Debutiful (the Podcast) is a spin-off of Debutiful (the Website). It features longform conversations with new voices in the literary landscape discussing why they write, how they write, and the path to publishing their debut books. You can listen on your favorite podcasting platforms (some linked below), or directly on this page with the embedded player.
Over the years, it was called a Best Book Podcast by various outlets. You can read some praise here.
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Observer by Nicholas Russell – Letting Ignorance Be Bliss – Debutiful
Nicholas Russell, author of Observer, joined the podcast to discuss why moving to (and leaving) NYC was vital to his writing career, how knowing when to be demanding and when knowing to let ignorance be bliss helped him along the way, and why he knew his debut needed to be shelved in the horror section of bookstores.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780063452398
Links!
Nicholas Russell on the Internet: https://nicholasrussell.me/
Nicholas Russell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/o_rinocoflow/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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