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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   Jess Kidd

   Jess Kidd on THE NIGHT SHIP · Oct 2022

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   Jessamine Chan

   Jessamine Chan on THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS · Jan 2022

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   Jessica Anthony

   Jessica Anthony on THE MOST · Jul 2024

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   Jessica B. Harris

   Dr. Jessica B. Harris on BRAIDED HERITAGE · Jul 2025

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   Jessica George

   Jessica George on MAAME · Feb 2023

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   Jimin Han
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   Jo Hamya
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   Jo Piazza
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   Joanna Moorhead

   Joanna Moorhead on SURREAL SPACES: THE LIFE AND ART OF LEONORA CARRINGTON · Sep 2023

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    Joe Abercrombie

    Joe Abercrombie on THE DEVILS · May 2026

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    John Edgar Wideman

    John Edgar Wideman on LANGUAGES OF HOME · Nov 2025

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    John MacLean

    John MacLean on HOME WATERS · Jun 2021

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    John Manuel Arias

    John Manuel Arias on CROCODILOPOLIS · Aug 2026

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    Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer on INTO THIN AIR · May 2026

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    Jon Lee Anderson

    Jon Lee Anderson and Scott Anderson on TO LOSE A WAR and KING OF KINGS · Aug 2025

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    Jonas Hassen Khemiri

    Jonas Hassen Khemiri on THE SISTERS · Jul 2026

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    Joshua Ferris

    Joshua Ferris on A CALLING FOR CHARLIE BARNES · Oct 2021

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    Joumana Khatib
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    Juhea Kim

    Juhea Kim on BEASTS OF A LITTLE LAND · Dec 2021

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    Julia Alvarez

    Julia Alvarez on THE CEMETERY OF UNTOLD STORIES · Apr 2024

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    Julia Fine
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    Julia Phillips

    Julia Phillips on BEAR · Jun 2024

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    Julie Otsuka

    Julie Otsuka on THE SWIMMERS · Feb 2022

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    Juliet Grames

    Juliet Grames on The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia · Jul 2024

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    Juno Dawson

    Poured Over Double Shot: Juno Dawson and Emma Törzs · Jun 2023

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    K-Ming Chang

    Poured Over Double Shot: K-Ming Chang and Anbara Salam · Oct 2023

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    KB Brookins

    KB Brookins on PRETTY · Jun 2024

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    Kailee Pedersen

    Kailee Pedersen on SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS · Aug 2024

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    Kaliane Bradley

    Kaliane Bradley on THE MINISTRY OF TIME · Apr 2025

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    Karan Mahajan

    Karan Mahajan on THE COMPLEX · Mar 2026

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    Karen Russell

    Karen Russell on THE ANTIDOTE · Mar 2025

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    Karen Tei Yamashita

    Karen Tei Yamashita on QUESTIONS 27 & 28 · Apr 2026

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    Karen Thompson Walker

    Karen Thompson Walker on THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O. · Mar 2025

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    Kat Chow

    Kat Chow on SEEING GHOSTS · Aug 2021

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    Katherine Arden

    Poured Over Double Shot: Katherine Arden and Yangsze Choo · Feb 2024

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    Katie Runde

    Katie Runde on THE SHORE · Jun 2022

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    Katie Williams
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    Katie Yee

    Katie Yee on MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR · Jul 2025

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    Katy Hessel

    Katy Hessel on THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN · May 2023

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    Kayla Min Andrews

    Kayla Min Andrews on THE FETISHIST by Katherine Min · Jan 2024

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