Debut Revisited - Jane Harper breaks down her career from The Dry to Last One Out

ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 21st December 2025

Debut Revisited is a special series hosted by ‘Date with a Debut’ host Nick Wasiliev, where established authors sit down to discuss their entire writing journey, from debut to the present day.

In our third and final episode of this miniseries - and the final episode for 2025 - Nick sits down with Jane Harper, discussing her career from The Dry all the way to the latest release, Last One Out.

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BOOKS: 

Author Bibliography:

The Dry / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/194mv9 

Force of Nature / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Z6gZMX 

Exiles / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/zxJ7or 

The Lost Man / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/6y4JYq 

The Survivors / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/vPA7Jv 

Last One Out / Jane Harper: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/dO6mMj 

 

Other Books Mentioned:

Mad Mabel / Sally Hepworth: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/7aYZvg 

Watermelon / Marian Keyes: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/xL17g1 

Killing Floor / Lee Child: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/jeqv9P 

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone / Benjamin Stevenson: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/554Vv2 

The Hiding Place / Kate Mildenhall: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/Vx1G7O 

The Forsaken / Matt Rogers: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/raoVZQ 

Big Feelings / Amy Lovat: https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/zxJ7Yr 

 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Jane Harper

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 3:X3

Episode Number: #58

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Clare Keighery (Pan Macmillan Australia)

 

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