Debutiful

Debutiful

Discover debut authors with Debutiful. In each episode, host Adam Vitcavage has an in-depth chat with a debut author about their first book, their reading and writing history, and their writing and editing habits.

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October 29, 2025 33 mins

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Eric Heisserer, author of Simultaneous, joined the podcast to discuss writing screenplays, adapting fiction, and why this story needed to be told as a novel.

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Max Delsohn, author of Crawl, reads a story from his debut short story collection.

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Jaquira Díaz, author of This Is the Only Kingdom, joined the podcast to discuss why she writes both fiction and nonfiction, what she gets out of teaching writing, and why Puerto Rico is the answer for her.

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Laura Venita Green, author of Sister Creatures, joined the podcast to discuss starting to write fiction in her 30s, her exploration of horror/gothic/genre, and how cycling across the country changed the course of her life.

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Teresa Dzieglewicz, author of Something Small of How to See a River, reads a selection of poems from her debut poetry collection.

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Michelle Gurule, author of Thank You, John, joined the podcast to discuss being a sugar baby, when she first felt like a writer, and why her memoir is really about family.

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Isabella DeSendi, author of Someone Else's Hunger, reads a selection of poems from her debut poetry collection.

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Brian Gyamfi, author of What God in the Kingdom of Bastards, reads a selection of poems from his debut poetry collection.

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Jason Diamond, author of Kaplan's Plot, joined the podcast to discuss writing as a career, how his debut novel was inspired by his family, and why Stephen King will be taught like Shakespeare.

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Lacey N. Dunham, author of The Belles, joined the podcast to discuss gothic fiction, navigating the literary community, and letting aspects of her novel's plot and structure fall into place naturally.

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Melissa Pace, author of The Once and Future Me, joined the podcast to discuss her unconventional path to fiction, writing for the screen, and figuring out all of the genre elements to her debut novel.

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Antonio Michael Downing, author of Black Cherokee, reads an excerpt from his novel.

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Ed Park, author of An Oral History of Atlantis, reads an excerpt from his debut short story collection.

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Addie E. Citchens, author of Dominion, joined the podcast to discuss Mississippi, finding her path to writing that works for her, and making sure her ending was the ending her book deserved.

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Yiming Ma, author of These Memories Do Not Belong To Us, joined the podcast to discuss transitioning from the business and tech world to writing fiction, learning about how his memories work, and his love for the NBA!

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Tennessee Hill, author of Girls With Long Shadows, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.

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    Megan Cummins, author of Atomic Hearts, joined the podcast to discuss debuting a novel after a successful story collection, writing a teen voice for adult readers, and her position at Public Books.

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    Emily Hunt Kivel, author of Dwelling, joined the podcast to discuss finding a good first reader, vulnerability, and the hero's journey.

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    Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, author of The Tiny Things Are Heavier, reads an excerpt from her debut novel.

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    Mariah Rigg, author of Extinction Capital of the World, joined the podcast to discuss Hawai'i, literary friendship, and writing after a concussion.

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