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In Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak, after agreeing to pet sit, a cartoonist becomes haunted by violent nightmares and starts to find disturbing imagery in her art. Jason joins us to talk about demonic possession, viral videos, collaborating with Doogie Horner and Will Staehle on the book's illustrations, 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: Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak Smile by Raina Telgemeier Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series The Adventures of Invisible Boy by Doogie Horner Bleak House by Charles Dickens The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters Cujo by Stephen King Dead Zone by Stephen King Christine by Stephen King Carrie by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King The Green Mile by Stephen King Jaws by Peter Benchley Pet Semetary by Stephen King Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix

Man in the Mirror by Anand Giridharadas is a meticulously reported, empathetic and urgent account of America at a crossroads, where mental health and systemic failure intersect. Anand joins us to talk about his reporting process, compassion, civic engagement, and the questions of democracy 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: Man in the Mirror by Anand Giridharadas The Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas Evicted by Matthew Desmond There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder Invisible Child by Andrew Elliott

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw is a scandalous, messy satire about a pageant for the wives of megachurch pastors, following Scharisse Freeman, a church "First Lady" who gets caught between childhood secrets and her public image. Deesha joined us live at B&N City Center in Philadelphia to talk about creating humor on the page, obedience, faith, and her skepticism of forgiveness 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: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Phillyaw The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw The Sellout by Paul Beatty The Prophets by Robert Jones

Pulitzer Prize winner Barbara Kingsolver returns with Partita, an unforgettable story of resilience, possibility and the transformative power of music. Barbara joins us to talk about her craft, her passion for classical music, and her Appalachian heritage with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. The episode features musical accompaniment from pianist and musicologist, César Reyes. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.  Featured Books: Partita by Barbara Kingsolver The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver The Death of the Hired Man by Robert Frost

Every Story is a Love Story by Imbolo Mbue is a smart and tender exploration of grief following a man who meets the person responsible for his wife's fatal car accident. Imbolo joins us to talk about faith, community, regret, and forgiveness 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: Every Story is a Love Story by Imbolo Mbue Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundathi Roy Monkey Boy by Francisco Goldman The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland The Laughter by Sonora Jha

In Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hernan Diaz's Ply, centuries from now, society has adapted to a new way of life as humans mend their relationships to the world…and each other. Hernan joined us live in Philadelphia to talk about subjectivity, selfhood and identity; particle physics; and Charles Dickens 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: Ply by Hernan Diaz Trust by Hernan Diaz In the Distance by Hernan Diaz The Bostonians by Henry James Zone One by Colson Whitehead Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Bleak House by Charles Dickens Moderation by Elaine Castillo Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Summer Book by Tove Jansson Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

The acclaimed, bestselling author of Pachinko, Min Jin Lee returns with American Hagwon, a modern classic about ambition and love, family and finding home. Min Jin joined us live at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church to talk about education and ambition, the 19th century social novel, compressed modernity, and trying to be a good person in an anxious world 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: American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee Middlemarch by George Eliot Can You Forgive Her? By Anthony Trollope Bleak House by Charles Dickens The Risk of Compressed Modernity by Chang Kyung-Sup Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

In The French Illusion by John Grisham, a honeymoon unravels into terror as newlyweds Paul and Chelsea get snatched from the French countryside, prompting a puzzling investigation. John joins us to talk about his time in law school, his prolific writing career, and his advocacy for the wrongfully convicted 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: The French Illusion by John Grisham The Law Student by John Grisham Time to Kill by John Grisham Pelican Brief by John Grisham The Innocent Man by John Grisham Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham & Jim McCloskey To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, Ayad Akhtar joins us to talk about craft,  the campus novel, autofiction, and his latest book, The Radiance, 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: The Radiance by Ayad Akhtar Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar Junk by Ayad Akhtar McNeal by Ayad Akhtar The Invisible Hand by Ayad Akhtar Poor Folk and Other Early Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky Fifty-Two Stories by Anton Chekhov The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy Herzog by Saul Bellow The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow Seize the Day by Saul Bellow Ravelstein by Saul Bellow The Republic of Plato translated by Allan Bloom The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia Antiquities and Other Stories by Cynthia Ozick Nature and Selected Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Hawthorne's Short Stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser The American Canon by Harold Bloom The American Religion: The Emergence of the Post-Christian Nation by Harold Bloom The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford The Complete Odes and Epodes by Horace

Now out in paperback, The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon casts a needed spotlight on the other heroes of American greatness — ones you may not have heard of. Sharon joins us to talk about raising engaged citizens, local news, and communication as a leadership skill 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: The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon We are Mighty by Sharon McMahon

Beloved storyteller John Green returns with a tender love story set against the underbelly of the entertainment industry as two actors balance their rising fame with their complicated feelings in Hollywood, Ending. John joins us to talk about the social internet, the attention economy, Andy Warhol, having fun writing, and the world's largest ball of paint 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: Hollywood, Ending by John Green Looking for Alaska by John Green The Fault in Our Stars by John Green The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green Turtles All the Way Down by John Green The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen Beloved by Toni Morrison Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Canon by Paige Lewis Some of Us May Never Die by Robin Wasserman (coming soon) The visual artists mentioned are Joan Mitchell,  Agnes Martin, Kerry James Marshall, and Andy Warhol.

Blending surrealism, satire and philosophical concepts, Booker Prize-longlisted Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman weaves a tale of beginnings following a disgraced professor who moves into a house where the presence of the previous owner lingers. Makenna joins us to talk about narrative form, stand-up comedy, and the dynamism of nature 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: Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman Living the Good Life by Scott & Helen Nearing All Fours by Miranda July Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel The Power of Now by Eckart Tolle Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paolo Friere The Summer Book by Tove Jansson The Moomin Series by Tove Jansson The Wall by Marlen Haushofer Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid

In Triage, acclaimed author and playwright Claudia Rankine uses prose, poetry and art images to challenge the ways we look at friendship and memory, action and obligation. Claudia joined us live from B&N Upper West Side to talk about narrative, lyric poetry, interiority, and broadening the collective we 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: Triage by Claudia Rankine Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine The White Card by Claudia Rankine Solutions for the Problem of Bodies in Space by Catherine Barnett Gaza in My Phone by Mazen Kerbaj William Kentridge: Milestones: At the Heart of Creation by William Kentridge Anarchitecture After Everything by Jack Halberstam Black Formations: Poetics of Refusal Within the African Diaspora by Melody Howse

In her latest novel, Hollow Bones, Jodi Picoult uses her powerful voice to craft a moving story about what we do to protect our loved ones when faced with the unexpected. Jodi joins us to talk about public health, private tragedy, motherhood, and gender gaps in healthcare 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: Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak Into the Blue by Emma Brodie Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves Under Story by Chloe Benjamin   TBR Featured Books: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan

Told from the perspective of a wax doll, Olga Ravn's The Wax Child is a chilling tale inspired by a real group of women accused of dark magic in seventeenth-century Denmark. Olga joins us to talk about her craft, the power of ritual, collective memory, creepy children, and contemporary Scandinavian literature 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: The Wax Child by Olga Ravn The Employees by Olga Ravn alphabet by Inger Christensen The Condition of Secrecy: Selected Essays by Inger Christensen it by Inger Christensen How I Became a Nun by César Aira The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Dark Spring by Unica Zürn The Man of Jasmine and Other Texts by Unica Zürn The Trumpets of Jericho by Unica Zürn The Cinnamon Shops and Other Stories by Bruno Schulz The Wall by Marlen Haushofer Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen On the Calculation of Volume, Book I by Solvej Balle After the Sun by Jonas Eika Money to Burn by Asta Olivia Nordenhof Valerie: or, The Faculty of Dreams: Amendment to the Theory of Sexuality by Sara Stridberg