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Listen to Teresa Dzieglewicz read poems from her debut collection, SOMETHING SMALL OF HOW TO SEE A RIVER on the First Taste Reading Series!

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See the cover for Honey by Imani Thompson Imani Thompson is a London-based writer of Scottish, Irish, and Jamaican heritage who studied Sociology at Cambridge University and worked as a bookseller at Daunt Books. Now, she’s set to re…

See the cover for HONEY by Imani Thompson, along with a behind-the-scenes Q&A: debutiful.net/2025/10/02/s...

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Here are 12 debut books that will make your October spooky fun!

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Debutiful traffic by year.

The ball is rolling up!

BOOK LIST!

Nine Extremely Nerdy Books of Folklore and Mythology by Seamus Sullivan

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In her debut memoir-in-essays, SING ME A CIRCLE, @snajmi.bsky.social, meditates on memory, displacement, and the enduring ties of family.

Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing

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Table tennis vs ping pong -- find out if it matters what you call one of the fastest and most competitive sports in this interview with E.Y. Zhao: debutiful.net/2025/09/29/e...

Listen to Michelle Gurule discuss her memoir THANK YOU, JOHN on the Debutiful podcast!

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Listen to Brian Gyamfi read poems from his debut collection, WHAT GOD IN THE KINGDOM OF BASTARDS, on the First Taste Reading Series!

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💥Great Disasters, the debut novel by @gradychambless.bsky.social is out 9.30.25!

“A master grasp on language and movement…. a gift of breathtaking prose brimming with empathy and soul.”
— @debutiful.bsky.social, a Best Debut of September

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Discover the books that shaped Zoe Dubno's life and influenced her debut novel, HAPPINESS & LOVE!

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We had the hilarious Aisha Muharrar interview herself! She's funny! She even won an Emmy for being funny on shows like Parks & Rec, The Good Place, and Hacks!

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We had the incomparable @jasondiamond.bsky.social on the podcast to discuss his writing career and his debut novel, KAPLAN'S PLOT!

Listen below!

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We caught up with @kailayu.bsky.social and asked her to answer our My Reading Life Q&A so readers could get to know the books that shaped her life and inspired her debut memoir.

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Here are all of the September 2025 debut books that caught our eye. What ones are you picking up?

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We chatted with #litagent turned debut author Samantha Browning Shea for the website about her debut novel and how Agent Samantha and Writer Samantha coexist.

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Listen to @bookbent.bsky.social discuss her path to writing her debut novel, THE BELLES, on the Debutiful podcast with @vitcavage.bsky.social!

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Adam @vitcavage.bsky.social is moderating this FREE virtual Brooklyn Book Festival international debut panel featuring Jinwoo Park, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Iryn Tushabe, and Ella Alexander!

This Sunday! 2 pm EST!

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Check out our latest My Reading Life Q&A with Scottish playwright turned debut fiction author David Greig!

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enormous thanks to @debutiful.bsky.social for having me as a part of their "self-interview" series today!

i got to ask myself (& answer) a handful of questions about MY PRISONER AND OTHER STORIES, & hopefully got a little bit further away from the beaten path in terms of talking about the book.

Tyler McAndrew interviews Tyler McAndrew in our latest self-interview!

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Thank you so much to everyone at @tinhouse.bsky.social for taking even the frivolous parts of my heart seriously, and thank you Adam at @debutiful.bsky.social for helping me celebrate this incredible cover!

See the cover for Too Blessed to Stress by Alli Hoff Kosik In her debut novel, Too Blessed to Stress, Alli Hoff Kosik introduces four influencers who investigate their local mega-church pastor to readers in a book that promises to be a mix between Bad Summ…

Check out the behind-the-scenes look at how the cover to TOO BLESSED TO STRESS was made:

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Check out our latest My Reading Life with @samuelashworth.bsky.social!

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See the cover for Woodwind Harmony in the Nighttime by Reza Ghassemi Reza Ghassemi’s debut novel, Woodwind Harmony in the Nighttime, was first published in 1996 and went on to win several literary awards in its original Persian. Now, Deep Vellum is publishing …

Reza Ghassemi’s debut novel, WOODWIND HARMONY IN THE NIGHTTIME, was first published in 1996 and went on to win several literary awards in its original Persian.

It’s being translated into English for the first time by @deepvellum.bsky.social!

Coming in March 2026!

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Under the mentorship of publicist May-Zhee Lim, these ten authors will develop personalized strategies to harness the opportunities presented by the publication of their books.

We’re thrilled to announce the @pw.org Fall 2025 Get the Word Out Fiction Cohort.

Get the Word Out is a unique publicity incubator designed to help early career authors maximize the exposure of their forthcoming books.

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Listen to Melissa Pace discuss her debut novel THE ONCE AND FUTURE ME on the Debutiful podcast!

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FIRST TASTE: Listen to Antonio Michael Downing read from BLACK CHEROKEE on Debutiful's podcast feed!

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