# debut novel (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover debut novel. Page: Feed: --- ## [This is not a book review](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-book-review) _2026-08-10 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ I re-read The God of Small Things after three decades. ## [The Bookmarked Q&A... with Tom Mead](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-q-a-with-tom-mead) _2026-08-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Author Tom Mead is the writer behind the compelling series of mystery novels featuring lead character Joseph Spector, a charismatic, highly observant retired magician-turned-amateur detective. Taking inspiration from the Golden Age of crime novels and authors like Agatha Christie, Tom's Spector stories, beginning with Death and the Conjuror, are set in 1930s London, brilliantly evoking the wonder… ## [Memories...](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/memories) _2026-07-21 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ The bus slowed to a stop and as passengers climbed off, Sarah turned her head and looked out of the window and gasped. ## [The Lights of Shantinagar - India launch](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/the-lights-of-shantinagar-india-launch) _2026-07-10 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ You are invited! ## [From page to Screen Part 2; The 10 Best Film Adaptations](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/from-page-to-screen-part-2-the-10-best-film-adaptations) _2026-06-30 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ I mean, this is harder, right? After posting about my ten favourite book-to-TV adaptations a couple of months ago, I got into a fair few... let's say, discussions... with friends and colleagues about my list. 'What about Normal People?' some asked? 'Bad Monkey on Apple TV was excellent!' others stated. 'I'd have added Morse,' James McShane rightly suggested to me on social media. 'I thought One… ## [The Lights are coming home](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/the-lights-are-coming-home) _2026-06-26 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ I am dizzy with joy to share that my debut novel, The Lights of Shantinagar will be launched in India on July 7! ## [Just a Dog](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/just-a-dog) _2026-06-25 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ It’s not that I hadn’t heard it before, but yesterday, when I heard the words, “She was just a dog,” they really pierced my heart. ## [A Month of Milksops](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/a-month-of-milksops) _2026-06-23 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Milksop is one month old today. ## [Looking for creativity](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/looking-for-creativity) _2026-06-10 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ and witches ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with BR Dexter](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-br-dexter) _2026-06-01 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Author BR Dexter has recently released his debut novel, Footsteps of Heroes, a story about friendship, division, tradition and honour, all bound up within an intriguing mystery and set in a fictional South African boarding school for boys. Taking place in the mid-1990s, just as Nelson Mandela is about to win the country's first democratic elections, Footsteps of Heroes is a beautifully written… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/56gpz2kTRdr6) _2026-06-01 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [Book Tastings](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/book-tastings) _2026-05-29 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ A novel way to promote my books - pun intended..! ## [Look Out! Milksop Released Today into the Wilds of Writing](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/look-out-milksop-released-today-into) _2026-05-23 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Will You Catch It? ## [Small Dreams and Minor Miracles: How ODD!](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/small-dreams-and-minor-miracles-how) _2026-05-17 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Writing Fiction, Reading Fiction ## [In Others’ Words, Part 4: Milksop Must Be Banned!](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/in-others-words-part-4-milksop-must) _2026-05-09 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ At Least Among French Teenagers, Maybe All Teenagers ## [From Page to Screen; The 10 Best TV Adaptations](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/from-page-to-screen-the-10-best-tv-adaptations) _2026-05-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ In each of the Bookmarked interviews that I've undertaken, I've asked the various authors which movie or TV show - one adapted from a book - they've most enjoyed. There have been a host of great answers; Fiona Cummins mentioned Thomas Harris' Silence of the Lambs, Lesley McEvoy chose Wuthering Heights, while Mark Stay stated that Peter Benchley's Jaws was also "Spielberg’s masterpiece". All great… ## [More Sightings of Milksops in the Wild](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/more-sightings-of-milksops-in-the) _2026-05-01 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Or, Strolling into a Literary Minefield ## [Joy in the Pain](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/joy-in-the-pain) _2026-04-30 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ I’ve been quiet on Substack lately. ## [Hello again world..!](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/hello-again-world) _2026-04-28 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ We moved into our new home on April 1st and I really thought the limbo period was over at last. ## [Milksop: In Others’ Words, Part 3](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/milksop-in-others-words-part-3) _2026-04-27 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Will This Fish Out of Water Survive? ## [Milksop Pre-Ordering Frenzy!](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/milksop-pre-ordering-frenzy) _2026-04-23 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ In Which I Share Two ODD Fantasies ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5ROYa5211MvK) _2026-04-23 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [एक और ज़बान](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/676) _2026-04-13 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ और एक कहानी ## [Sightings of “Milksop” in the Wild](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/sightings-of-milksop-in-the-wild) _2026-04-11 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ In an earlier ODD post, “Stephen King Loves ‘Milksop,’” I shared that King used “milksop” in The Shining (spotted there by my publisher, Alanna Rusnak). Here’s the passage, where Jack Torrance lashes out at his wife Wendy with these words.: ## [The Bookmarked interview... with DL Fisher](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-dl-fisher) _2026-03-30 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Danielle Fisher, who writes as DL Fisher , is an Amazon and Audible bestselling author of domestic thrillers. Danielle only published her debut novel, My Missing Boy , about a missing teenager and the suspicious nature of his disappearance, in 2023. Since then she has been hugely productive, having written four other novels. Based in North Carolina, before becoming an author, Danielle was a… ## [Milksop: In Others’ Words, Part 2](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/milksop-in-others-words-part-2) _2026-03-28 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Evan and I, We’ve Arrived? ## [How to Write a Good Story](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-good-story) _2026-03-27 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ Writing for me is a hobby but one I’m passionate about. ## [Milksop: In Others’ Words, Part 1](https://johnvanrys.substack.com/p/milksop-in-others-words-part-1) _2026-03-25 · John Van Rys · Old Dog Dumps (ODD): Dispatches from a Journeyman Writer_ Does It Ring True? ## [Home Sweet Home - well almost...](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/home-sweet-home-well-almost) _2026-03-22 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ It’s been two months since we returned to England and I’m pleased to report we are loving being back. ## [Why I write...](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/why-i-write) _2026-03-13 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ It has something to do with dinosaurs. ## [Where has the time gone?](https://hayleypiercewrites.substack.com/p/where-has-the-time-gone) _2026-03-11 · Hayley Pierce · Hayley Pierce Writes_ I last posted an update in November, after Aubade Rising had been published for two months and right as I sent my manuscript for book two over to my editor. ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with Fiona Cummins](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-fiona-cummins) _2026-03-02 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Fiona Cummins is an award-winning crime thriller author whose 2017 debut novel Rattle , about a serial killer who targets victims with rare medical conditions, was the subject of a huge international auction. A former journalist for titles including the The Mirror and a graduate of the Faber Academy, Fiona followed up Rattle 's success with a sequel, The Collector , in 2018, and has gone on to… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/A7aIbxm8TC6x) _2026-03-02 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Oh, I’m back in England !](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/oh-im-back-in-england) _2026-02-19 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ I can't get Robert Browning’s poem, ‘Home-Thoughts, from Abroad’, out of my head. ‘Oh, to be in England’ and Oh, I know I am because its raining incessantly..! ## [One Week in as a Published Author!](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/one-week-in-as-a-published-author) _2026-02-09 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ And what a week it's been! ## [GAP YEAR RELEASES TODAY!](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/gap-year-releases-today) _2026-02-03 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ Not such a subtle title ## [The Bookmarked interview... with Martin Edwards](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-martin-edwards) _2026-02-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Martin Edwards is a best-selling crime novelist and the winner of the Crime Writers' Association's Diamond Dagger award for 'sustained excellence in crime fiction writing'. He was described by Richard Osman as "a true master of British crime writing", and is a member of The Detection Club, which was started in the 1930s by a group of leading detective novelists. Martin has written scores of books… ## [And so it begins...](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/and-so-it-begins) _2026-01-27 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ Hello and welcome to the continuing saga of two humans, a cat and a dog returning to live in England after nearly two decades in France. ## [Saying Yes to Everything](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/saying-yes-to-everything) _2026-01-26 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ Last weekend, I attended the Southern California Writers Conference in San Diego. ## [Home isn’t just a place, it’s a deep sense of belonging...](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/if-we-were-meant-to-stay-in-one-place) _2026-01-14 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ Wrapping a family photograph brought me absolute clarity that going back to England is the right thing to do. ## [Book Baby Birthday](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/book-baby-birthday) _2026-01-08 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ It's a Labor of Love ## [The Bookmarked interview... with Andrew Bridgeman](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-andrew-bridgeman) _2026-01-04 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ As this interview reveals, Andrew Bridgeman did a lot of things before becoming an author. But, luckily for his many readers, he eventually settled behind a keyboard and took the plunge as a writer. The result of that decision was the release, in 2024, of his debut novel Fortunate Son , a twisty, suspenseful and tightly plotted thriller which features rookie FBI agent Emma Noble who finds herself… ## [All Wrapped Up- 2025](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/all-wrapped-up-2025) _2025-12-23 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ As Tom Petty says, "Time to Move on." ## [George Harrison and my mum had something in common...](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/george-harrison-and-my-mum-had-something) _2025-12-14 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ George wrote the beautiful song, All Things Must Pass and that chimes with my mum’s moto, Nothing Stays the Same. They were both right, change comes and I for one welcome it. ## [My Top Reads of 2025](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/my-top-reads-of-2025) _2025-12-09 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ I've read a decent amount of books across this year - not as many as I'd like, and probably not as many as some of you - but enough to be able to pick 10 of my favourites. Now, the headline of this post might be somewhat misleading, because not all of these books are from 2025. Some are new, some are old, but all are books which I read at some point in the last 12 months and which - like the good… ## [It's Not About Who You Know, It's About Who You Are](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/its-not-about-who-you-know-its-about) _2025-12-06 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ Thoughts After Watching Jay Kelly ## [Settling into this indie author business](https://hayleypiercewrites.substack.com/p/settling-into-this-indie-author-business) _2025-11-26 · Hayley Pierce · Hayley Pierce Writes_ And managing a full-time job, a toddler and everything else that comes with being an adult in 2025... ## [It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint](https://lindseygoldstein.substack.com/p/its-a-marathon-not-a-sprint) _2025-11-18 · Lindsey Goldstein · Lindsey Goldstein_ For those of you who haven’t run a marathon, the worst part is around mile 15 or 16. ## [Happy birthday Calvin!](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/happy-birthday-calvin) _2025-11-17 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ #CalvinandHobbes40 ## [The Tale of Rousseau the Ginger Cat](https://wendygedney.substack.com/p/the-tale-of-rousseau-the-ginger-cat) _2025-11-14 · Wendy Gedney · Wendy Gedney_ ‘Are you awake?’ ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with Lesley McEvoy](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-lesley-mcevoy) _2025-11-10 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Lesley McEvoy discusses bringing Jack the Ripper back, why being a psychopath isn't always a bad thing, and why Yorkshire's so important to her writing. ## [Post publication update](https://hayleypiercewrites.substack.com/p/post-publication-update) _2025-10-31 · Hayley Pierce · Hayley Pierce Writes_ From an actual Author btw - did you know I \*published\* a book... ## [What if](https://nidhiarora.substack.com/p/what-if) _2025-10-10 · Nidhi Arora · About everything and nothing_ we are doing language all wrong