S3 E2 - Date With A Debut: Nick Wasiliev and Deborah Pike - The Players

Words and Nerds: Authors, books and literature.

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, I sit down with Deborah Pike to discuss her debut novel, The Players. Enjoy the show? Drop us a review, it really helps out! You can also support Date with a Debut on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/nickwasiliev/membership Subscribe on Podbean to never miss an episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/3mRME5IMoSJx Date With a Debut is featured in the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/ BOOKS: Debut Feature: The Players / Deborah Pike: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/K0gQvN Other Books Mentioned: Orbital / Samantha Harvey: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POB5ve Heartsease / Kate Kruimink: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmWJRX God Forgets About the Poor / Peter Polites: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/WygVzA The Great Undoing / Sharlene Allsopp: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/k06WGx The Bell Jar / Sylvia Plath: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPWAvv Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy / Paul Auster: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/MAgrVq PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Deborah Pike Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 3:2 Episode Number: #36 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Fremantle Press FOLLOW NICK WASILIEV (+ DATE WITH A DEBUT): A LITTLE IDEA PODCAST: Feed WEBSITE: www.nicholaswasiliev.com YOUTUBE: @NickWasiliev_Official INSTAGRAM: @nickwasiliev TWITTER/X: @Nick_Wasiliev FACEBOOK: Nick Wasiliev TIKTOK: @nickwasiliev © 2025 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.