About the EP
ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 23rd May 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, I sit down with Deborah Pike to discuss her debut novel, The Players.
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BOOKS:
Debut Feature:
The Players / Deborah Pike: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gQvN
Other Books Mentioned:
Orbital / Samantha Harvey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POB5ve
Heartsease / Kate Kruimink: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmWJRX
God Forgets About the Poor / Peter Polites: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WygVzA
The Great Undoing / Sharlene Allsopp: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k06WGx
The Bell Jar / Sylvia Plath: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPWAvv
Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy / Paul Auster: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MAgrVq
PRODUCTION NOTES:
Host: Nick Wasiliev
Guest: Deborah Pike
Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev
Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz
Production Code: 3:2
Episode Number: #36
Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Fremantle Press
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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.