October 12, 2020 A winner has been chosen for Diane Zinna’s powerful debut novel, THE ALL-NIGHT SUN. If you haven’t checked out her interview, be sure to follow this link to catch up! If you missed out on the giveaway, but still want to know more about THE ALL-NIGHT SUN, what Publisher’s Weekly calls, “Inventive and luminous . . . Zinna’s intimate debut dazzles with original language, emotional sentience, and Swedish folklore as…
If you ask most professional writers, they’ll tell you they’ve been writing since childhood, and the same is true for me. I dreamed of writing a book and getting it published for almost as long as I can remember. But how do you actually go about writing a book? I had no idea… and it showed in my writing. For more years than I can honestly count, I worked on…
September 19, 2020 A winner has been chosen for Ehsaneh Sadr’s wonderful new book A Door Between Us. If you missed her interview, be sure to follow this link to catch up! If you missed out on the giveaway, but still want to know more about MUSICAL CHAIRS, what Ausma Zehanat Kahn, author of Among ruins calls “A deeply compelling story about the struggle for democracy in Iran. The broken dreams of a generation…
This year, the 2021 Debs are going to do things a bit differently. I know you’re used to having a daily post from each Deb, but this year, Greta, Elizabeth, Ehsaneh, Denny and myself (Lyn) have decided to incorporate more interaction on Social Media. When The Debutante Ball was born in 2007, Instagram hadn’t been created. People weren’t on social media as much. Now, in 2020, so much happens on…
We hope you enjoyed getting to know our 2021 debs and the inspiration behind their novels! Ehsaneh Sadr’s debut novel, A DOOR BETWEEN US, released this week. You can watch an interview with Ehsaneh here, and order her fabulous book here. Greta Kelly, author of the forthcoming, THE FROZEN CROWN, will be participating in a sci-fi panel hosted by the California Independent Booksellers Alliance (CALIBA) Thursday, Sept….
September 5, 2020 A winner has been chosen for Amy Poeppel’s wonderful new book MUSICAL CHAIRS. If you missed her interview, be sure to follow this link to catch up! If you missed out on the giveaway, but still want to know more about MUSICAL CHAIRS, what People calls “A fiercely funny tale of family, friendship, and later-in-life love.” please be sure to follow Amy here. And now onto this week’s Giveaway!!…
Hi! Thank you for stopping by. The Debs are here to support your experience as a new writer by sharing our own journey toward and through our debut year. Wherever you are on your path, whether you’re staring at a blank page or you just signed your first publishing deal, we’ll be sharing tips and experiences that can inform your next step. Help us help you by letting us know…
I can’t believe it! My very first post as a 2021 Debutante Ball Author! Give me one second to freak out… Okay. That’s done. Now on to this week’s topic: the inspiration behind The Frozen Crown. This is one of the hardest questions for me to answer, because so much of what makes The Frozen Crown special has been swirling around in my head for years. But if I…
Press Release – First 2021 Debutante Makes Her Launch into the Literary World For Immediate Release: September 1, 2020—Drum roll please!! It’s launch day for Debutante Ehsaneh Sadr. Ehsaneh is the first of this year’s Debs to step out onto the ballroom floor! The Door Between Us hits shelves today, Tuesday, September 1st. ABOUT THE DOOR BETWEEN US: THE DISSIDENT, THE SOLDIER, THE BRIDE: WILL THE GREEN WAVE SAVE THEM…
Hi Everybody! Glad you could take a few minutes to stop by and check us out. First off, I am thrilled to be a part of The Debutante Ball Class of 2021! What a pleasure to join Ehsaneh, Lyn, Greta, and Elizabeth as we finally, finally, finally (most of those I will claim for me), release our books to the world. Oh my! (Nervous bubble in stomach explodes!) But what…
