ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 8th August 2025

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 Nadia Mahjouri to discuss her debut novel, Half Truth.

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BOOKS:

Debut Feature:

Half Truth / Nadia Mahjouri: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPgdrd

Other Books Mentioned:

Heartsease / Kate Kruimink: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/XmWJRX

The Kite Runner / Khaled Hosseini: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/mOkdBe

The God of Small Things / Arundhati Roy: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/POqG9z

The Dictionary of Lost Words / Pip Williams: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/VmRrR6

OTHER LINKS:

The Whole Truth Podcast: https://bit.ly/4lvagxS

PRODUCTION NOTES:

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Nadia Mahjouri

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:7

Episode Number: #41

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Tessa Robinson and Hannah Ludbrook (Penguin Random House Australia)

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