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Poured Over

Karen Thompson Walker on THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O.

Mar 6, 2025
47:22

The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker is a mesmerizing story about motherhood, memory and complicated family ties based on case notes from Oliver Sacks. Walker joins us to talk about returning to the theme of time in her work, her writing process, her teaching career and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

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

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Featured Books (Episode):

The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

Blindness by José Saramago

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

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