Spent by Alison Bechdel is a big-hearted and funny account of life and art from a beloved author. Alison joins us to talk about late-stage capitalism, vulnerability hangovers, community, writing autofiction and more with cohost Jenna Seery. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land […]
Has anyone ever told you to try and take a walk in someone else’s shoes? We’re very pleased to tell you: now you can! Drop your roommate’s cruddy old sneakers and take a trip through a few of our favorite memoir recommendations. Memoirs provide us with the unique ability to see the world through someone […]
I’m convinced that September 29 is the best day of the year. I mean, “Don’t Lose Your Head,” but Broadway Musicals Day has us “Livin’ It Up on Top.” “What’s Inside” this blog post you ask? Well, I couldn’t throw away “My Shot” to play “Matchmaker” with book recommendations based on your favorite musical. “All […]
Every year the Office for Intellectual Freedom, a branch of the American Library Association dedicated to fighting censorship, compiles a list of the books that have been banned or challenged by parents, schools, or libraries. When you look at these lists through the years, you begin to see patterns in the type of content challengers […]
When you hear the word adaptation in reference to novels, you tend to think of big-budget TV series like HBO’s Game of Thrones or Starz’s Outlander, or big-budget films like World War Z. But in recent years, there’s been a surge in novels adapted for the Broadway stage. In a modern theater atmosphere where a […]