Poured Over

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  • 47 minutes 22 seconds
    Rachel Kushner on CREATION LAKE

    Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake is a spy novel and philosophical exploration told with humor, intrigue and a propulsive plot. Kushner joins us to talk about writing in the noir genre, the question of her narrator’s reliability, the purpose and reward of reading and more with cohost, Jenna Seery. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner 

    The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner 

    The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner 

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off): 

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 

    Scrap by Calla Henkel 

    7 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 41 minutes 24 seconds
    Elizabeth O'Connor on WHALE FALL

    Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor is a stunning coming-of-age tale of a girl caught on the precipice between adulthood and childhood, familiarity and the unknown. O’Connor joins us to talk about crafting a short novel, isolated settings, her influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Jamie and Donald.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor

    Clear by Carys Davies

    Orbital by Samanta Harvey

    Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

    The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

    The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

    Clear by Carys Davies

    5 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 45 minutes 39 seconds
    Coco Mellors on BLUE SISTERS

    Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is a story about sisterhood and how grief can pull a family apart — and put them back together again. Mellors joins us to talk about creating her characters’ distinct voices, sibling dynamics, connection through writing and more with cohost, Jenna Seery.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

    Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

    All Fours by Miranda July

    On Beauty by Zadie Smith

    A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

    Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

    3 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 37 minutes
    Poured Over Double Shot: Claire Dederer and Sonora Jha

    Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer analyzes the artistic and creative life and those who live it in a page-turning conversation about the way we consume art. Dederer joins us to talk about the subjectivity of criticism, the intensity of fandom, ethics in art and more.

    Sonora Jha’s The Laughter is a satirical novel taking on academia, obsession, race and class in with wit and, of course, laughter. Jha joins us to talk about creating her characters, writing an unreliable narrator, her influences and more.

    Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.       

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.   

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

    The Name of This Band is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin

    High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

    The Laughter by Sonora Jha

    Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

    Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

    The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

    The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

    On Beauty by Zadie Smith

    The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    31 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 49 minutes 30 seconds
    Kate DiCamillo on THE PUPPETS OF SPELHORST

    Kate DiCamillo joins us to talk about her work from Because of Winn Dixie to The Puppets of Spelhorst and beyond. DiCamillo and co-host Jenna Seery discuss her start as a writer, the joys a good book can bring, the importance of reading for young people and more. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          

    Featured Books (Episode):

    The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

    Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

    Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

    The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

    Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

    The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

    A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond

    Holes by Louis Sachar

    The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

    The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo

    The Giver by Lois Lowry

    Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    Howard’s End by E.M. Forster

    On Beauty by Zadie Smith

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

    The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

    29 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 50 minutes 41 seconds
    Edwidge Danticat on WE'RE ALONE

    We’re Alone by Edwidge Danticat is a collection of essays that combines personal stories with global themes. Danticat joins us to talk about evolution in storytelling, the role of community in writing, the joy of connection and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          

    Featured Books (Episode):

    We’re Alone by Edwidge Danticat

    Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

    The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat

    Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat

    Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

    James by Percival Everett

    Colored Television by Danzy Senna

    Caucasia by Danzy Senna

    27 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 39 minutes 44 seconds
    Abi Daré on AND SO I ROAR

    In And So I Roar, Abi Daré returns to the story she began in The Girl with the Louding Voice, with characters both old and new in an ongoing story of resilience, sisterhood and hope. Daré joins us to talk about character development, balancing her narrative with emotional truth, the exploration of new themes and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           

    Featured Books (Episode):  

    And So I Roar by Abi Daré 

    The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 

    The Color Purple by Alice Walker 

    24 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 51 minutes 48 seconds
    Elif Shafak on THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY

    There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a story of love, grief and hope told across humanity, time and history. Shafak joins us to talk about her central themes, empire and identity, her literary influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.         

    Featured Books (Episode):

    There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

    The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

    10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

    The Epic of Gilgamesh translated by Andrew George

    Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

    A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

    Orlando by Virginia Woolf

    22 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 42 minutes 33 seconds
    Kailee Pedersen on SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS

    Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen is an unnerving and disturbing novel with ancient secrets, modern lies and messy family ties. Pedersen joins us to talk about gothic horror in rural Nebraska, blending mythologies, the complexity of writing about trauma and more with cohost Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen  

    My Ántonia by Willa Cather 

    The Road by Cormac McCarthy  

    The Lover by Marguerite Duras  

    Featured Books (TBR Top Off): 

    Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones 

    Grey Dog by Elliot Gish  

    20 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 42 minutes 33 seconds
    Jay Ellis on DID EVERYONE HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND (OR JUST ME)?

    Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis is a collection of essays that chronicle his time growing up in a world he couldn't make sense of. Ellis joined us live at The Grove to talk about growing up in the 80s and 90s, the process of writing about your life, processing heavy moments through creativity and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. 

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           

    Featured Books (Episode): 

    Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis 

    Deacon King Kong by James McBride 

    Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 

    Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo 

    Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg 

    15 August 2024, 10:00 am
  • 49 minutes 10 seconds
    Gilbert Cruz on The Best Books of the 21st Century

    Gilbert Cruz, Books Editor for the New York Times joins us to talk about the 100 Best Books of the 21stCentury list. Cruz talked about the creation of the list, the varied participants, the importance of recent literature and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

    This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

    New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.          

    Featured Books (Episode):

    Filterworld by Kyle Chayka

    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

    Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

    Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

    Trust by Hernan Diaz

    Stay True by Hua Hsu

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

    The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

    Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

    Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

    There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

    Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah

    Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

    Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

    The Round House by Louise Erdrich

    Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

    Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar

    Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    13 August 2024, 10:00 am
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