@debutiful

The premier literary website focused on debut and emerging writers. There’s also a podcast sometimes. Founded by @vitcavage.

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THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025, according to @debutiful's @vitcavage! 👉 debutiful.net/2025/11/17/the…
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New voices, unforgettable stories. Discover your next favorite debut with these recs from @DEBUTIFUL like THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END by Haili Blassingame. bit.ly/4hhezwU

The Best Debut Books of 2026 (So Far) - Debutiful

When I sit down to make this list, I start with a blank Word document and start listing the books I’ve read that just pop into my head. These are the ones I can’t stop thinking about. The writers who...

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The Most Anticipated Debut Books coming out between July and December 2026 debutiful.net/2026/06/18/the…
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Discover the best debut book of the year: VOYAGERS by Meg Charlton! She joined the Debutiful podcast to chat with @vitcavage. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Discover the best debut books of 2026 (so far)! debutiful.net/2026/06/10/the…

The Best Debut Books of 2026 (So Far) - Debutiful

When I sit down to make this list, I start with a blank Word document and start listing the books I’ve read that just pop into my head. These are the ones I can’t stop thinking about. The writers who...

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See how the cover for The Flowers Along the Way by Claudia Castro Luna was created! The debut memoir is due out on September 15, 2026 debutiful.net/2026/06/17/see…

See the cover for The Flowers Along the Way by Claudia Castro Luna - Debutiful

Claudia Castro Luna, the former Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet, is publishing her debut memoir, The Flowers Along the Way (Northwestern University Press) on...

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THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2026 (SO FAR) debutiful.net/2026/06/10/the…
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RABBIT, FOX, TAR is on sale today! Check out P.C. Verrone's interview with @debutiful where he shares how he read all of Toni Morison's novels while writing his debut. buff.ly/7cMncaa

P.C. Verrone read through all of Toni Morrison while writing Rabbit, Fox, Tar - Debutiful

P.C. Verrone’s debut novel, Rabbit, Fox, Tar, is a fable-like story about a mysterious young Black woman whose arrival in a tightly knit neighborhood threatens to unravel its foundations. When Baby...

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SAY NEPHEW is one of @debutiful's favorite books of May! They call it, "A beautiful ode to family and coming into your own." debutiful.net/2026/05/27/20-…

20 debut books to discover from May 2026 - Debutiful

Here are the debut books that caught Debutiful’s eye this month. We think readers will find plenty to love among them. To see our curated list of standout titles, check out our “16 noteworthy debut...

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Be sure to grab your tickets for this fabulous event hosted by @boulderbooks. We're celebrating the launch of Shasta Grant's When We Were Feral as part of this incredible Debutiful Debuts conversation with Adam Vitcavage. Join us! #shoplocal eventbrite.com/e/debutiful-d…
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Debut authors Roohi Choudhry, Kerry Donoghue, Shasta Grant, Laura Venita Green, and Miranda Schmidt will speak about their new books on Tuesday, May 26th at 6:30pm. Adam Vitcavage, founder of @debutiful, will moderate this discussion. Tix here: debutifuldebutsbbs.eventbrit…
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Hafeez Lakhani shares his favorite childhood books, titles that inspired his debut novel ABUNDANCE, and what's on his TBR stack now, via @debutiful. buff.ly/DHOL3ZF

Abundance author Hafeez Lakhani wishes he had found The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao earlier in...

In Hafeez Lakhani‘s debut novel, Abundance, readers meet two generations of a Muslim Indian family in suburban Miami as they grapple with ambition, faith, and the limits of control in pursuit of the...

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DEBUTIFUL PODCAST! M Lin joined to discuss the path to publishing her debut short story collection, THE MEMORY MUSEUM! Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2us…
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New podcast! We have @booksijustread discussing her debut poetry collection, SQUIRMING, and how/why she created @_triangle_house! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Or Here: open.spotify.com/episode/4OU…
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PODCAST: Miranda Shulman joined @vitcavage to talk about her debut novel, HARMLESS!!! Listening options! A) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… B) open.spotify.com/episode/56B…
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Head to @debutiful for a cover reveal of HUM by Sanam Sheriff, designed by Lindsey M. Welch, along with a Q&A with Sheriff about its creation! debutiful.net/2026/03/26/see…

See the cover for HUM by Sanam Sheriff - Debutiful

Sanam Sheriff is a queer poet from Bangalore, India. Their debut poetry collection, HUM, won the Backwaters Press Poetry Prize and will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in October,...

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The US cover of Vile Lady Villains (out from Union Square & Co on May 12) has now been officially revealed and I wrote an essay in @debutiful about it. Give it a read, if you will. debutiful.net/2026/03/06/see…

See the cover for Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou - Debutiful

Danai Christopoulou is Greek author raised on a diet of myths and tragedies. Their writing has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and for a Best of Small  Fictions and has appeared in Glamour, Marie...

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See the cover for the debut poetry collection from @jbrookewrites! It is available June 2 from @driftwoodpress! debutiful.net/2026/02/17/see…

See the cover for I Can Tell You the Version That Will Make You Take My Side by J Brooke - Debutiful

J Brooke is the award-winning queer documentary Out Late. They are also Prose Reviews Editor at The Rumpus, and a previous Nonfiction Editor for Stonecoast Review. They received their MFA from the...

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C. William Langsfeld joined the @debutiful podcast to discuss growing up on the Western Slope of Colorado, his non-traditional path to publishing, and his debut novel SALVATION. Listen now: buff.ly/ak1m4Vr
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE! Listen to @cozyvampirebat discuss her debut novel, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER, with @vitcavage wherever you get your podcasts from. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/08v… @marinerbooks
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I've given a lot of support to writers over the years, and someone said, "You should charge for this kind of service." I never wanted to... but now I do. Why? So I can take the money and turn it around to pay other writers to grow @debutiful even more! debutiful.net/1on1
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