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Naheed Phiroze Patel - Mirror Made of Rain May 24, 2022

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Naheed Phiroze Patel, the author of Mirror Made of Rain, joined the podcast to chat about publishing differences in India and America, being on a small press, and to remind us all stories are universal. Follow the author: www.naheedphirozepatel.com www.instagram.com/naheedphirozepatel www.twitter.com/naheedphiroze Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Vauhini Vara - The Immortal King Rao May 11, 2022

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Vauhini Vara, the author of The Immortal King Rao, has previously been a technology reporter at the Wall Street Journal and the business editor for The New Yorker. She joined the podcast to talk about genre, how she approaches early reader feedback, good fiction, and everything in between. Follow the author: www.vauhinivara.com www.twitter.com/vauhinivara Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Alyssa Songsiridej - Little Rabbit May 05, 2022

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Alyssa Songsiridej, the author of Little Rabbit, is also the editor of Electric Literature and was recently named a 5 Under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation. She joined the podcast to talk about writing good , what inspires her, and why naming what you're currently reading is so hard for a writer/editor to answer. Follow the author: www.alyssasongsiridej.com www.instagram.com/anarasong www.twitter.com/anarasong Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Jendella Benson - Hope and Glory Apr 20, 2022

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Jendella Benson, the author of Hope and Glory, joined the podcast to discuss being an editor for Black Ballad, gentrification, writing funny, and what inspires her. Follow the author: www.jendella.co.uk www.instagram.com/jendella www.twitter.com/jendella Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Melissa Chadburn - A Tiny Upward Shove Apr 13, 2022

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Melissa Chadburn, the author of A Tiny Upward Shove, joined the podcast to discuss her career as a writer, student, and activist. Beyond her breathtaking debut, readers may know her for her work related to the child welfare system in California. Note: there are some dogs barking for a short amount of time on the recording that could not be edited out. Follow the author: www.melissachadburn.com www.instagram.com/mchadburn www.twitter.com/melissachadburn Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Caitlin Barasch - A Novel Obsession Mar 16, 2022

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Caitlin Barasch, the author of A Novel Obsession, joined the podcast to discuss taking disaster to the next level, dialogue, and if trying to be funny as a writer works. Follow the author: www.caitlinbarasch.com www.instagram.com/soembarasched www.twitter.com/caitlinbarasch Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Neema Avashia - Another Appalachia Mar 02, 2022

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Neema Avashia, author of Another Appalachia, grew up in rural West Virginia. Most of her debut essay collection is about that, but it also is extremely universal. She joined the podcast to discuss her childhood, her time as a public education teacher, and why a book about a Indian woman is so easy to connect with regardless of demographics. Follow the author: www.neemavashia.com Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Emme Lund - The Boy With A Bird In His Chest Feb 15, 2022

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Emme Lund, author of The Boy With a Bird In His Chest, has written one of the most weirdly interesting coming-of-age novels. Maybe of all time. She joined the podcast to talk about community, queerness, and writing slow. Follow the author: www.emmelund.net www.instagram.com/_emmelund www.twitter.com/emme_lund Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Charmaine Wilkerson - Black Cake Feb 02, 2022

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Charmaine Wilkerson, the author of Black Cake, knows how to tell a story. She has worked in communications and marketing for her entire career before sitting down to start her debut novel. She joined the podcast to talk about writing with a full-time job, flash fiction, and multi-generational plots. Follow the author: www.charspen.com Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

Sequoia Nagamatsu - How High We Go In the Dark Jan 19, 2022

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Sequoia Nagamatsu, the author of How High We Go In the Dark, found previous success on a small, indie press where he previously published a short story collection. He's back now with a novel that uses a pandemic as a backdrop, but it's about so much more than that. He joined the podcast to talk about how his novel did and didn't change once Covid took over our lives, Emily St. John Mandel comparisons, and another novel he is working on! Follow the author: www.sequoianagamatsu.com www.instagram.com/sequoia.n www.twitter.com/seqouian Follow Debutiful: www.debutiful.net www.instagram.com/debutiful www.twitter.com/debutiful

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