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The 12 Best Debuts of 2020 (So Far)

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020by vitcavageLeave a Comment

This year hasn’t gone the way any of us thought it’d go. One thing that we can always count on is a crop of debut and emerging writers to produce delectable books.

So many stellar books came out in the first half of 2020 that I had trouble narrowing it down. The books featured on this list are the ones that I have recommended or have thought about the most. Of course, there are so many delectable books that were left off this list. Like I always say: art is subjective.

Here are the dozen debuts that I feel everyone should pick up at one point this year.

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6 debut books you should read this April

April 1, 2020March 30, 2020by vitcavageLeave a Comment

Each month, Debutiful will recommend a handful of buzzworthy and under-the-radar debut books for you to read.

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Mary South recommends her favorite stories, collections, and journals

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020by vitcavage2 Comments

Mary South’s debut story collection, You Will Never Be Forgotten, explores what she calls “late-capitalism dystopias.” The collection is filled with memorable stories from a FAQs section gone wrong (““Frequently Asked Questions About Your Craniotomy”) to a woman who stalks her rapist online and then in real life (the title story “You Will Never Be Forgotten”).

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6 debut books you should read this March

March 2, 2020March 30, 2020by vitcavageLeave a Comment

Each month, Debutiful will recommend a handful of buzzworthy and under-the-radar debut books for you to read.

Spring is upon us and all of our to be read piles are heating up. The working list of debuts to read that are publishing this month was 14 and that, I’m sure, doesn’t even scratch the surface. Expect another list shortly called ‘6 more debut books from Winter 2020 you should read.’ There have been an insane amount of stellar debuts published so far this year.

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Jenn Shapland recommends the books that lift her up, tear her down, and everything in between

February 14, 2020March 4, 2020by vitcavage2 Comments

Jenn Shapland was working in the archives at the Harry Ransom Center when she came across letters from author Carson McCullers and a mysterious woman named Annemarie. That discovery led the writer on a journey to uncover and reexamine McCullers’s life while also taking a closer look at her own.

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