Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a series of short stories and a novel that examine gender identity, pushing societal boundaries and more. Peters joins us to talk about exploring complicated themes, creating understanding for complex characters and a unique use of literary form with cohost Jenna Seery.
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.
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Featured Books (Episode):
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett
I’ve Got a Time Bomb by Sybil Lamb
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
True Grit by Charles Portis
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris
Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood
Aggregated Discontent by Harron Walker
Hot Girls with Balls by Benedict Nguyen
Realistic Fiction by Anton Solomonik
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez