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The premier literary website focused on debut and emerging writers. There’s also a podcast sometimes. Founded by Adam Vitcavage.
Listen to @theoceanisgay.bsky.social read poems selected from their debut collection LET THE MOON WOBBLE on the Debutiful podcast feed!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Xbs... @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social
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The Debutiful readers asked if we could release this list early... so we did!
THE BEST DEBUT POETRY COLLECTIONS OF 2025!
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Discover the books that shaped A.M. Sosa's life!
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CRAWL? On this list of BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025???? It’s more likely than you think…..
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she’s a @debutiful.bsky.social dozen ✨
17.11.2025 16:53 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0BIG CHIEF is on @debutiful.bsky.social’s Best Debuts of 2025! Check out this list!
17.11.2025 17:10 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Absolutely bowled over to see RAVISHING on here!!
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Thanks @debutiful.bsky.social! “Crime, sports, and coming-of-age have never felt so alive in book.” 🥊🙏
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THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025, according to @debutiful.bsky.social's @vitcavage.bsky.social
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For @samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social, it was important for the cover art of LIVING, TOGETHER to signal that it’s a literary anthology rather than an academic one. So we made sure to adjust the font. 😉 @debutiful.bsky.social
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Full list drops tomorrow.
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Allie Tagle Dokus (@allietagledokus.bsky.social) gave readers a list of books about fame, family, and art over at Debutiful.net!
Her debut book LUCKY GIRL is out now from @tinhouse.bsky.social!
Discover the list: debutiful.net/2025/11/14/8...
Listen to @eshanisurya.bsky.social discuss the path to her debut novel, RAVISHING, over on the Debutiful podcast feed!
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Listen to Cloud Delfina Cardona reading poems from her debut collection THE PAST IS A JEAN JACKET (@hubcitypress.bsky.social)!
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Get the BTS info about the cover for LIVING, TOGETHER - an essay anthology edited by @samanthapaigerosen.bsky.social coming out from @beaconpress.bsky.social on July 14, 2026!
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Take a deep dive with @himymcraig.bsky.social on HIMYM, why disability representation is so important, and writing his debut novel, THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED, on the Debutiful Podcast with @vitcavage.bsky.social!
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Here are the 8 best debuts we read that are publishing in November! Featuring titles from @himymcraig.bsky.social, @eshanisurya.bsky.social, and more!
Learn more about them 👉 debutiful.net/2025/11/03/8...
Learn more about @milkweededitions.bsky.social's MULTIVERSE SERIES, edited by Chris Martin!
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Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer came on the podcast to discuss his debut novel SIMULTANEOUS!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/17LD...
Here are all of the debut titles that caught our eye this month!
Have you picked any up?
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ANNOUNCING DEBUT U.
Registration opens in December.
Classes start in Spring 2026.
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Listen to @maxdelsohn.bsky.social read from CRAWL on the First Taste Reading Series!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/32Bl... @graywolfpress.bsky.social
13 Works of Sapphic Asian Historical Fiction by @wenyilee.bsky.social
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Read an excerpt from Hannah Beer's debut novel, I MAKE MY OWN FUN, out now in North America from Anasi International!
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Discover the books that inspired Christian Moody
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Our latest podcast conversation is with Laura Venita Green about her debut novel, SISTER CREATURES!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7DW8... @unnamedpress.bsky.social
