The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: Celeste Ng

  • Posted on Tuesday, January 21, 2020Tuesday, January 21, 2020
  • by Kathleen West

Finding the Perfect Comp. (This isn’t my favorite part of being a writer, FYI)

There are certain things about publishing that I find tricky, and as far as I can tell, they’re more or…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2019Tuesday, December 24, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

Kathleen’s Favorite Books of the (Half) Decade

I’ve been scanning the lists popping up recently of favorite books of the decade. I can’t do a full decade…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2019Monday, October 14, 2019
  • by Kathleen West

“I Want to Write Like That”: The Authors that Inspired Kathleen’s Debut

After I read Celeste Ng’s debut, Everything I Never Told You, I started thinking about writing fiction for real. It…

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  • Posted on Saturday, January 5, 2019Saturday, January 5, 2019
  • by Devi Laskar

Interview with Nicole Chung + ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW giveaway

We are thrilled to welcome Nicole Chung to the Debutante Ball this week! Nicole Chung is the author of the…

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  • Posted on Tuesday, October 2, 2018Monday, October 1, 2018
  • by Devi Laskar

Attacus Atlas & Other Inventions: Chronicles of an X-American (part 1)

  Chronicles of an X-American (part 1) The best training is to read and write, no matter what — Grace…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016Thursday, August 18, 2016
  • by Heather Young

My Favorite Books of 2016 (So Far)

2016 has been a delicious year for reading, a state of perfect bibliophilic equilibrium wherein the “read” stack and the…

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  • Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2014Friday, August 8, 2014
  • by Natalia Sylvester

Celeste Ng on POV, First Lines & Diversity in Publishing + GIVEAWAY of Everything I Never Told You

Please welcome Celeste Ng to the Ball this week! I met Celeste at the AWP conference earlier this year, and it’s…

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

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