Alchemised by SenLinYu is an epic and engrossing dark fantasy novel following a prisoner of war grappling with a world of death and dark magic. Sen joins us to talk about world building, their research process, religion, philosophy, characterization and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville […]

“Having that store of memories that history can be, if done well, is a really tremendous form of solace.”  Jill Lepore, historian and author of These Truths, returns with The Deadline, a collection of essays ranging from the personal to the political. Lepore joins us to talk about how she came to compile this collection, […]

What is it about our deep need to ride a possessed roller coaster that whips us from fear to relief and then back to fear faster than we can scream, “Ghost!” ? I would argue that we need those feelings now more than ever. Have you seen what’s going on out there? Sometimes reading something […]

“And the title, of course, has this double meaning, the financial meaning of trust, and let’s call it, emotional meaning of trust … To what extent can I trust this voice and the book, to a large extent is questioning the contracts we enter into as readers.” Hernan Diaz follows up his acclaimed debut novel, In […]

The author of “Barbara the Slut” talks with Nathan Englander — about the making of her boundary-pushing debut collection.