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https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-debut-novel-2025
Congratulations to our winners in 15 categories!
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https://ew.com/books/the-bangles-singer-susanna-hoffs-debut-novel-this-bird-has-flown/
The Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs discusses her 2023 debut novel 'This Bird Has Flown' — and reveals how 'songs would trigger' the characters.
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https://www.mondaymag.com/trending-now/author-draws-on-bcs-clashing-cultures-and-ancient-forests-for-debut-novel-8308864
Oct 16, 2025 - Former Smithers journalist Heather Ramsey — now of Chilliwack and Langford — releases 'A Room in the Forest' set on Haida Gwaii
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https://ew.com/books/grace-d-li-portait-of-a-thief-interview/
Author Grace D. Li on her debut novel — and its Netflix adaptation. Plus: Other books with diverse protagonists she recommends
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https://www.khaleejtimes.com/lifestyle/books/debut-pakistani-author-on-her-new-book
When Pakistani expat Sammar Shabir began writing her debut book The Barred Window, she was reclaiming her sense of self. At its heart lies the story of...
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https://www.baytoday.ca/rooted/family-history-inspires-north-bay-authors-debut-novel-11523697
Nov 25, 2025 - 'She was so far ahead of her era as far as being a feminist. She just went ahead and did things. It’s a really faith-based book because she took a lot of...
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https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89183-debut-novel-about-ukraine-receives-attention-acclaim.html
Kalani Pickhart's debut novel, set in Ukraine in 2013 and 2014 amid protests against its corrupt then-president, is experiencing strong sales and media...
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/PRNewswire/ -- WM, a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions and title sponsor of the WM Phoenix Open (WMPO), is teaming up with...
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https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/69492/1/just-watch-me-debut-novel-exposes-dark-side-creator-economy-lior-torenberg
Documenting a 20-something’s desperate quest for money and fame, Lior Torenberg’s Just Watch Me reads like a cautionary tale on virality
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https://ew.com/books/it-happened-one-fight-influences-maureen-lee-lenker/
EW senior writer Maureen Lee Lenker opens up about the films, actors, and real-life Hollywood gossip that helped inspire her debut novel, 'It Happened One...
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https://people.com/the-try-guys-ash-perez-speak-now-cover-reveal-exclusive-11852066
The Try Guys’ Ash Perez shared an exclusive first look at his debut novel, ‘Speak Now,’ which is a queer romance that chronicles the story of an...
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https://ew.com/books/author-interviews/aaron-foley-boys-come-first-interview/
Author Aaron Foley discusses his debut novel, 'Boys Come First,' and shares his picks for stories about the Midwest and queer people of color.
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https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/zoe-terakes-intertwines-queerness-nature-and-mythology-in-debut-novel/239551
Nov 7, 2025 - Actor Zoe Terakes' debut book, 'Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers' reimagines Greek mythology in a collection of five short stories.
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https://www.newscientist.com/video/2505178-grace-chan-how-to-stay-in-love-after-uploading-into-virtual-reality/
Grace Chan's debut sci-fi novel Every Version of You delves into the mystery of consciousness and offers a brilliant look at a disturbing future of...
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https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/argentina/belen-lopez-peiro-courageous-debut-novel-75964/
Mar 28, 2024 - Despite the conflicts within this web of voices, Belén López Peiró’s book is a crystal-clear denunciation of abuse told with rage and exactness.
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https://thedailybeat.in/aloka-dasgupta-niyogis-debut-novel-inheritors-of-silence-explores-the-lasting-impact-of-partition-and-the-search-for-identity
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https://ew.com/books/monica-heisey-debut-novel-really-good-actually-excerpt-interview/
'Schitt's Creek' writer Monica Heisey discusses her debut novel, 'Really Good, Actually.' Plus: read an excerpt.
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https://ventsmagazine.com/2024/04/03/katharina-baron-executive-producer-of-berlin-i-love-you-and-former-editor-of-swarovski-magazine-pens-her-debut-novel-anonymous-narcissists/
Apr 3, 2024 - The novel is a modern-day remix of Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha — set in the Berlin-Hollywood
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https://ew.com/books/author-interviews/whats-in-a-page-nikki-may-wahala/
Author Nikki May breaks down her long history with the written word and dishes on what readers should know about her debut novel, 'Wahala.'
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https://brittlepaper.com/2025/07/debut-novel-the-catch-by-yrsa-daley-ward-makes-the-center-for-fiction-2025-first-novel-prize-longlist/
The longlist for The Center for Fiction 2025 First Novel Prize is out. The fiction longlist features British-Jamaican author Yrsa Daley-Ward for her debut...
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https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/half-his-age-jeanette-mccurdy-review-cbqxj5prz
Jan 15, 2026 - The former child star and author of I’m Glad My Mom Died has created a brilliant teenage character who won’t play the victim
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