Poured Over

Take It from Me by Alia Hanna Habib is a riveting deep-dive into the publishing industry from an agent's perspective. Alia joins us to talk about curiosity, reading nonfiction, literary agenting, social media, building community 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):
Take It from Me: An Agent's Guide to Building a Nonfiction Writing Career from Scratch by Alia Hanna Habib
The Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton
Bad Company by Megan Greenhill
The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell
The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Darkness Visible by William Golding

The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a powerful and poignant memoir from an inimitable voice. Rachel Eliza joins us to talk about poetry, grief, visual arts vs language, vulnerability, the evolution of New York 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 Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Seeing the Body by Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Sula by Toni Morrison
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Knife by Salman Rushdie

Discipline by Larissa Pham is a sharp debut following a young writer and the real-life inspiration behind her revenge fantasy novel. Larissa joins us to talk about ownership over stories, identity, art & artists, painting, influences 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):
Discipline by Larissa Pham
Outline by Rachel Cusk
Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire — the 11th installment of the Wayward Childrens Series — takes us on a whirlwind quest to the underworld. Seanan joins us to talk about identity, portal fantasies, creating her own rules, working on multiple series at once, characterization 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):
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos by Seanan McGuire
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Stand by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
Beauty by Robin McKinley
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Deerskin by Robin McKinley
Butterfly Effects by Seanan McGuire
Velveteen vs. The Consequences of Her Actions by Seanan McGuire
A Divided Duty by Seanan McGuire

Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez is a dazzling slow-burn historical romance set in 1400s Florence. Isabel joins us to talk about lush world building, coming-of-age novels, self-reflection, eldest daughters, control 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):
Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
Written in Starlight by Isabel Ibañez
Together We Burn by Isabel Ibañez