Debutiful

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Digital Book Tour #14 features Carter Sickels reading from his second novel The Prettiest Star and being interviewed by Adam Vitcavage.

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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!

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