Hot Wax by M.L. Rio is a gripping story of grief, love and rock ’n roll. M.L. joins us to talk about method writing, road tripping, creating fictional bands, chapter titles, songwriting 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): Hot Wax by M.L. Rio Graveyard Shift by M.L Rio If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Kittentits by Holly Wilson Total Chaos by Iggy Pop Bring It On Home by Mark Blake A Year with Swollen Appendices by Brian Eno
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Catherine Chidgey on THE BOOK OF GUILT
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey is a unique, genre-bending novel that asks, what would the world look like if no one won WWII? Catherine joins us to talk about sibling stories, setting, translation, literary influences 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 (Episode): The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey 1984 by George Orwell The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Pet by Catherine Chidgey The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
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Mick Herron on CLOWN TOWN
Clown Town by Mick Herron takes us back into the orbit of misfit spies and heart-racing adventure in the bestselling Slough House series. Mick joins us to chat about his writing process, balancing an ensemble cast, the evolution of his series, bringing Slow Horses from the page to the screen, British humor and more with guest host 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): Clown Town by Mick Herron Slow Horses by Mick Herron Dead Lions by Mick Herron The Secret Hours by Mick Herron The Eights by Joanna Miller Smoke and Embers by John Lawton Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron
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Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones on THE PEOPLE'S PROJECT
The People’s Project by Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones is a carefully curated collection of poetry, essays and art from some of our greatest voices. Maggie and Saeed join us to chat about finding community in poetry, the challenge of vulnerability, using metaphor as a tool, writing across genres 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 (Episode): The People’s Project by Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones Dear Writer by Maggie Smith How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Generations by Lucille Clifton Prelude to Bruise by Saeed Jones Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith
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Dan Brown on THE SECRET OF SECRETS
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown is another mind-bending, globe-spanning maze of a story featuring Robert Langdon. Dan joins us to talk about revisiting his characters, the study of human consciousness, trusting your own taste, puzzles, Prague and more with guest host 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): The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Angels and Demons by Dan Brown The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).
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