Poured Over: Dinaw Mengestu on Someone Like Us
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of the son of Ethiopian immigrants unraveling family history, connection and…
Jenna Seery
Jenna Seery has been a Barnes & Noble Bookseller since 2017 and a reader since birth. After getting a degree in English Literature (and a couple other degrees for good measure) she joined the BN team to be around books as much as she could. She’s most at home among the fiction shelves (literary fiction to the front, please!) but she spends a fair share of her time with poetry and history books as well.
Poured Over: Siân Hughes on Pearl
Pearl by Siân Hughes is a story of mothers, daughters, an old house, and one haunting poem. Hughes joins us to talk…
Poured Over: Jessica Anthony on The Most
The Most by Jessica Anthony is an immersive story about a housewife at her wit’s end that is sure to pack…
Poured Over: Lev Grossman on The Bright Sword
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman is a fresh take on a familiar world, complete with legends and honor, our favorite mythical…
Poured Over: Juliet Grames on The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames is a historical mystery with a literary bent set in an isolated Italian village.…
Poured Over: Sarah Manguso on Liars
Liars by Sarah Manguso takes a loving marriage and flips it on its head, one painful revelation at a time. Manguso joins us…
Poured Over: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on Catalina
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is a pointed, often funny, and unexpected coming-of-age story. Cornejo Villavicencio joins us to talk about themes…
Poured Over: Kevin Barry on The Heart in Winter
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry is a wildly funny western following lovers on the run in 1890s Montana. Barry…
Poured Over: Liz Moore on The God of the Woods
Riveting mystery meets family drama at a summer camp in The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Moore joined us live…
Poured Over: Alisa Alering on Smothermoss
Smothermoss by Alisa Alering is an atmospheric, haunting and sometimes mystical family story set against the backdrop of 1980s Appalachia.…
Poured Over: Tiya Miles on Night Flyer
In Night Flyer, Tiya Miles uncovers the humanity behind the legend with this brilliant account of Harriet Tubman’s life. Miles…
Poured Over: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Long Island Compromise
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a story about the benefits and consequences of wealth and the lengths we’ll go to run…
Poured Over: Riley Sager on Middle of the Night
When the past comes back to haunt a small town, it’s up to one boy to contend with what happened…
Poured Over: Timothy Egan on A Fever in the Heartland
In A Fever in the Heartland, Timothy Egan takes us back to Jazz Age America to deliver a true story of an American…
Poured Over: Claire Messud on This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud’s This Strange Eventful History is a sweeping, multigenerational family saga told over the course of 70 years. Messud…
Poured Over: Yume Kitasei on The Stardust Grail
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei brings readers from the libraries of Princeton to alien planets for a heist story…
Poured Over: Claire Lombardo on Same As It Ever Was
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo is a novel about friendship, family and the struggles that can come along…
Poured Over: Julia Phillips on Bear
Bear by Julia Phillips is a wild story about the collision between people’s dreams and animals’ realities. Phillips joins us to talk about…
Poured Over: Edmund White and Garth Greenwell on Nocturnes for the King of Naples
Nocturnes for the King of Naples by Edmund White with a foreword by Garth Greenwell reflects on love, life and time in…
Poured Over: Robin Sloan on Moonbound
Moonbound by Robin Sloan is a novel featuring charm, wit and time-bending set in the world of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour…