Today is the day! We are announcing the FIRST EVER shortlist for the inaugural Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize! If you've ever had a bookseller talk your ear off about the next book you've just GOT to read, the vibe of this prize will be familiar to you - it's all about us booksellers championing new talent as it takes its first wobbly book-baby steps into the world, and in that spirit is completely voted for by us professional book nerds 📚 And the nominees areeeee 🥁🥁🥁 ⭐The Rabbit Hutch by @tessgunty ⭐ How High We Go in The Dark by @sequoia.n ⭐Lessons in Chemistry by @bonnie_garmus_author ⭐ Memphis by Tara Stringfellow ⭐Trespasses by @louise.kennedyy ⭐Vagabonds! by @eloosunde #waterstonesdebutfictionprize #wdfp #debuts #newpublishing #therabbithutch #howhighwegointhedark #lessonsinchemistry #memphis #trespasses #vagabonds #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksellerrec