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Yes, it can be very stressful to publish a book, and young writers need more support.

Yes, it can be very stressful to publish a book, and young writers need more support.

By Jonny Diamond | July 19, 2023

Definitive proof that publishing your novel won't make you happy.

Definitive proof that publishing your novel won't make you happy.

By Janet Manley | April 24, 2023

What It Feels Like to Publish Your Novel After 30 Years

What It Feels Like to Publish Your Novel After 30 Years

Melissa Coss Aquino on Being an Older Debut Novelist

By Melissa Coss Aquino | April 6, 2023

How Sports Profoundly Shape Us, Even After We Quit

How Sports Profoundly Shape Us, Even After We Quit

Eimear Ryan on Women in Sports Who Compete on Their Own Terms

By Eimear Ryan | May 19, 2022

When the Heart of a Beach Town Is an Indie Bookstore

When the Heart of a Beach Town Is an Indie Bookstore

Ethan Joella on Growing Up with Browseabout Books

By Ethan Joella | November 17, 2021

WATCH: Raven Leilani in Conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Hay Festival

WATCH: Raven Leilani in Conversation with Pandora Sykes at the Hay Festival

Luster">The Debut Novelist Discusses Her New Book, Luster

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 7, 2021

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When a Young Literary Star Refuses the Spotlight

By Simon Leser | February 26, 2021

Alka Joshi on the Surprise of Becoming a Debut Novelist at 62

By The Literary Life | September 11, 2020

Actually About">When a Reader Figures Out What Your Book is Actually About

By Marcia Butler | April 10, 2019

The Debut Novelist's Guide to Battling Imposter Syndrome

The Debut Novelist's Guide to Battling Imposter Syndrome

Sharlene Teo on Fighting That Feeling of Fraudulence

By Sharlene Teo | September 10, 2018

20 Questions (And Answers) for the Debut Writer

20 Questions (And Answers) for the Debut Writer

Ask the Publicists, A Regular Advice Column From Broadside PR

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2017

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on the Joy of Flawed Characters

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan on the Joy of Flawed Characters

Harmless Like You">Bethanne Patrick in Conversation with the Author of Harmless Like You

By Bethanne Patrick | February 28, 2017

Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

Failure and Patience: Lessons from the Garden for Writers

Yoojin Grace Wuertz on the Long Road to Her First Novel

By Yoojin Grace Wuertz | February 28, 2017

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

Porochista Khakpour: Portrait of the Artist as a Debut Novelist

On Debt, Depression, and the Many Ways a Name Can Be Misprounounced

By Porochista Khakpour | January 27, 2017

The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day I Woke Up As a Debut Author

The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day I Woke Up As a Debut Author

Problems">Jade Sharma Tries to Be Happy About the Publication of Problems

By Jade Sharma | August 4, 2016

Getting to Know the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Finalists

Getting to Know the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Finalists

The Nominees on Craft and Writing Advice, Plus Audio from Last Night's Reading

By Literary Hub | April 11, 2016