Debutiful

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Debutiful episodes

June 03, 2022 Lydia Conklin - Rainbow Rainbow
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.
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29 min
May 24, 2022 Naheed Phiroze Patel - Mirror Made of Rain
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.
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25 min
May 11, 2022 Vauhini Vara - The Immortal King Rao
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.
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27 min
May 05, 2022 Alyssa Songsiridej - Little Rabbit
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.
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25 min
April 20, 2022 Jendella Benson - Hope and Glory
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.
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28 min
April 13, 2022 Melissa Chadburn - A Tiny Upward Shove
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.
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36 min
March 16, 2022 Caitlin Barasch - A Novel Obsession
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.
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28 min
March 02, 2022 Neema Avashia - Another Appalachia
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.
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32 min
February 16, 2022 Emme Lund - The Boy With A Bird In His Chest
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.
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30 min
February 02, 2022 Charmaine Wilkerson - Black Cake
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.
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24 min

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Discover debut authors with Debutiful. In each episode, host Adam Vitcavage has an in-depth chat with a writer about why they write, how they write, and the path to publishing their debut book.