Poured Over

Latest Episodes:

Claire Lombardo on SAME AS IT EVER WAS Jun 27, 2024

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Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo is a novel about friendship, family and the struggles that can come along with both. Lombardo joins us live at BN Upper West Side to talk about creating her characters, her writing process, her recent book recommendations 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):

Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Unsettled by Ayana Mathis

Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Julia Phillips on BEAR Jun 25, 2024

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Bear by Julia Phillips is a wild story about the collision between people's dreams and animals' realities. Phillips joins us to talk about writing with themes of isolation and survival, the emotional intensity of relationships between sisters, her reading habits 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):

Bear by Julia Phillips

Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

Maid by Stephanie Land

The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever

Edmund White and Garth Greenwell on NOCTURNES FOR THE KING OF NAPLES Jun 22, 2024

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Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White with a foreword by Garth Greenwell reflects on love, life and time in this stunning epistolary novel. Both authors joined us to talk to us about bringing back this novel from 1978, the evolution of style and themes, musicality in creative writing 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):

Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White with Garth Greenwell

A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White

Dancer From the Dance by Andrew Halloran

Faggots by Larry Kramer

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell

The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt

Small Rain by Garth Greenwell

The Loves of My Life by Edmund White

Robin Sloan on MOONBOUND Jun 20, 2024

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Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Sloan joins us to talk about imaging the future in his writing, creating unique and engaging stories, literature as nourishment and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

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):

Moonbound by Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The History of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien with Christopher Tolkien

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

Rufi Thorpe on MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES Jun 18, 2024

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Margo's Got Money Troubles features Rufi Thorpe's wry voice and sharp insights in a rollicking ride about the hustle and grind life, complicated families, and social media. Thorpe joins us to talk about empowered characters, stigmas and societal judgements of young mothers, the dangers of ambition 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):

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

Piglet by Lottie Hazell

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

KB Brookins on PRETTY Jun 15, 2024

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In Pretty, poet KB Brookins shines a light on their life with a remarkable queer coming-of-age memoir. Brookins joined us to talk about gender identity, resiliency and joy in the face of adversity, nonlinear 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.

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

Featured Books (Episode):

Pretty by KB Brookins

Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Freedom House by KB Brookins

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer

Griffin Dunne on THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB Jun 13, 2024

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Griffin Dunne's long-awaited memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club is a stunning portrait of the 70s and 80s, and the stubborn persistence of life through tragedy. Dunne joins us to talk about his childhood, relationships with artists like Joan Didion and Carrie Fisher, overcoming tragedy 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):

The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

The White Album by Joan Didion

Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

South and West by Joan Didion

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Nicola Yoon on ONE OF OUR KIND Jun 11, 2024

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Nicola Yoon's adult fiction debut, One of Our Kind, is a novel of class, privilege and how things may not always be what they seem. Yoon joins us to talk about writing for a new audience, literary influences, themes of race and belonging and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald.

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):

One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

Paradise by Toni Morrison

Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele

Morgan Talty on FIRE EXIT Jun 08, 2024

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Fire Exit by Morgan Talty centers around a man grappling with a secret and trying to care for the few loved ones left in his life. Talty joined us live to talk about Native American identity and his work, the process of writing novels and short form fiction, the importance and impact 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.

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

Featured Books (Episode): Fire Exit by Morgan Talty

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

Essie Chambers on SWIFT RIVER Jun 06, 2024

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Swift River by Essie Chambers is a story of family mythology and coming-of-age that you won't want to put down. Chambers joins us to talk about themes of race and class in her work, navigating identity, growth through storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with a TBR Top Off from Marc 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):]

Swift River by Essie Chambers

Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson

Caucasia by Danzy Senna

Citizen by Claudia Rankine

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):

Within Arm's Reach by Ann Napolitano

Sundown Towns by James W. Loewen