Date With A Debut

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 7th June 2025 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. This week, I sit down with Curtis Campbell to discuss his debut novel, The House of Rural Realness. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date With a Debut is featured in the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The House of Rural Realness / Curtis Campbell: https://bit.ly/4kKx3oE    Other Books Mentioned: Doppelganger / Naomi Klein: https://bit.ly/4kIxZtI  On Freedom / Maggie Nelson: https://bit.ly/4juJKTB  The Hobbit / J R R Tolkien: https://bit.ly/43ivnga    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Curtis Campbell Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 3:4 Episode Number: #38 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Chloe Mills (University of Queensland Press)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 30th May 2025 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. This week, I sit down with Leesa Ronald to discuss her debut novel, Special Delivery. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date With a Debut is featured in the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:  Debut Feature: Special Delivery / Leesa Ronald: https://bit.ly/3F4tEBX    Other Books Mentioned: Nina Kenwood / Nina Kenwood: https://bit.ly/3F0YbRa  Beach Read / Emily Henry: https://bit.ly/43pOq7c  Five Bush Weddings / Clare Fletcher: https://bit.ly/3FbPVxJ  PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Leesa Ronald Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 3:3 Episode Number: #37 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Allen & Unwin   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.  

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 23rd May 2025 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. This week, I sit down with Deborah Pike to discuss her debut novel, The Players. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date With a Debut is featured in the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The Players / Deborah Pike: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gQvN    Other Books Mentioned: Orbital / Samantha Harvey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POB5ve  Heartsease / Kate Kruimink: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmWJRX  God Forgets About the Poor / Peter Polites: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WygVzA  The Great Undoing / Sharlene Allsopp: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k06WGx  The Bell Jar / Sylvia Plath: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPWAvv  Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy / Paul Auster: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MAgrVq    PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Deborah Pike Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 3:2 Episode Number: #36 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Fremantle Press   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 13th May 2025 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. For the first episode, we travel to the 2025 Newcastle Writers Festival for a live episode with Zahid Gamieldien, Lisa Kenway and Natasha Rai on their books All The Missing Children, All You Took From Me, and An Onslaught of Light. WARNING: all three books contain intense subject matter, with An Onslaught of Light containing suicidal themes and scenes. Listener and reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you care about has been affected by this, help is available. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.  Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership  Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx  Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ BOOKS:  Debut Feature: Zahid Gamieldien / All The Missing Children: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gKr9  Lisa Kenway / All You Took From Me: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jeVXN0  Natasha Rai / An Onslaught of Light: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/092QEJ  PRODUCTION NOTES:  Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Natasha Rai, Lisa Kenway and Zahid Gamieldien Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 3:1 Episode Number: #35 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Rosemarie Milsom, Amy Lovat (Newcastle Writers Festival), Scion Audio and Events, Transit Lounge, Ultimo Press FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

We are back for our brand new series in 2025 - with new episodes every Tuesday, starting next week!  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. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps the show out! You can also support and follow Nick on Substack: https://nickwasiliev.substack.com/ Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/  FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2025 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.  

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 22 November 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   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.   For the twenty-first - and final -  episode of series two, Nick sits down with Raidah Shah Idil, author of How to Free a Jinn. They discuss the book, creating Malaysia on the page, drawing on Islamic faith in the creation of fantasy, smashing traditional literary tropes, and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/qzDEnN    Other Books Mentioned: Hanna Alkaf Collection: https://bit.ly/48t5T0m  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/aORx1o  Fledgling by S. K. Ali: https://bit.ly/3C9vfEH  Sabriel by Garth Nix: https://bit.ly/48CyiRR    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Raidah Shah Idil Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:21 Episode Number: #34 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Reem Galal (Allen & Unwin Kids and YA)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 12 November 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   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.   For the twentieth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Lauren Crozier, author of The Best Witch in Paris. They discuss the book, winning the Text Prize, creating magical worlds in real life locations, the importance of belonging and self-discovery, and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The Best Witch in Paris by Lauren Crozier: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POjRoY    Other Books Mentioned: The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/VxaAn3  Pig Tales by Marie Darrieussecq: https://bit.ly/4fvgvyk  I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Dy0OYn    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Lauren Crozier Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:20 Episode Number: #33 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Maddy Corbel (The Text Publishing Company)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 25 October 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   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.   For the nineteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Steph Tisdell, author of The Skin I’m in. They discuss the book, diversity within diversity, the many experiences First Nations people have inside and outside their community, and more.   WARNING: this podcast contains frequent strong coarse language   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: The Skin I'm In by Steph Tisdell: https://bit.ly/3ZKSQ8a    Other Books Mentioned: The Humans by Matt Haig: https://bit.ly/4ejq03g  Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/always-will-be  Firelight by John Morrissey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Y9eNkO    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Steph Tisdell Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:19 Episode Number: #32 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Candice Wyman (Pan Macmillan Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 18 October 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   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.   For the eighteenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Michelle See-Tho, author of Jade and Emerald. They discuss the book, winning the 2023 Penguin Literary Prize, creating the contrasting migrant experience in Australia on the page, and more.   TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains scenes of abuse, reader discretion is advised.    BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Jade and Emerald by Michelle See-Tho: https://bit.ly/3zvJ6Ek    Other Books Mentioned: I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel: https://bit.ly/3XIzGx8  Kokomo by Victoria Hannan: https://bit.ly/47EYYRs  Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami, Sam Bett (Translator), David Boyd (Translator): https://bit.ly/3MYzcy4  Melanie Cheng Collection: https://bit.ly/3THAzF8  Growing Up Asian in Australia, edited by Alice Pung: https://bit.ly/4eDjJiF    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Michelle See-Tho Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:18 Episode Number: #31 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Tessa Robinson (Penguin Random House Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 17 October 2024 Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/   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.   For the seventeenth episode of series two, Nick sits down with Mark Wales, author of Outrider. They discuss the book, transforming Australia into a war-torn landscape, the challenges of writing action on the page, working on the set of a major blockbuster, and more.   BOOKS:    Debut Feature: Outrider by Mark Wales: https://bit.ly/3Bcuc6k    Other Books Mentioned: Blind Man's Bluff by Christopher Drew, Sherry Sontag & Annette Lawrence Drew: https://bit.ly/47CYYSa  Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4gps23k  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: https://bit.ly/3TACcEE  The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4ddPcad  Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy: https://bit.ly/4gu3x5d  On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King: https://bit.ly/4dm2sd2    PRODUCTION NOTES:    Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Mark Wales Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:17 Episode Number: #30 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Candice Wyman (Pan Macmillan Australia)   FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev   © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings   ‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.