Humans by Matt Haig: https://bit.ly/4ejq03g 

Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/always-will-be 

Firelight by John Morrissey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Y9eNkO 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Steph Tisdell

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:19

Episode Number: #32

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Candice Wyman (Pan Macmillan Australia)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 18 October 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the eighteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Michelle See-Tho, author of Jade and Emerald. They discuss the book, winning the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize, creating the contrasting migrant experience in Australia on the page, and more.

TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains scenes of abuse, reader discretion is advised. 

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho: https://bit.ly/3zvJ6Ek 

Other Books Mentioned:

I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel: https://bit.ly/3XIzGx8 

Kokomo by Victoria Hannan: https://bit.ly/47EYYRs 

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator): https://bit.ly/3MYzcy4 

Melanie Cheng Collection: https://bit.ly/3THAzF8 

Growing Up Asian in Australia, edited by Alice Pung: https://bit.ly/4eDjJiF 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Michelle See-Tho

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:18

Episode Number: #31

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Tessa Robinson (Penguin Random House Australia)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 17 October 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the seventeenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Mark Wales, author of Outrider. They discuss the book, transforming Australia into a war-torn landscape, the challenges of writing action on the page, working on the set of a major blockbuster, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Outrider by Mark Wales: https://bit.ly/3Bcuc6k 

Other Books Mentioned:

Blind Man's Bluff by Christopher Drew, Sherry Sontag & Annette Lawrence Drew: https://bit.ly/47CYYSa 

Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4gps23k 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: https://bit.ly/3TACcEE 

The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4ddPcad 

Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4gu3x5d 

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King: https://bit.ly/4dm2sd2 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Mark Wales

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:17

Episode Number: #30

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Candice Wyman (Pan Macmillan Australia)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 4 October 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the sixteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Melissa Goode, author of Ordinary Human Love. They discuss the book, how your values come into conflict with the needs of others, love and obligation, and more.

TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast and book discuss mental health and adult themes, so reader and listener discretion is advised.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Ordinary Human Love by Melissa Goode: https://bit.ly/4d4jmMX 

Other Books Mentioned:

Light Years by James Salter: https://bit.ly/3TucYrc 

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson: https://bit.ly/3B3mSKb 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Melissa Goode

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:16

Episode Number: #29

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Zoe Victoria (Ultimo Press Australia)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 27 September 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the fifteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Susannah Begbie, author of The Deed. They discuss the book, winning the Richell Prize, chaotic family dynamics, how siblings view their parents in different ways, creating country Australia on the page, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

The Deed by Susannah Begbie: https://bit.ly/3XIDZcY 

Other Books Mentioned:

The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje: https://bit.ly/3Tu6ZTr 

Lost & Found by Brooke Davis: https://bit.ly/4eoxcuS 

Sidelines by Karen Viggers: https://bit.ly/3BdADG7 

Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson: https://bit.ly/3B3mSKb 

My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin: https://bit.ly/4gkUQdn 

The Shiralee by D'Arcy Niland: https://bit.ly/47pjplb 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Susannah Begbie

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:15

Episode Number: #28

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Holly Jeffrey (Hachette Australia)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 20 September 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the fourteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Jordan Prosser, author of Big Time. They discuss the book, the world of bands, the commodification of art, creating a dystopian Australia, the creeping mindset of conservatism as you age, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Big Tim by Jordan Prosser: https://bit.ly/4dXLtPm 

Other Books Mentioned:

Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield: https://bit.ly/3B2x4T6 

The Secret History by Donna Tartt: https://bit.ly/3ZblpLN 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Jordan Prosser

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:14

Episode Number: #27

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 12 September 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the thirteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Ernest Price, author of The Pyramid of Needs. They discuss the book, releasing it on the International Transgender Day of Visibility, family dynamics, different forms of truth, and more.

TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast and book discuss topics of mental health and transphobia, so reader and listener discretion is advised. If these topics cause distress, know there is help out there. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

The Pyramid of Needs by Ernest Price: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Y9OV1q 

Other Books Mentioned:

Erasure by Percival Everett: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/KjVBJz 

Chemistry by Weike Wang: https://bit.ly/474BDZ6 

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters: https://bit.ly/47dawv1 

Pageboy by Elliot Page: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Y9OVqK 

Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender Diverse Australia, edited by Yves Rees, Sam Elkin, Alex Gallagher and Bobuq Sayed: https://bit.ly/4e11Da9 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Ernest Price

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:13

Episode Number: #26

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Ariane Ryan, Tace Kelly (Affirm Press)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 5 September 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the twelfth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Anton Clifford-Motopi, author of To and Fro. They discuss the book, bringing his lived experience in, crafting the world of a twelve-year-old, the value of a good voice in a story, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi: https://bit.ly/3XnYtYF 

Other Books Mentioned:

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas: https://bit.ly/3T905CR 

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/B0jEyB 

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/nLakEV 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Anton Clifford-Motopi

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:12

Episode Number: #25

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Reem Galal (Allen & Unwin Kids)

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ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 29 August 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

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.

For the eleventh episode of series two, Nick sits down with Amy Hutton, author of Sit, Stay Love. They discuss the book, it’s upcoming sequel Love From Scratch, the value of animals in romance, ‘soft’ love triangles, nice guys and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

Sit, Stay, Love by Amy Hutton: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/PyLGXz 

Other Books Mentioned:

Love From Scratch by Amy Hutton: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/eKo79r 

Here for the Right Reasons by Jodi McAlister: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/anJdqW 

Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/Gm69eV 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Amy Hutton

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:11

Episode Number: #24

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Gabby Oberman, Polly Simons (Simon & Schuster Australia)

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