Poured Over

The Morningside by Téa Obreht is a story of mothers and daughters and finding home, set in an unforgettable building and a near-future world. Obreht joins us to talk about writing a dystopian novel, creating deep and memorable characters, finding hope in society and more with Miwa Messer, the 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): The Morningside by Tèa Obreht Inland by Téa Obreht The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Iron Curtain: A Love Story by Vesna Goldsworthy Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Piglet by Lottie Hazell is a taut and propulsive novel about women's ambitions and the quest for fulfillment at any cost. Hazell joins us to talk about the process for writing her lush food scenes, the likeability of female characters, her writing influences and more with guest host, Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie. 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): Piglet by Lottie Hazell Supper Club by Lara Williams The Harpy by Megan Hunter Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Featured Books (TBR Topoff): The Vegetarian by Han Kang Nobody, Somebody, Anybody by Kelly McClorey

Sloane Crosley's Grief Is for People grapples with challenging subjects of friendship and profound loss with humor and empathy. Crosley joined us to talk about the series of events that led her to this book, writing about death and grief in unconventional ways, her memoir process 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): Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange is a multigenerational saga of Native American heritage and culture, and a stunning follow up to his previous work, There There. Along with writer Roxane Gay, Orange joins us to talk about identity and writing, representation in literature, unexpected connections to other authors 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): Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange There There by Tommy Orange An Untamed State by Roxane Gay Opinions by Roxane Gay Epitaph of a Winner by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector Beloved by Toni Morrison Blindness by José Saramago NW by Zadie Smith The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

"I'm not here to tell the story. I'm here to find the story…" Cristina Henríquez's new novel, The Great Divide is a deeply meaningful, character-driven narrative that brings momentous history to new life. Henríquez joins us to talk about writing historical fiction, her family's connection to the story, her influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff recommendations from Mary and Jamie. 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): The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut This Other Eden by Paul Harding The Known World by Edward P. Jones Featured Books (TBR Topoff): When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring is biographer Brad Gooch's compassionate and comprehensive look at the artist's work and archives. Gooch joined us to talk about why he chose Haring as a subject, the lasting legacy of his work, his connections to other artists 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): Radiant by Brad Gooch City Poet by Brad Gooch Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

"The big reveal isn't 'who done it', the big reveal is why and what effects does it have?" Set in an insular small town in the Irish countryside, Tana French's The Hunter follows a set of vibrant characters as they uncover secrets, plots and mystery among their friends and neighbors. French joins us to talk about writing mysteries that cross genres, writing village politics, the influences of Westerns on the novel and more with guest host, 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): The Hunter by Tana French The Searcher by Tana French In The Woods by Tana French The Likeness by Tana French Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry True Grit by Charles Portis The Secret History by Donna Tartt Mystic River by Dennis Lehane The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

"I do think it was freeing for me to write about a female character who has been relegated to a corner, but she takes over the whole house." Take What You Need by Idra Novey is a story of home and family, coming of age and making art. Novey joins us to talk about her connection to the setting of the novel, art and identity, her influences and more 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): Take What You Need by Idra Novey Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey Those Who Knew by Idra Novey Foster by Claire Keegan

"I think the question has to do with American memory and what, as a nation, we are prioritizing in that memory…" Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo blends history and biography with the story of Ellen and William Craft, two remarkable people who escaped slavery, and through danger and constant challenges would become abolitionists and heroes in American history. Woo joins us to talk about her research process, the importance of preserving our past, the ever-changing notion of history and more 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): Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Middlemarch by George Eliot

"If my mother and my grandma were in this book, how would they be? And what kind of love can I show them as a writer…" The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin brings readers to pre-Civil War New Orleans to meet a cast of strong, fierce women in a hope filled novel of freedom and liberation. Ruffin joins us to talk about the intricacies of writing about his hometown, cultural impacts on identity, building empathy through fiction and more 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): The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr. Ours by Phillip B. Williams American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson Lone Women by Victor LaValle Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Trust Exercise by Susan Choi