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Alina Grabowski: Women and Children First May 15, 2024

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Alina Grabowski, the author of WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, joined the podcast to discuss being an only child who told a lot of stories, her college and MFA experiences, and creating distinct voices for all of her narrators.

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781638930785

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Jiaming Tang - Cinema Love May 08, 2024

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Jiaming Tang, the author of CINEMA LOVE, joined the podcast to discuss his mother's relationship to his work, finding out who his book was about, and growing in the years since his book was finished and what excites him about the future.

You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593474334

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First Taste: Garrard Conley Reads From All The World Beside May 06, 2024

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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.

Today, Garrard Conley reads an excerpt from his debut novel All the World Beside!

You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780525537335

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First Taste: Uche Okonkwo Reads From A Kind of Madness Apr 29, 2024

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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.

Today, Uche Okonkwo reads an excerpt from her debut short story collection A Kind of Madness!

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781959030386

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Christine Ma-Kellams - The Band Apr 17, 2024

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Christine Ma-Kellams, the author of THE BAND, joined the podcast to discuss K-Pop, the power of language, and writing empirical studies on culture, social perception, and relationships.

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668018378

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First Taste: Parul Kapur Reads From Inside the Mirror Apr 15, 2024

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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.

Today, Parul Kapur reads an excerpt from her debut novel Inside the Mirror!

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781496236784

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Ursula Villareal-Moura - Like Happiness Apr 10, 2024

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Ursula Villareal-Moura, the author of LIKE HAPPINESS, joined the podcast to why she re-reads books, finding herself in literature, the ups and downs of finding an agent, and how this book stemmed from a short story idea.

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250882837

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First Taste: Jessie Ren Marshall Reads From Women! In! Peril! Apr 08, 2024

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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.

Today, Jessie Ren Marshall reads an excerpt from her debut short story collection Women! In! Peril!

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781639732272

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Marissa Higgins - A Good Happy Girl Apr 03, 2024

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Marissa Higgins, the author of A GOOD HAPPY GIRL, joined the podcast to discuss how a Garth Greenwell workshop helped her write her debut, sending her manuscript to agents too soon, and how it is exciting to see how readers contextualize books differently.

You can purchase a copy of her book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781646221974

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First Taste: Laura Chow Reeve Reads From A Small Apocalypse Apr 01, 2024

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Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on Debutiful. This is a weekly series where writers will read a short excerpt from their book so readers can whet their appetite with delicious writing.

Today, Laura Chow Reeve reads an excerpt from her debut short story collection A Small Apocalypse!

You can purchase a copy of his book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780810146945

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