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.
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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
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