Dani Vee and Sarah Clifton chat about her new book The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains.

They chat about the writing process, writing, feminisms and remarkable truths.

Sarah WON an interview by bidding on the Authors and Artists for Palestine Fundraiser

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, I sit down with Leesa Ronald to discuss her debut novel, Special Delivery.

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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:

Special Delivery / Leesa Ronald: https://bit.ly/3F4tEBX

Other Books Mentioned:

Nina Kenwood / Nina Kenwood: https://bit.ly/3F0YbRa

Beach Read / Emily Henry: https://bit.ly/43pOq7c

Five Bush Weddings / Clare Fletcher: https://bit.ly/3FbPVxJ

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Leesa Ronald

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:3

Episode Number: #37

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

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‘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.

Dani and Joel chat about his brand new book Heist: The Great Chocolate Caper, planning vs the benefits of spontaneous writing, word counts and trends.

Joel also confesses something about his past that inspired the book - and it's shocking!

They also chat about the importance of self-care when touring, the power of poetry in bringing out the vulnerability of students, particularly boys, unraveling the patriarchy and practising courageous vulnerability.

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, I sit down with Deborah Pike to discuss her debut novel, The Players.

Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership

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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 Players / Deborah Pike: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gQvN

Other Books Mentioned:

Orbital / Samantha Harvey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POB5ve

Heartsease / Kate Kruimink: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmWJRX

God Forgets About the Poor / Peter Polites: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WygVzA

The Great Undoing / Sharlene Allsopp: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k06WGx

The Bell Jar / Sylvia Plath: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPWAvv

Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy / Paul Auster: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MAgrVq

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Deborah Pike

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:2

Episode Number: #36

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Fremantle Press

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Dani Vee chats to Karys McEwan about her new book The Paperbark Tree Committee, putting together writing festivals and why libraries change lives.

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 first episode, we travel to the 2025 Newcastle Writers Festival for a live episode with Zahid Gamieldien, Lisa Kenway and Natasha Rai on their books All The Missing Children, All You Took From Me, and An Onslaught of Light.

WARNING: all three books contain intense subject matter, with An Onslaught of Light containing suicidal themes and scenes. Listener and reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you care about has been affected by this, help is available. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership

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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/

BOOKS:

Debut Feature:

Zahid Gamieldien / All The Missing Children: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gKr9

Lisa Kenway / All You Took From Me: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jeVXN0

Natasha Rai / An Onslaught of Light: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/092QEJ

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Natasha Rai, Lisa Kenway and Zahid Gamieldien

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:1

Episode Number: #35

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Rosemarie Milsom, Amy Lovat (Newcastle Writers Festival), Scion Audio and Events, Transit Lounge, Ultimo Press

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🎙️ New QWS Podcast Episode! 🌈✨ Season 4 Continues!

In QWS S4E5, Troy Hunter (he/him) sits down with Gary Lonesborough (he/him), a proud gay Yuin man and YA writer, to chat about his three acclaimed novels The Boy from the Mish, We Didn’t Think It Through, and I’m Not Really Here.

They dig into the history of each novel, including Gary’s path to publication, as well as the stories behind the stories. Gary gives hints about his new novel due in 2026 and why it is the favourite thing he has written.

Gary describes his books as like sending a time-travelling branch of hope back in time to teenagers like him at 17.

Plus he explains why he wishes his cats (and Kylie Minogue) could read his books!

Plus, Gary recommends:

📚 • We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis

📚 • Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

📺 • It’s A Sin (streaming on Stan)

Gary will be at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 7-8 May.

🔗 Hosted by Troy Hunter

🌟 Gus and the Missing Boy by Troy Hunter

🔥 Gus and the Burning Stones – coming July 2025

📖 More about Troy: Website | Instagram

#QWSPodcast #GaryLonesborough #LoveOzYA #IndigenousWriting #Gayauthor #Queerwriting #WordsandNerds #LGBTQIABooks #YoungAdult #KylieMinogue #Cats

True crime fans will love this episode!

TAKEOVER: Adam Wallace gets dark and serious in this episode chatting to Jeffrey Pfeifer, a professor of forensic psychology who has worked with police and prison services around the world.

His books explore the stories of the men and women executed for their crimes in Canada and Australia, and two of his books have now been optioned as movie productions.

His books are available at: ⁦www.academic-rp.com⁩

Jeffrey Pfeifer received his Ph.D. and M.Leg.St. (Master of Legal Studies) from the University of Nebraska and has been teaching and conducting research in forensic psychology for the past 30 years. In addition to his research on jury decision-making, policing, and corrections, he has also conducted training workshops and program evaluations for security agencies across the world. He has testified as an expert witness in criminal trials and his research has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Superstar Adrian Beck chats to Dani Vee about his new middle grade book VILLAIN. The switch board lit up like Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game (enjoy my footy reference ADRIAN!) and we heard from 7 special and not at all planted creative guests who asked questions that ranged from the ridiculous (Adam Wallace) to the profound ... um someone did ask something profound didn't they?

Just as Adrian Bec-k thought he was out of woods, Dani asked him some hard hitting questions that left him speechless

They may have talked about his new book VILLAIN, but definitely had a chat about the impact of Al, how he keeps his finger on the pulse of publishing, bathing cavoodles and his lush hair. Industry information, random conversations, writing, and donuts vs croissants. What more could you want? get ready to laugh!

Dani Vee and Chris Flynn chat about his new supernatural thriller novel Orpheus Nine. Described as Australia's Stephen King, Chris writes a satire about world problems through small town conversations. They explore doomsday culture and impact of a catastrophising media on mental health and desensitisation. They discuss why people are so worried about wrong or learning from their mistakes and what it is about the internet that makes people double down on their ideas. They also chat about the impact of AI, critical thinking and staying curious. Chris also confesses something about his personal journey when moving from Belfast to Australia, and why he needed to reset.