S4, E16 - Date With a Debut and The Book Deal with Nick Wasiliev and Tina Strachan

Date with a Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.

This week, we welcome our second collaboration for the year as Nick sits down with one of the co-hosts of The Book Deal podcast, Tina Strachan!

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The Book Deal Authors: Neeka and the Missing Key / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9VBjJ0 Neeka and the Storm / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/AgY1Ex Neeka and the Great Search / Tina Strachan, Max Hamilton (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/ZVevNQ The Butterfly Women / Madeleine Cleary: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/9VevmY An Onslaught of Light / Natasha Rai: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/092QEJ

Other Books Mentioned:

And in the Morning / Lenny Robinson: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/JkWKNE R.I.P. Nanny Tobbins / Lucie Stevens: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yqdP4W Imogen in Waiting / Lindsay Bartels: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rE1WxQ My Mum is a Bird / Angie Cui, Evie Barrow (Illustrator): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/yZxPkv

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Tina Strachan Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 4.16 Episode Number: #74 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Tina Strachan (The Book Deal) FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed SUBSTACK: nickwasiliev.substack.com WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2026 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings

‘Date With A Debut’ is a Words and Nerds and Breathe Art Podcasts co-production recorded and edited on Awabakal Country, and we pay our respects to all elders past and present.