See the cover for Honey by Imani Thompson

See the cover for Honey by Imani Thompson

Imani Thompson is a London-based writer of Scottish, Irish, and Jamaican heritage who studied Sociology at Cambridge University and worked as a bookseller at Daunt Books. Now, she’s set to release her debut novel, Honey, on April 21, 2026, from Random House.

The novel follows Yrsa, a disillusioned PhD student whose accidental role in a professor’s death sparks a killing spree against sexist, exploitative men. With each murder, the story dives into dark humor and explores feminism, rage, and the thin line between justice and obsession. It’s a sharp, satirical look at power, vengeance, and what it means to channel personal and political frustration.

Debutiful is excited to reveal the intoxicatingly stunning cover, designed by Michael Morris, along with a Q&A with Thompson about its creation.

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See the Cover for The Same Man by Bobby Elliott

See the Cover for The Same Man by Bobby Elliott

Bobby Elliott’s debut poetry collection, The Same Man, was chosen by Nate Marshall as the winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize. It will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press on September 9, 2025. The collection is available for pre-order.

Elliott’s previous poetry can be found in The Cortland ReviewDiodeNorth American ReviewONLY POEMSPoet LorePoetry Northwest, and elsewhere. Earning his MFA from the University of Virginia, he was also a Poe/Faulkner Fellow and won the Kahn Prize for Teaching.

Debutiful is pleased to reveal the cover of Elliott’s debut (designed by Alex Wolfe) alongside a Q&A with the poet to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the cover came to be.

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See the cover for Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg

See the cover for Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg

Mariah Rigg‘s debut story collection, Extinction Capital of the World is one of Debutiful’s most anticipated debut books of 2025. The ten-story collection is set in present-day Hawai’i, weaving together tales of love, yearning, and sorrow. They offer a glimpse into land shaped by colonization and are odes to a breathtaking ecosystem constantly at risk of destruction.

The debut story collection is set for an August 5, 2025 publication from Ecco Books and is available for pre-order now!

Debutiful is ecstatic to offer readers a first look at the Vivian Lopez Rowe-designed book cover, provided to us by the publisher. Take a look below and read a Q&A with the author about how the book cover was designed.

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See the cover for Make Your Way Home by Carrie Moore

See the cover for Make Your Way Home by Carrie Moore

Carrie Moore‘s short stories have appeared in One StoryNew England Review, The Sewanee Reviewand Virginia Quarterly Review. Now, her debut short story collection Make Your Way Home is being published by Tin House on July 15, 2025! It is now available for pre-order.

The collection takes place across the American South and features Black men and women at different stages of age, happiness, and stability. From a pregnant young girl to a man grappling with a century-long curse, Moore invites readers into their lives with well-drawn portraits that don’t shy away from the complexity of their choices and emotions.

Debutiful is pleased to give a first look at the phenomenal cover of Make Your Way Home, which uses Higher Calling by Uzo Njoku as the centerpiece for the cover that was designed by Beth Steidle, Tin House’s Director of Design and Production. See the cover below and get a behind-the-scenes look at how it came to be.

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Designing Debuts: How Matthew Revert created Greg Mania’s book cover

Designing Debuts: How Matthew Revert created Greg Mania’s book cover

Greg Mania‘s debut memoir Born to Be Public won’t be released until later this summer. Earlier this winter his publisher CLASH Books revealed the punk-rock cover that fits the writer’s big personality.

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