Episodes

Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, Meg Kissinger reads an excerpt from her debut memoir While You Were Out!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250793775
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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, the author of Every Drop Is A Man's Nightmare, joined the podcast to discuss how place influences her writing, how her stories begin and are reshaped, and how she needed time before starting her MFA.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781639731169
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Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
John Manuel Arias, the author of Where There Was Fire, joined the podcast to discuss writing about strong women, Costa Rican literature, as well as community and mentorship.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250817389
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Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, Shastri Akella reads an excerpt from his novel The Sea Elephants!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250867056
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Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Kyle Dillon Hertz, the author of The Lookback Window, joined the podcast to discuss a side of publishing rarely talked about in earnest: the anxieties of publishing and touring.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781668005873
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Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, Adrienne Brodeur reads an excerpt from her novel Little Monsters!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781982198107
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Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Ben Purkert, the author of The Men Can't Be Saved, joined the podcast to discuss why fiction is so amazing, how finally discovering the first line of his novel was the key to unlocking how to write the rest of the book, and why craft and revision are so fascinating to him.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781419767135
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, J.R. Dawson reads an excerpt from her novel The First Bright Thing!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250805546
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Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, Boo Trundle reads an excerpt from her novel The Daughter Ship!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593317297
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Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Welcome to the First Taste Reading Series on the Debutiful podcast feed! Each week, a debut author will read five minutes from their book to kick start your week and whet your appetite with good writing.
Today, Sarah Cypher reads an excerpt from her novel The Skin and Its Girl!
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593499535
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