Poured Over

Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who's always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).

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Every guest on Poured Over

735 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Angie Kim

   Poured Over Double Shot: Angie Kim and John Manuel Arias · Aug 2023

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   Ann Napolitano
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   Ann Packer

   Ann Packer on SOME BRIGHT NOWHERE · Nov 2025

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   Anna Malaika Tubbs

   Anna Malaika Tubbs on THE THREE MOTHERS · Jan 2022

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   Anna Quindlen

   Anna Quindlen on MORE THAN ENOUGH · Feb 2026

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   Anthony Doerr

   Anthony Doerr on CLOUD CUCKOO LAND · Sep 2021

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   Anthony Marra

   Anthony Marra on MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS · Aug 2022

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   Aria Aber

   Aria Aber on GOOD GIRL · Jan 2025

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   Asale Angel-Ajani

   Asale Angel-Ajani on A COUNTRY YOU CAN LEAVE · Feb 2023

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    Ash Davidson

    Ash Davidson on DAMNATION SPRING · Aug 2021

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    Attica Locke

    Attica Locke on GUIDE ME HOME · Sep 2024

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    Ava Chin
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    Ava Reid

    Ava Reid on JUNIPER & THORN · Jun 2022

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    Ayad Akhtar

    Ayad Akhtar on HOMELAND ELEGIES · Jul 2021

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    B.B. Alston

    B.B. Alston on AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS · Sep 2021

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    Becky Chambers

    Becky Chambers on A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY · Jul 2022

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    Ben Lerner

    Ben Lerner on TRANSCRIPTION · Apr 2026

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    Ben Macintyre

    Ben Macintyre on AGENT SONYA · Jul 2021

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    Ben Markovits

    Ben Markovits on THE REST OF OUR LIVES · Jan 2026

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    Ben Reeves

    Ben Reeves on EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT · Jul 2026

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    Benjamín Labatut
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    Beth Nguyen

    Beth Nguyen on OWNER OF A LONELY HEART · Jul 2023

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    Bill Bryson

    Bill Bryson on A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING 2.0 · Dec 2025

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    Bobby Finger

    Bobby Finger on THE OLD PLACE · Sep 2022

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    Bonnie Garmus

    Bonnie Garmus on LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY · Apr 2022

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    Bonnie Jo Campbell

    Bonnie Jo Campbell on THE WATERS · Jan 2024

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    Bora Chung

    Bora Chung on YOUR UTOPIA · Feb 2024

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    Brad Gooch

    Brad Gooch on RADIANT · Mar 2024

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    Brendan Kiely

    Brendan Kiely on THE OTHER TALK · Sep 2021

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    Bret Anthony Johnston

    Bret Anthony Johnston on WE BURN DAYLIGHT · Aug 2024

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    Brian Broome

    Brian Broome on PUNCH ME UP TO THE GODS · Jul 2022

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    Brian Goldstone

    Brian Goldstone on THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US · Mar 2025

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    Brinda Charry

    Brinda Charry on THE EAST INDIAN · May 2023

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    Caitlin Breeze

    Caitlin Breeze on THE FOX HUNT · Mar 2026

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    Caleb Azumah Nelson

    Poured Over Double Shot: Caleb Azumah Nelson and Aaliyah Bilal · Jul 2023

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    Caleb Gayle

    Caleb Gayle on WE REFUSE TO FORGET: A TRUE STORY OF BLACK CREEKS, AMERICAN IDENTITY, AND POWER · Jul 2022

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    Cameron Sullivan

    Cameron Sullivan on THE RED WINTER · Feb 2026

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    Camilla Barnes

    Camilla Barnes on THE USUAL DESIRE TO KILL · Apr 2025

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    Candice Millard

    Candice Millard on RIVER OF THE GODS · May 2022

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    Caro Claire Burke

    Caro Claire Burke on YESTERYEAR · Apr 2026

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