The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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  • Flora Collins
  • Sonya Singh
  • Cleyvis Natera
  • Sarah Grunder Ruiz
  • Carolyn Huynh

Category: memoir

  • Posted on Saturday, August 8, 2020Saturday, August 8, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Interview with Alia Volz, author of Home Baked (and Giveaway!)

I’m so pleased to present Alia Volz, our guest blogger this week! She is the author of Home Baked, a…

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  • Posted on Saturday, April 25, 2020Monday, April 27, 2020
  • by Yodassa Williams

Interview and Book Giveaway: Martina Reaves, Author of I’m Still Here

I am pleased to introduce Martina Reaves to the Debutante Ball this week! Martina Reaves grew up in a Navy…

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  • Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2020Saturday, March 21, 2020
  • by Amy Klein

Interview with Author Sarah DiGregorio (and Book Giveaway!)

As someone who dealt with many complications getting pregnant, I was excited to talk to Sarah DiGregorio, who writes about premature birth…

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  • Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020Monday, December 30, 2019
  • by Lisa Braxton

The Book I’m Looking Forward to in 2020

In 2020 I’m looking forward to reading The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President’s Black Family, by Bettye…

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  • Posted on Thursday, December 26, 2019Thursday, December 5, 2019
  • by Yodassa Williams

Favorite book of 2019 – Becoming by Michelle Obama

Happy Holidays! Every once in a while a book comes around that gives you water in the middle of the…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2018Friday, November 9, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Christine O’Brien + CRAVE: A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND LONGING giveaway

I’m so thrilled to welcome Christine O’Brien to the Debutante Ball this week! Christine is a lecturer in the English…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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Current Topic: Welcoming the New Class

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Tues. 8/31: Lyn says good-bye from the 2021 Debs

Wed. 9/1: New Class Takes Over

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