I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman is a funny, honest and hopeful collection of essays from a cultural critic. Maris joins us to talk about the golden age of blogging, Mad Men, magazines, physical vs digital reading, gateway authors and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was […]

Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin is a story about identity, home and hope from a fresh new voice in fiction. Rob joins us to chat about party novels, the evolution of New York City, writing during the pandemic, 2010s indie sleaze and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted […]

The author talks about the place that is “the most enduing love of my life,” the consequences of his youthful success, and the balance between satire and its opposite. A conversation with Daniel Asa Rose.

So, you’re finally taking the plunge and moving to New York City! As everyone knows, New York is the literal center of the universe. The city has a gritty, edgy magic found nowhere else on Earth, and a rich history unlike any other. But in addition to its glitzy skyscraper facade, the Big Apple also has […]

Generation Xers may be perceived in certain circles as tech-savvy slackers who know more about Centipedes than bookworms, but don’t get fooled again: this whip-smart group of now-fortysomethings—who are wedged between the hippies and the hipsters—knows a thing or two about books. Remember: most of their teenage weekends were spent in a library, doing time […]