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How does place influence character?

Hear my full chat with Deborah Pike on #DatewithaDebut now! LISTEN: bit.ly/3GJ8avc

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July 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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What is the Sweatshop Literacy Movement? Danny Nour tells us more!

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September 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Check out my full #DateWithADebut interview with Madeleine Cleary over on YouTube now:

WATCH: buff.ly/tcMV59T

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August 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Across @v8sheppard.bsky.social's career so far, one major theme has stood out: self-acceptance.

Listen to #DebutRevisited wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/wGTl6YZ

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December 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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How does comedy work so well when combined with tragedy? Danny Nour gives us the low down talking about his autobiography!

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September 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
What did Madeleine Cleary turn to for inspiration of her book, 'The Butterfly Women'?

One big influence came in Pip Williams' 'The Dictionary of Lost Words.' Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: buff.ly/SFyOA6E

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August 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
How does an author balance dark themes and comedy in a YA novel? Curtis Campbell talks about it in his book, 'The House of Rural Realness!'

Hear our full chat on #DatewithaDebut now! LISTEN: bit.ly/4lxZ4Al

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August 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
#MadeleineCleary did a deep dive on her family's history for '#TheButterflyWomen' - and what she found surprised her!

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August 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
'It really means something for some people'. @v8sheppard.bsky.social had a massive 2025, but it also reaffirmed why he loves what he does.

Listen to #DebutRevisited wherever you get your podcasts: buff.ly/wGTl6YZ

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December 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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In our first episode of #DebutRevisited, I chat with the legendary @v8sheppard.bsky.social who has had a massive 2025 - including seeing his debut, #InvisibleBoys come to life on screen.

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December 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
What is Dr @AnastasiaHronis.bsky.social' favourite technique to help manage her relationship with dopamine?

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#booktok #bookpodcast #selfhelpbooks #TheDopamineBrain
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Chloe Adams received the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize for her historical novel, #TheOccupation.

Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: bit.ly/4nduGLP

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October 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Exciting news!

The @newwritersfest.bsky.social has just dropped it's program for 2025, and I'm excited to announce I'll be back for two more events - including the launch of Series 3 of #DateWithADebut

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February 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Where does Nick Croydon, CEO of QBD Books think the Australian book industry is heading?

Listen now as we discuss Nick's thriller debut, #TheTuringProtocol on #DatewithaDebut: bit.ly/43MMHtt

#booktok #bookpodcast #australianbooktok @affirmpress.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Kidan is an extremely complex character, but through the angle of love, her difficult choices make complete sense.

In episode two of #DebutRevisited, Tigest Girma talks about moral ambiguity in the Immortal Dark series: buff.ly/tZl9BQX

#ImmortalDark #DatewithaDebut @hachetteaus.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
Few authors ever go on to hit the end of the rainbow and achieve bestseller status - so what is it like when you do?

For episode two of #DebutRevisited, I sit down with Tigest Girma to discuss the Immortal Dark series: buff.ly/tZl9BQX

#ImmortalDark #DatewithaDebut @hachetteaus.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
Enemies to Lovers is fun... but what about Enemies to Lovers TO ENEMIES?

In our series finale of #DatewithaDebut, Emma Clancey talks tropes and her debut, #ThisDreamWillDevourUs: bit.ly/4qOgE6v

#booktok #bookpodcast #fantasybooktok @allenandunwin.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
'Nora was the hardest part of this book to get right.'

In our series finale of #DatewithaDebut, Emma Clancey talks character in her debut, #ThisDreamWillDevourUs: bit.ly/4qOgE6v

#booktok #bookpodcast #fantasybooktok @allenandunwin.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Dr @AnastasiaHronis.bsky.social gives us her pitch for her handy self-help book, #TheDopamineBrain!

Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: bit.ly/42VyiL8

#booktok #bookpodcast #selfhelpbooks
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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I love to ask my guests this question a lot but I really loved Jessica Mansour-Nahra's answer when discussing her book, #TheFarm.

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#booktok #bookpodcast #thrillerfiction @hachetteaus.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
How did Jessica Mansour-Nahra explore grief in her stunning thriller, #TheFarm?

Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: bit.ly/4nvPHBK

#booktok #bookpodcast #thrillerfiction @hachetteaus.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Don't forget to support your libraries! Thank you Natalia Figueroa Barroso, will mention this in the show from now on!

Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: bit.ly/47sDLLW

#booktok #bookpodcast #historicalfiction
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
Natalia Figueroa Barroso found out some incredible facts about the 1973 Chilean coup when putting together her book, #HailstonesFellWithoutRain.

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#booktok #bookpodcast #chile
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
'Their attitudes has changed... but the Australian attitudes at home had not.' Chloe Adams dives into a world of post-WWII cognitive dissonance in #TheOccupation.

Listen now on #DateWithADebut! LISTEN: bit.ly/4nduGLP

#booktok #bookpodcast #historicalfiction @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
nickwasiliev.bsky.social
Are green flag guys making a comeback in romance? Holly Brunnbauer has one hell of a hunk in #WhatDidIMiss?

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#booktok #bookpodcast #romancenovel #greenflagguy @harpercollins.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM