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Inside the Collection: T Clark dissects All This Want (And I Can't Get None)
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (391+ words) What makes a great short story collection? In Debutiful's latest Q&A series, Inside the Collection, short story writers will take readers through their writing, editing, and sequencing of their debut short story collection. In our latest Inside the Collection…...
Five Books Set in the East of England, recommended by Laura Evans
2+ day, 57+ min ago (89+ words) I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith Mere by Danielle Giles M. R. James's ghost stories All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Laura Evans studied Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at university before…...
Cosmos in a Calabash: Seven Literary Fictions That Explore Themes of Gender, Race, and Justice Through Intimate Storytelling, Recommended by Kangkang Li Kovacs
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (86+ words) In Chinese folktales, there is an intriguing concept, Cosmos in a Calabash. Imagine a magical calabash that the immortals wear on their belt. It looks as small as a flask. But if you enter into the calabash, you'll experience a…...
Fake Nemesis author Amy Archer has been writing stories since she was six
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (346+ words) We asked Archer to answer our recurring My Reading Life Q&A so readers can get to know the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing. What was the first book you were obsessed with as a child?...
The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026, Part 2
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (1793+ words) The first half of the year produced some of the best debuts in recent memory. And the upcoming months promise to follow up with just as many unforgettable books from writers with promising careers ahead of them. From family sagas…...
See the cover for Good People by Kat Lewis
2+ week, 1+ day ago (492+ words) Good People'will be published on April 27, 2027, by'Simon & Schuster'and is available for'preorder now. Lewis is a video game writer and professional Dungeons & Dragons game master who holds degrees in creative writing from Johns Hopkins University and the University of South Florida....
Nasty Little Secrets author Gabbie Hanks devoured Pretty Little Liars as a tween
2+ week, 2+ day ago (89+ words) We asked Hanks to answer our recurring My Reading Life Q&A so readers can get to know the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing. What was the first book you were obsessed with as a child?...
Seven Books That Play With Form Recommended by Louise Wallace
2+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) When I write, I think about how the arrangement of words on the page might assist in conveying a particular sensation or feeling. These seven books have shown me new ways of shaping language to great effect. Some on this…...
A Sense of Occasion author Brodie Crellin admires the ambition and agony of My Brilliant Friend
2+ week, 6+ day ago (123+ words) We asked Crelling to answer our My Reading Life Q&A so readers can get to know the books that shaped their life and influenced their writing. What was the first book you were obsessed with as a child? What…...
See the cover for Blue Selvage by Preeti Parikh
3+ week, 2+ day ago (100+ words) Blue Selvage'will be published on November 1, 2026, by'Tupelo Press'and is available for'preorder now. Debutiful is honored to reveal'the cover of'Blue Selvage, designed by'Ann Aspell with art from Joanne Dugan, along with a Q&A with Parikh about its creation. While writing…...