About the EP
ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 25th October 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, Nick sits down with Chloe Adams to discuss her debut novel, The Occupation – winner of the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize.
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BOOKS:
Debut Feature:
The Occupation / Chloe Adams: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/kO6dod
Other Books Mentioned:
A Guest of the Emperor / Russell Savage: https://bit.ly/3J2OSSr
Enter Ghost / Isabella Hammad: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/BngL2q
Cliffs of Fall and other Stories / Shirley Hazzard: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bOXdVk
Homegoing / Yaa Gyasi: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/4G9VEo
PRODUCTION NOTES:
Host: Nick Wasiliev
Guest: Chloe Adams
Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev
Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz
Production Code: 3:16
Episode Number: #50
Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Georgia Boonen (Penguin Random House Australia)
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‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.
About Nick Wasiliev
Welcome to Date with a Debut, a podcast about debut authors, their incredible books, and their journey to publication. If you are looking for a new author to discover, or writing inspiration, this is the place to be.
Hosted by Australian author and creator Nick Wasiliev, this podcast sits down with debut authors, discussing their books, their unique journeys to release, and their own life stories. Grab a coffee, sit back, and let us introduce you to your new favourite authors!
Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds, which features several shows covering new releases, romance, horror, queer fiction and more. You can catch Nick, as well as main host Dani Vee and dozens of Australia’s best selling authors now.