Poured Over: Rachel Kushner on Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake is a spy novel and philosophical exploration told with humor, intrigue and a propulsive plot. Kushner joins us…
Poured Over: The B&N Podcast
This is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences, ideas, stories and characters. Follow us here or on your favorite podcast app for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and more from big name authors and those on their way to being big names. We’re on Apple Podcasts and Spotify; and you can find video editions of most episodes on our YouTube channel.
Poured Over: Elizabeth O’Connor on Whale Fall
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor is a stunning coming-of-age tale of a girl caught on the precipice between adulthood and childhood,…
Poured Over: Coco Mellors on Blue Sisters
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is a story about sisterhood and how grief can pull a family apart — and put…
Poured Over Double Shot: Claire Dederer and Sonora Jha
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer analyzes the artistic and creative life and those who live it in a page-turning…
Poured Over: Kate DiCamillo on The Puppets of Spelhorst
Kate DiCamillo joins us to talk about her work from Because of Winn Dixie to The Puppets of Spelhorst and beyond. DiCamillo and co-host…
Poured Over: Edwidge Danticat on We’re Alone
We’re Alone by Edwidge Danticat is a collection of essays that combines personal stories with global themes. Danticat joins us to…
Poured Over: Abi Daré on And So I Roar
In And So I Roar, Abi Daré returns to the story she began in The Girl with the Louding Voice,…
Poured Over: Elif Shafak on There Are Rivers in the Sky
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a story of love, grief and hope told across humanity, time and history.…
Poured Over: Kailee Pedersen on Sacrificial Animals
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen is an unnerving and disturbing novel with ancient secrets, modern lies and messy family ties.…
Poured Over: Jay Ellis on Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis is a collection of essays that chronicle his…
Poured Over: Gilbert Cruz on the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Gilbert Cruz, Books Editor for the New York Times joins us to talk about the 100 Best Books of the…
Poured Over: Regina Porter on The Rich People Have Gone Away
Regina Porter’s The Rich People Have Gone Away is a mystery in the era of lockdown featuring a diverse cast of New…
Poured Over: Bret Anthony Johnston on We Burn Daylight
We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston is the story of star-crossed lovers set against a charged social backdrop. Johnston joins…
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…
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…