S2 E7: Date With A Debut - Carly-Jay Metcalfe and Nick Wasiliev on Breath

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. For the seventh episode of series two, Nick sits down with Carly-Jay Metcalfe, author of Breath. They discuss the book, a childhood of living in hospital, surviving cancer, cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant, the value of humour to get through the hard times, and more. TRIGGER WARNING: this podcast contains strong coarse language, strong themes and descriptions of surgery and addiction. Reader and listener discretion is advised. BOOKS: Debut Feature: • Breath by Carly-Jay Metcalfe: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Kjb7zx Other Books Mentioned: • Water by John Boyne: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DKo73n • Sufficient Grace by Amy Espeseth: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/rQMYXR OTHER LINKS: Register for DonateLife: https://www.donatelife.gov.au/ PRODUCTION NOTES: Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest: Carly-Jay Metcalfe Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz Production Code: 2:7 Episode Number: #20 Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Sarah Valle (University of Queensland Press) © 2024 Nick Wasiliev and Breathe Art Holdings