Poured Over

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

Now out in paperback, Flesh is a poignant examination of one teenage boy's brush with trauma that continues to haunt him far into adulthood. David joins us to talk about Hungary, agency, free will, physicality, realism 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:
Flesh by David Szalay
All That Man Is by David Szalay
Turbulence by David Szalay
London and the South-East by David Szalay

The final installment in the vibrant Harlem trilogy, Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead is a portrait of New York in transition during the 1980s. Colson joined us live at B&N Union Square to talk about the evolution of his career, ghost stories, researching the perfect coffee table and New York nostalgia 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:
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead
The Odyssey by Homer
Ulysses by James Joyce
Night Shift by Stephen King
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead
The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
Apex Hides the Hurt by Colson Whitehead
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three by John Godey
The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus
The New York Trilogy by Paul Aster
John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
The Hunter by Richard Stark

Kitten by Stacey Yu is a darkly funny modern love story from a debut novelist. Stacey joins us to talk about character, repression, coming of age, relationships, animals and more 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 (Episode):
Kitten by Stacey Yu
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
All About Love by bell hooks
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
My Baby's First Birthday by Jenny Zhang
Lost Cat by Mary Gatskill
Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
Kitten by Stacey Yu
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Fruit Fly by Josh Silver

The Wedding People by Alison Espach is a tender, wise and witty story following a luxe wedding at the Cornwell Inn. Alison joins us to talk about character, middle age, liminal spaces, relationships 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:
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Heart the Lover by Lily King