Poured Over

Latest Episodes:

Poured Over Double Shot: Tessa Hulls and Griffin Hansbury Mar 23, 2024

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Tessa Hulls' Feeding Ghosts is a richly woven and visually stunning graphic memoir about three generations of Chinese women exploring themes of grief, trauma and familial love. Hulls joins us to talk about her time as a DJ in Antarctica, her path to art, recording her family's history and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury is a coming of age story grappling with family, friendship and gender. Hansbury joins us to talk about identity and small-town life, music and the impact of nostalgia, his creative process and more with guest host, Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Topoff recommendations from Marc and Mary.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and 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):

Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls

Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury

Vanishing New York by Jeremiah Moss

Featured Books (TBR Topoff):

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Seep by Chana Porter

Percival Everett on JAMES Mar 21, 2024

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James by Percival Everett flips the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful and often very funny, story of family, home and freedom. Everett joined us live at The Grove to talk about language and storytelling, his sense of humor (and its origins), philosophy, identity 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):

James by Percival Everett

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Erasure by Percival Everett

Dr. No by Percival Everett

I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett

Glyph by Percival Everett

Telephone by Percival Everett

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Téa Obreht on THE MORNINGSIDE Mar 19, 2024

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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

Lottie Hazell on PIGLET Mar 16, 2024

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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 on GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE Mar 14, 2024

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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

Tommy Orange and Roxane Gay on WANDERING STARS Mar 12, 2024

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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

Cristina Henríquez on THE GREAT DIVIDE Mar 09, 2024

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"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

Brad Gooch on RADIANT Mar 07, 2024

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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

Tana French on THE HUNTER Mar 05, 2024

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"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

Idra Novey on TAKE WHAT YOU NEED Mar 02, 2024

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"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