Cleavage by Jennifer Finney Boylan interrogates modern and relevant themes of gender and sexuality with writing that is both entertaining and educational. Boylan joins us to talk about her personal connections to the topic, influential authors, the importance of storytelling 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):

Cleavage by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult

Good Boy by Jennifer Finney Boylan

She’s Not There by Jennifer Finney Boylan

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

All Fours by Miranda July

Skippy Dies by Paul Murray

Ulysses by James Joyce

A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel

Clear by Carys Davies

James by Percival Everett

Colored Television by Danzy Senna

North Woods by Daniel Mason

The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson