ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 27 September 2024

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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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