# debut novelist (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover debut novelist. Page: Feed: --- ## [RAISED BY FERNS: Q&A with Maya Jewell Zeller](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/raised-by-ferns-q-and-a-with-maya) _2026-08-18 · Bloom · Bloom_ Bloom spoke with Jewell Zeller about her debut memoir, which immerses readers in the miracle of bookmobiles and motherhood—as well as the wisdom of trees, ferns, and water. ## [An excerpt from MUD ON THE MOON: A HYBRID MEMOIR](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-mud-on-the-moon-a) _2026-08-04 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Nita Noveno ## [Advocacy journalist Steve Ahlquist wants you to care about getting your facts right](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/advocacy-journalist-steve-ahlquist) _2026-07-31 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "You don't want to be fooled into reporting something that isn't true or accusing somebody of something they didn't do because it turned out that you got the story wrong.” ## [THE SECOND ACT: Kai Maristed on Late Blooming, Being Cut to the Ground, and What Came Next](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/the-second-act-kai-maristed-on-late) _2026-07-28 · Bloom · Bloom_ BLOOM kicks off the new SECOND ACT series with this reflection from Kai Maristed on blooming 'late', changing direction—and then blooming again. ## [ESQUIRE BALL, STORIES FROM THE GREAT BLACK SWAMP: Q&A with Lisa Slage Robinson](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/esquire-ball-stories-from-the-great) _2026-07-21 · Bloom · Bloom_ 'What emotions and grit and horror could I uncover?' ## [Finding the Throughline ep. 85: Advocacy journalist Steve Ahlquist](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/finding-the-throughline-ep-85-advocacy) _2026-07-20 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "If I'm in a room with every other reporter in the state, I am most likely in the wrong room." ## [Debut novelist Elisa Faison wants you to try reading a little poetry](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/debut-novelist-elisa-faison-wants) _2026-07-14 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "Before I start writing I usually read a couple of poems to really set my mindset." ## [Finding the Throughline ep. 84; debut novelist Elisa Faison](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/finding-the-throughline-ep-84-debut) _2026-07-13 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ On finding the confidence to believe that other people will like your writing, too ## [Shall We? On The Long Run, or A Willingness To Be Ridiculous](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/shall-we-on-the-long-run-or-the-willingness) _2026-07-07 · Bloom · Bloom_ What keeps the most innovative, exciting artists going, decade after decade. What will keep BLOOM going? ## [An Invitation from Bloom's Founding Editor](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-invitation-from-blooms-founding) _2026-07-01 · Bloom · Bloom_ ICYMI: Join Us for Bloom Book Club + Bloom Monthly Meetups [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204518276/1c0589ea5d5902d12f2288620987697e.mp3) ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0ntkPRuU7ria) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Announcing Bloom Book Club and Monthly Meetups](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/announcing-bloom-book-club-and-monthly) _2026-06-25 · Bloom · Bloom_ New opportunities for connection and community at Bloom ## [NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED: Q&A with Yu-Mei Balasingamchow](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/names-have-been-changed-q-and-a-with) _2026-06-23 · Bloom · Bloom_ 'Urgent, prickly, demanding to be taken seriously': on following the voice of an accidental fugitive ## [Independent journalist and author Phil Eil wants you to take care of your mental health](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/independent-journalist-and-author) _2026-06-18 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "Sometimes passion can push you to the point where you're not listening to your body's alarm systems and you burn yourself out, or you stumble into a situation where you're being taken advantage of." ## [Finding the Throughline, ep. 82: Independent journalist and author Philip Eil](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/finding-the-throughline-ep-82-independent) _2026-06-09 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ On balancing passion for your work with reality (as in money, mental health, and more) ## ["Up the Mountainside" and "Endowment": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/up-the-mountainside-and-endowment) _2026-06-02 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Ryan C. Tittle ## [IN BLOOM: Q&A with Liz Allan](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/in-bloom-q-and-a-with-liz-allan) _2026-05-26 · Bloom · Bloom_ From one of The Observer's best debut novelists of 2026, a story about the power of teenage friendships ## [Novelist Lori Gold wants you to quit worrying about wasting time](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/novelist-lori-gold-wants-you-to-quit) _2026-05-22 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "I'm not a woo woo person, but I truly think everything I write--even the has made me a better writer.” ## [Finding the Throughline, ep. 81: Author of "Kiss, Marry, Kill" Lori Gold](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/finding-the-throughline-ep-81-author) _2026-05-19 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ On listening to the voice that says “I think I want to write” ## [The Afterlife of Mrs. Ethel Rigsby-Higginbotham](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/the-afterlife-of-mrs-ethel-rigsby) _2026-05-12 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Judith Sanders ## [Author and editor John Glynn wants you to take those doubts as a good sign](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/author-and-editor-john-glynn-wants) _2026-05-08 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ "Thick skin is definitely essential, but those feelings of insecurity and vulnerability are a sign that I'm on the right track” ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ckd50pa6KkLO) _2026-05-08 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Finding the Throughline ep. 80: Memoirist, novelist, and editor John Glynn](https://katehanley.substack.com/p/finding-the-throughline-ep-80-memoirist) _2026-05-05 · Kate Hanley · Finding the Throughline_ On learning to see doubt and insecurity as good signs ## [A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES: Q&A with Nancy J. Allen](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/a-method-of-reaching-extreme-altitudes) _2026-04-28 · Bloom · Bloom_ David Haynes spoke with Allen about her debut short story collection, which is out now from the University of New Mexico Press. ## ["Remember" and "Biography in Pink": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/remember-and-biography-in-pink-two) _2026-04-14 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Diane Elayne Dees ## [Special Report: Debuting After Fifty panel at AWP](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/special-report-debuting-after-fifty) _2026-04-07 · Bloom · Bloom_ Sara Lippmann, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, Chin-Sun Lee, Nita Noveno and Zeeva Bukai discuss the joys and challenges of debuting after fifty ## [DISPATCH FROM EVERY SECOND GUESS: Q&A with Megan Gannon](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/dispatch-from-every-second-guess) _2026-03-31 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Shabana Kayum ## [Special Report: Debut Novelists on Writing Fiction and Making Visual Art](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/special-report-debut-novelists-on) _2026-03-24 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Leah De Forest ## [An Excerpt from BELONGING TO THE AIR: A Novel](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-belonging-to-the) _2026-03-17 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Avery Irons ## ["Rest and Relaxation" and "Collected Correspondences": Two Poems](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/rest-and-relaxation-and-collected) _2026-03-03 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Robert D. Taylor ## [An Excerpt From MULE BOY, A Novel](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-andrew-krivaks-new) _2026-02-17 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Andrew Krivak ## [An Excerpt from LONDON SOJOURN: Rewriting Life After Retirement](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/an-excerpt-from-rebecca-knuths-memoir-london-sojourn-rewriting-life-after-retirement) _2025-12-09 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Rebecca Knuth ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/I2P1Ep3kSGDY) _2025-12-09 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [BEWARE THE TALL GRASS: Q&A with Ellen Birkett Morris](https://bloomliterary.substack.com/p/beware-the-tall-grass-qa-with-ellen-birkett-morris) _2025-12-02 · Bloom · Bloom_ by Liz Ross