Katabasis by R.F. Kuang is a gripping tour de force that takes us into the depths of the underworld alongside two rival academics. Kuang joins us to talk about finding solace in writing, being a genre chameleon, characterization and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and […]
Bordering four of the five Great Lakes and known for having the longest freshwater coastline, the people of Michigan know their beach reading. Discover what booksellers in Michigan recommend for great lakeside reading, down below. Meet Bookseller Donald Kendall Eastern Michigan is a culturally diverse area within this great state of MI. Being a successful […]
Lewis Carroll is celebrated for his fantastical language and logic, but it’s his heroine who lives on and on. Paul Di Filippo looks at Alice in guises old and new.
Fantasy can be a difficult genre for beginners to penetrate, and in a sense, that’s fitting. The foundations of the genre rely on invention and reinvention, pushing boundaries, and infusing the known with the unknown. Where do you even begin when the worlds are unfamiliar (and sprawling), and you can’t fight your way through the […]
Sometimes, when you’ve had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week, you need a one-two punch combination of your favorite things to cheer you up. That’s when you need to draw upon the magical marriage of cereal and books—two of life’s greatest things, paired together for a perfect pick-me-up. What could be better than a […]