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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   Dava Sobel

   Dava Sobel on THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE · Oct 2024

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   David Levithan

   David Levithan on BOY MEETS BOY · Jun 2022

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   David Szalay

   David Szalay on FLESH · Aug 2026

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   Dennard Dayle

   Dennard Dayle on HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL · Jun 2025

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   Denne Michele Norris

   Denne Michele Norris on WHEN THE HARVEST COMES · Apr 2025

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   Dennis E. Staples

   Dennis E. Staples on PASSING THROUGH A PRAIRIE COUNTRY · Mar 2025

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   Dennis Lehane

   Dennis Lehane on SMALL MERCIES · Apr 2023

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   Dimitry Elias Léger

   Dimitry Elias Léger on DEATH OF THE SOCCER GOD · May 2026

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   Dinaw Mengestu

   Dinaw Mengestu on SOMEONE LIKE US · Aug 2024

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    Ed Park

    Ed Park on THREE TENSES: A TRANSMISSION FROM THE NINETIES · 2 episodes

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    Eddie S. Glaude Jr

    Eddie S. Glaude Jr. on AMERICA, U.S.A. · 2 episodes

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    Edmund White

    Edmund White and Garth Greenwell on NOCTURNES FOR THE KING OF NAPLES · Jun 2024

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    Elaine Castillo

    Elaine Castillo on MODERATION · Aug 2025

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    Elaine U. Cho

    Elaine U. Cho on OCEAN'S GODORI · Apr 2024

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    Eleanor Brown

    Eleanor Brown on ANY OTHER FAMILY · Jul 2022

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    Eleanor Catton

    Eleanor Catton on BIRNAM WOOD · Mar 2023

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    Eliana Ramage

    Eliana Ramage on TO THE MOON AND BACK · Sep 2025

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    Elizabeth George

    Elizabeth George on A SLOWLY DYING CAUSE · Oct 2025

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    Elizabeth Harris

    Elizabeth Harris on HOW TO SLEEP AT NIGHT · Jan 2025

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    Elizabeth O'Connor

    Elizabeth O'Connor on WHALE FALL · Sep 2024

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    Eloghosa Osunde

    Eloghosa Osunde on VAGABONDS! · Mar 2023

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    Elysha Chang

    Elysha Chang and Sarah Jessica Parker on A QUITTER'S PARADISE · Jun 2023

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    Emilee Hackney

    Emilee Hackney on ALL THAT'S UNSEEN · Jul 2026

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    Emily Adrian

    Poured Over Double Shot: Emily Adrian and Jo Hamya · Aug 2025

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    Emma Knight

    Emma Knight on THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS · Jan 2025

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    Emma Törzs
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    Eowyn Ivey

    Eowyn Ivey on BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY · Feb 2025

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    Eric Kim

    Eric Kim on KOREAN AMERICAN: FOOD THAT TASTES LIKE HOME · Jul 2022

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    Eric Puchner

    Eric Puchner on DREAM STATE · Feb 2025

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    Erika T. Wurth

    Erika T. Wurth on WHITE HORSE · Nov 2022

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    Erin O. White

    Erin O. White on LIKE FAMILY · Nov 2025

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    Essie Chambers

    Essie Chambers on SWIFT RIVER · Jun 2024

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    Evelyn Clarke

    Evelyn Clarke on THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF · Apr 2026

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    Ferris Jabr

    Ferris Jabr on BECOMING EARTH · Apr 2025

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    Florence Knapp

    Florence Knapp on THE NAMES · May 2025

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    Francesca May

    Francesca May on WILD AND WICKED THINGS · Mar 2022

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    Gabriel Bump

    Gabriel Bump on THE NEW NATURALS · Nov 2023

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    Gabriel Tallent

    Gabriel Tallent on CRUX · Jan 2026

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    Gabrielle Zevin

    Gabrielle Zevin on TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW · Jul 2022

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    Gary Shteyngart

    Gary Shteyngart on VERA, OR FAITH · 2 episodes

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