12 noteworthy debut books to read this July

12 noteworthy debut books to read this July

Debutiful’s Adam Vitcavage recommends noteworthy debut books for readers to discover each month.

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My Reading Life: Softie author Megan Howell is a Toni Morrison stan

My Reading Life: Softie author Megan Howell is a Toni Morrison stan

Megan Howell‘s debut collection Softie is filled with fantastical stories that both have a sheen to them and a gloom hanging over them. She balances melancholy and the preposterous extremely well. Howell’s website says she “writes stories for sad ppl” — and this collection proves it.

We wanted to get some recommendations from the writer and see what books shaped her childhood, got her through puberty, and helped her write this book. Welcome to the new, recurring My Reading Life questionnaire.

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The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2024 – Part One

The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2024 – Part One

Welcome to the Debutiful’s Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2024, Part One! This preview will cover a wide array of debut novels, debut story collections, and debut memoirs that are to be published between January and June. Some feature writers who recently published their first book but are debuting in a new genre and those books will be noted as such.

A majority of these books were read by founder Adam Vitcavage in late 2023, others are ones he is currently in the middle of, and finally, there a select few that are ones he is desperate to get his hands on based on the buzz generated by others who have read them including previous Debutiful authors and booksellers across America.

In the end, 60 titles across the first six months of 2024 were listed. Sit back, relax, and get ready for a damn good debut book year.

As always, you can pre-order each book at Debutiful’s Bookshop.org page, which will help fund the website and podcast while keeping it ad-free!

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