ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 25th October 2025

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.

This week, Nick sits down with Chloe Adams to discuss her debut novel, The Occupation - winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize.

Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also support and follow Nick on Substack: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ 

Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx 

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

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

The Occupation / Chloe Adams: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/kO6dod 

Other Books Mentioned:

A Guest of the Emperor / Russell Savage: https://bit.ly/3J2OSSr 

Enter Ghost / Isabella Hammad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/BngL2q 

Cliffs of Fall and other Stories / Shirley Hazzard: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bOXdVk 

Homegoing / Yaa Gyasi: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/4G9VEo 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Chloe Adams

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:16

Episode Number: #50

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Georgia Boonen (Penguin Random House Australia)

FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT):

A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed

© 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings

‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.