Getting An Agent Won’t Change Your Life
“I love these pages. This is exactly the type of novel I represent. Send it to me!” The agent was saying all the things you dream an agent will say when you sign up for a Manuscript Mart appointment at…
Category: Debut Novel
Interview with Michael Bourne, Author of BLITHEDALE CANYON
Michael Bourne’s debut novel Blithedale Canyon, just dropped and our very own Rachel Barenbaum had a chance to chat with him about the novel, writing, and what he hopes readers will take away. Here we go… Michael, congratulations on the…
On Writing Funny: An Interview with Christine Simon, Author of The Patron Saint of Second Chances.
Christine Simon’s delightful debut novel, The Patron Saint of Second Chances, is a story of survival. Welcome to the southern Italian town of Prometto, a “going nowhere place.” The population is dwindling, there is little to no tax revenue coming…
Neema Avashia—Untangling Another Appalachia
Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place, is Neema Avashia’s poignant debut essay collection that brings us from growing up the daughter of Indian immigrants in West Virginia, to becoming a queer writer, teacher, and education…
Meet Leslie Vedder, Debut Author of The Bone Spindle
In The Bone Spindle (Razorbill, January 2022), debut novelist Leslie Vedder takes the fairytale we all know as Sleeping Beauty, and turns it completely on its head. In this imaginative retelling, not only does the damsel save the prince from…
Meet Kelley McNeil, Author of A Day Like This
In A Day Like This, Kelley McNeil writes about Annie, a mother and artist who seeks to unravel the truth of her past after she learns her beloved young daughter never existed. Annie Beyers has everything―a beautiful house, a loving…