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6 days ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Florence Knapp on The Names The Names by Florence Knapp is a stunning story about the power of family, legacy, language and lineage. Florence joins us to talk about writing in alternate timelines, the power of a name, fate vs choice, parenting and more with guest host Brenda Allison. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Brenda Allison and mixed by Harry Liang.
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1 week ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Jemimah Wei on The Original Daughter The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei is a story about the dawn of the internet, budding influencer culture and complicated family ties. Jemimah joins us to talk about Singapore, sisterhood, ambition, the rise of social media and more with Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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1 week ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Michael Luo on Strangers in the Land Strangers in the Land by Michael Luo is a gripping history of Chinese immigrants in America, from the nineteenth century to modern times. Michael joins us to talk about researching archives, the Chinese Exclusion Act, writing narrative nonfiction, working as a journalist and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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1 week ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Shelby Van Pelt on Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is the big-hearted tale of a detective octopus helping a grieving aquarium employee solve the mystery of her missing son. Shelby joins us to talk about living in an octopus renaissance, small towns, feeling uprooted, writing about grief, creating chapter titles and more with cohost Jenna Seery.
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2 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Omar El Akkad On Writing Omar El Akkad began writing fiction while working as a journalist, leading to two novels and an essay collection: American War, What Strange Paradise and One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Omar joins us to talk about the relationship between journalism and fiction writing, worldbuilding, living in translation, interiority and inversion with host Miwa Messer.
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2 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Denne Michele Norris on When the Harvest Comes When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris is a story about fathers and sons, love, life and inheritance. Denne joins us to talk about capturing music on the page, sibling relationships, literary influences, Ohio and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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2 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Andrew Porter on The Imagined Life The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter is a novel about fathers and sons, complex family mythologies and buried secrets. Andrew joins us to talk about finding the right tone for his novel, writing about the 1980s, Proust, the evolution of language and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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3 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Suleika Jaouad on The Book of Alchemy If you’ve ever wanted to start journaling, we’ve got you covered. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad is filled with inspiration, advice and anecdotes from a lifelong journaler and bestselling author. Suleika joins us to talk about flexing your creative muscles, the importance of constancy over output, finding community in reading and writing, navigating uncertainty and more with cohost Jenna Seery.
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3 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Camilla Barnes on The Usual Desire to Kill Our favorite book families tend to be delightfully dysfunctional, and there are none quite like the one in The Usual Desire to Kill by Camilla Barnes. With two sisters, a pair of aging parents and barn animals aplenty, this is a quirky and heartfelt novel that reminds readers our parents had lives before us.
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4 weeks ago | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville
Poured Over: Kevin Nguyen on My Documents Mỹ Documents by Kevin Nguyen follows four cousins navigating a tumultuous political landscape, internment camps, exploitation and isolation. Kevin joins us to talk about Japanese incarceration, media misinformation, writing family stories, war movies and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
