In his debut novel, Great Disasters, Grady Chambers traces the lives of six men coming of age in early-2000s Chicago, as friendship, first love, protest, and war shape the bonds that push and pull them. Chambers captures the humor, heartbreak, and hope that can be found even in moments of loss and devastation. He is […]| debutiful
In her debut memoir-in-essays, Sing Me a Circle, Samina Najmi traces her life across Pakistan, England, and the United States, reflecting on the people, places, and stories that shape her vision of the world. Through essays on memory, displacement, and the enduring ties of family, Najmi forges an identity as a professor, mother, and writer. […]| debutiful
In her debut novel, Happiness & Love, Zoe Dubno follows a young woman who, after returning to New York for her former best friend’s funeral, is drawn into a downtown dinner party that spirals i…| debutiful
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! [Note: a longtime […]| Laura Purdie Salas
Phoebe Greenwood is a London-based journalist who was a freelance correspondent in Jerusalem covering the Middle East for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, and Sunday Times between 2010 and 2013. From…| debutiful
Jackie Thomas-Kennedy’s writing has been selected for NPR’s Selected Shorts, and she was a 2014 Stegnar Fellow as well as the winner of the 2019 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story …| debutiful
Rose Keating is an Irish writer who studied creative writing at the University of East Anglia, where she was a recipient of the Malcolm Bradbury Scholarship and the Curtis Brown Prize. She also won…| debutiful
Xenobe Purvis is a British-based writer who was born in Tokyo. She’s studied at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway. Purvis was part of the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme…| debutiful
Chloe Michelle Howarth’s debut book, Sunburn, was shortlisted for the British Book Awards’ Book of the Year and the Nero Book Awards when it was published in 2023. Now, the book is debu…| debutiful
Welcome, and happy Poetry Friday! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) I’m so happy you’ve dropped by. Whether you’re a regular participant in the Poetry Friday world, or you ended up here from a search or a link, please know that we’re a welcoming community! Read, comment, think, share, and enjoy! I’m in a […]| Laura Purdie Salas
