Poured Over

Endling by Maria Reva is an inventive tale that takes on war, art and human connection. Maria joins us to talk about modern dating, malacology, research, character, dark humor and more 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 (Episode):
Endling by Maria Reva
Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva
Barn 8 by Deb Olin Unferth
The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia 
Best Canadian Stories 2026 Edited by Zsuzsi Gartner
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Eradication by Jonathan Miles

Famous Men by Julie Buntin is a captivating novel following one woman's pursuit of home, family and identity. Julie joins us to talk about young womanhood, art, ambition, class, genre, structure and more 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 (Episode):
Famous Men by Julie Buntin
Marlena by Julie Buntin
Goodbye, Columbus: And Five Short Stories by Philip Roth
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
My Education by Susan Choi
The Children by Melissa Albert
A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna

Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves follows Travis, the human embodiment of Death. Ben joins us to talk about mortality, time, grief, character and more 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 (Episode):
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig
Beloved by Toni Morrison
North Woods by Daniel Mason

The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri is a sweeping family saga that explores the lives of three very different sisters who forge their own unique paths. Jonas joins us to talk about siblings, curses, memory, time, empathy and more 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 (Episode):
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Country People by Daniel Mason follows a family man who immerses himself in his local community full of eccentric characters and one hidden mystery. Daniel joins us to talk about New England, loneliness, connection, character archetypes, storytelling, humor and more with cohost Chris Gillespie. 
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                    
New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.
Featured Books (Episode):
Country People by Daniel Mason
North Woods by Daniel Mason
A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth by Daniel Mason
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
The Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
Country People by Daniel Mason
Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
Land by Maggie O'Farrell