Notes and Links to Adam Vitcavage’s Work
For Episode 200, Pete welcomes Adam Vitcavage, and the two discuss, among other topics, Adam’s early reading and writing and the spark provided by writers like Jesmyn Ward, his early writing in the world of music criticism and literary criticism, the background on his penchant for working with debut authors, a lot of sports analogies, dream guests he’s worked with and still hopes to work with, The Babysitters Club, and shared experiences in the world of...
Notes and Links to Adam Vitcavage’s Work
For Episode 200, Pete welcomes Adam Vitcavage, and the two discuss, among other topics, Adam’s early reading and writing and the spark provided by writers like Jesmyn Ward, his early writing in the world of music criticism and literary criticism, the background on his penchant for working with debut authors, a lot of sports analogies, dream guests he’s worked with and still hopes to work with, The Babysitters Club, and shared experiences in the world of literary podcasting.
Adam Vitcavage is the founder of
Debutiful, a website and podcast where readers can discover debut authors. The podcast was named one of the Best Book Podcasts by
Book Riot,
Town and Country, and
Los Angeles Review of Books in 2022. His criticism and interviews have also been featured in Electric Literature,
Paste Magazine,
Literary Hub,
Phoenix New Times, among others. He currently lives in Denver.
Listen to Debutiful
Debutiful Website
“A Mix of Paean and Elegy: The Millions Interviews Jamel Brinkley” by Adam
For Electric Literature: "Is Iceland the Most Literary Country in the World?"
At about 4:30, Adam responds to Pete’s questions about his early relationship with the written word
At about 6:15, Adam gives background on his studies of literature, and how he began to compile bylines
At about 7:45, Adam talks about covering bands in his early writing career
At about 8:30, Adam talks about formational and transformational reading, like Salinger, Roth, and Salvage the Bones and how changed he was after reading it, and Jesmyn Ward as his “favorite living writer”
At about 11:30, Pete and Adam fanboy about Brandon Taylor
At about 12:20, Pete and Adam talk podcast shop, editing and what they leave in and take out
At about 14:55, Adam talks about how his writing/criticism is informed by his podcast, and vice versa
At about 16:40, Pete asks Adam to describe his podcast and about its seeds
At about 21:55, Adam provides interesting feedback received from learners
At about 23:55, Pete wonders why Adam chose to home in on debuts, and Adam responds
At about 24:30, Pete makes the analogy involving one’s first book/sports championship and asks Adam about “hunger”
At about 26:10, Adam discusses what it’s like to read for pleasure/business/the podcast and then poses the same question to Pete
At about 29:45, Pete asks Adam which genre is his favorite and how he would handle one last episode; he shouts out Jesmyn Ward
At about 31:00, The two discuss dream guests
At about 31:50, The two discuss interview guests of Adam’s, including George Saunders and his telltale book blurbs, and a vast array of non-literary guests
At about 35:20, Adam shouts out his two favorite NBA players of all-time
At about 37:00, Some love for Alanis Morrisette!
At about 38:25, Pete asks Adam about any plans for his own writing and any future projects/formatting
At about 41:40, Adam gives out social media and contact info
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Please tune in for Episode 201 with Erica Berry, a writer and teacher based in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Her essays appear in The Guardian, Wired, Outside, The Atlantic, Guernica, and others. Winner of the Steinberg Essay Prize and Kurt Brown Prize in Nonfiction, her book Wolfish came out in Feb 2023 to great acclaim.
The episode will air on August 29.
