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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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