Poured Over: Vincent Yu on Seek Immediate Shelter

Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu is a clever, thought-provoking story of survival, loyalty and betrayal that was inspired by real events. Vincent joins us to talk about writing his debut novel, studying evolutionary biology, character, community, small towns and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. 

 

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                    

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Featured Books (Episode):
Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Ship Fever: Stories by Andrea Barrett 
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Python’s Kiss: Stories by Louise Erdrich
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Superfan by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Severance by Ling Ma
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li
All Our Evenings by Ruthvika Rao

Featured Books (TBR Top Off):
Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Dog Stars by Peter Heller