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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'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’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

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 

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

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry is a story of lost love, longing and scientific pursuit with transportive and transformative prose. Perry joins us to talk about writing about ethics, class and money in her work, female rage, redemption 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):
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Melmoth by Sarah Perry