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Charlotte McConaghy on WILD DARK SHORE Sep 03, 2026

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Gripping, visceral and taut, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy is a complex story about survival, isolation and hope at the end of the world. Charlotte joins us to talk about family, nature, secrets, eco-pessimism and radical hope with cohost Brenda Allison.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books:

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

Hollywood, Ending by John Green

Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

Up to the Light by Julia Armfield (out March 2027)

The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow

Chloe Benjamin on UNDER STORY Sep 01, 2026

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In Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, one biologist's journey to escape her painful past takes a turn when an unexpected scientific discovery bends time and memory, offering a glimpse of hope and a second chance at love. Chloe Benjamin joins us to talk about the craft of research, love stories, neutrinos and a tree named Louis 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:

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Anatomy of Dreams by Chloe Benjamin

His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Stories of Your Life and Othersby Ted Chiang

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Virginia Woolf

AS Byatt

Jill Lepore on THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ARTIFICIAL STATE Aug 27, 2026

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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore explores technology's impact on human community and self-government, and what the future holds. Jill Lepore joins us to talk about AI, citizenship, personal data, the public sphere, local newspapers and touching grass 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:

The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore

If/Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes

Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

The Wind and the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Edwidge Danticat on DÈY Aug 25, 2026

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Dèy by acclaimed writer Edwidge Danticat is multigenerational story of family, resilience, and hope in the wake of an unexpected tragedy. Edwidge joins us to talk about evolving ideas of the American Dream, the Haitian diaspora, ghost stories and expanding canon with host Miwa Messer.

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:

Dèy by Edwidge Danticat

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat

Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat

Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

The Art of Death by Edwidge Danticat

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

My Brother by Jamaica Kincaid

Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder

Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych by Marie Vieux-Chauvet

Paule Marshall: A Writer's Life by Mary Helen Washington

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Moderation by Elaine Castillo

Windward Heights by Maryse Condé

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Krik? Krack! by Edwidge Danticat

John Manuel Arias on CROCODILOPOLIS Aug 22, 2026

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Crocodilopolis by John Manuel Arias is a riveting meditation on legacy, myth and masculinity which follows brothers locked in a power struggle after a dark family secret threatens their once-powerful political dynasty. John joins us to talk about the anxiety of a sophomore novel, sibling rivalry, global mythology, and tropical plants with cohost Isabelle McConville.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books:

Crocodilopolis by John Manuel Arias

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Sula by Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu

Blindness by José Saramago

The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natera

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

TBR Featured Books:

Crocodilopolis by John Manuel Arias

Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell

Addie E. Citchens on DOMINION Aug 20, 2026

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Dominion by Addie E. Citchens explores the clash of small-town secrets, unspoken rules and family drama in a Mississippi church community. Addie joins us to talk about Faulkner, self-belief, and reading Harlequin novels in church with host Miwa Messer.

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:

Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Sula by Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

The Complete Stories by Zora Neale Hurston

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Ed Park on THREE TENSES: A TRANSMISSION FROM THE NINETIES Aug 18, 2026

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Three Tenses: A Transmission from the Nineties by Pulitzer Prize finalist Ed Park is an experimental portrait of the author, pieced together from his early twenties to now. Ed Park, joined us live from B&N Upper West Side to talk about The Village Voice, reconnecting with his younger self, the art of juxtaposition and more with host Miwa Messer.

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:

Three Tenses: A Transmission from the Nineties by Ed Park

Personal Days by Ed Park

An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories by Ed Park

Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

Transparent Things by Vladimir Nabokov

The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead

Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead

Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe

Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti

Amazons by Don DeLillo

White Noise by Don DeLillo

A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan

East Goes West by Younghill Kang

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Moderation by Elaine Castillo

Maus by Art Spiegelman

Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Markson

AVA by Carol Maso

The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald

The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

Inglorious Columbus by Edward P. Vining

Grass Roof by Younghill Kang

Reader's Block by David Markson

Daisy Dixon on DEPRAVED: THE STORY OF DANGEROUS ART Aug 15, 2026

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Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art by Daisy Dixon is an art guide unlike any other, exploring the history and meaning of depraved art through a fresh lens. Daisy joins us to talk about philosophy, censorship, and morality 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:

Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art by Daisy Dixon

The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre

Téa Obreht on SUNRISE Aug 13, 2026

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Sunrise by Téa Obreht is a riveting tale about one woman's survival, a Wyoming ghost town and a past that refuses to stay quiet. Téa joins us to talk about memory, mythology, and the Wild West with host Miwa Messer.

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:

Sunrise by Téa Obreht

Inland by Téa Obreht

The Morningside by Téa Obreht

The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

True Grit by Charles Portis

TBR Featured Books:

Sunrise by Téa Obreht

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Beginning Middle End by Valeria Luiselli

Chang-rae Lee on A TENDER AGE Aug 11, 2026

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A Tender Age by Chang-rae Lee is a coming-of-age story which explores complex family dynamics, masculinity and the search for the American dream. Chang-rae joins us to talk about retrospection, the hidden drama of the suburbs, childhood in the 70's and more with host Miwa Messer.

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: A Tender Age by Chang-rae Lee Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee My Year Abroad by Chang-rae Lee On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee Aloft by Chang-rae Lee A Gesture Life by Chang-rae Lee The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee A Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki Dubliners by James Joyce Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

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