The Debutante Ball
The Debutante Ball, Mary Berman, MJ Soni AuthorEmpowering women debut authors since 2007.
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Elizabeth Urso on Gothic-izing Canada in Her Debut Novel
Today’s newsletter comes from Elizabeth Urso, whose gothic suspense novel, HAIL MARY, releases later this month (September 22)! Below, Elizabeth reflects on setting as character and why she was dead set on setting her debut in Canada.
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August: Racing towards the finish line
Hello friends,
How is it basically September already? We swear that it was still the beginning of summer when we last looked, and yet, here we are, on the cusp of fall. School is starting soon. Temperatures are entering the last, hottest g...
Seven Authors on What Inspired Their Tradpub Debuts
Hello friends,
September is almost upon us, and with it comes TWO debuts: THE BONE BRIDES and HAIL MARY! More on that front soon.
September also brings with it a moment to reflect. Five out of seven of our Debs have now debuted—how time f...
August News: New-Release Events, WorldCon, and More
Hello friends,
It’s now August — more than halfway through our 2026 Deb Ball year. Five of our thrilling debuts (thrilling, if not all thrillers) have now been launched into the world, flapping and squawking like baby birds. Two among our...
5 Tricks That Helped MJ Soni Write Her Debut Cozy Mystery
Today’s newsletter is an essay by MJ Soni, whose cozy mysteries full of heart, humor, pets, and badass diverse women, THE MASALA CHAI MYSTERY CLUB, is out in ONE WEEK, on July 21! Below, MJ tells us the five tricks that got her through the...
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Seven debuts for the class of 2026. One big dance toward publication. Samantha Chong, Mary Berman, Shasta Grant, Heather Frances, MJ Soni, Elizabeth Urso, and Marley Rose-Teter.
I'm the author of UNTIL DEATH (Little, Brown 2026), a horror novel about wedding planning. I love Philly, barre3, and cats.
Storyteller. Writing mysteries full of heart, humor, pets, and badass diverse women.
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