Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.
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BOOKS:
Debut Features:
The Heir Apparent / Rebecca Armitage: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/QYAmro
When The Party's Over / Katie Hoskins: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DWV5xn
Solo Mum by Choice / Lorena Oates: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/eneVMO
The Beauty of Broken Things / Melissa Sharman: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/GbOzJm
Other Books Mentioned:
Life Drawing / Emily Lighezzolo: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/aNWM9Q
Stay Buried / Jane R. Miles: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MK26qq
Wake in Fright / Kenneth Cook: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/L0ObLM
The Animals In That Country / Laura Jean McKay: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DWOX62
The Sisters of Serendib / Ayesha Inoon: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jRQo7P
The Society of Literary Marauders / Sasha Wasley: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k49BKL
Disgraceful / Rachel Fox McLeod: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9Vn5Ye
Dove / Georgia Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/aNjaXj
The Couples Retreat / Mercedes Mercier: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/X4GDe5
The Bookshop of Buried Pasts / Sarah Clutton: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/B5OZM9
Billie King / Shannon Kelly-White:https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/zzPLVm
PRODUCTION NOTES:
Host: Nick Wasiliev
Guests: Claudine Tinellis
Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev
Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz
Production Code: 4:8
Episode Number: #66
Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Claudine Tinellis
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