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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   Nina St. Pierre

   Nina St. Pierre on LOVE IS A BURNING THING · Jun 2024

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   NoViolet Bulawayo

   NoViolet Bulawayo on GLORY · Mar 2022

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   Oindrila Mukherjee

   Oindrila Mukherjee on THE DREAM BUILDERS · Jan 2023

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   Olga Ravn

   Olga Ravn on THE WAX CHILD · Sep 2026

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   Olivie Blake

   Olivie Blake on THE ATLAS SIX · Mar 2022

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   Omar El Akkad

   Omar El Akkad On Writing · Apr 2025

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   Oyinkan Braithwaite

   Oyinkan Braithwaite on CURSED DAUGHTERS · Nov 2025

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   Paige Lewis

   Paige Lewis on CANON · May 2026

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   Paraic O'Donnell

   Paraic O'Donnell on THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS · Jan 2025

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    Parini Shroff
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    Patmeena Sabit

    Patmeena Sabit on GOOD PEOPLE · Feb 2026

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    Patricia Finn

    Patricia Finn on THE GOLDEN BOY · Mar 2026

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    Patrick Cottrell

    Patrick Cottrell on AFTERNOON HOURS OF A HERMIT · May 2026

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    Patrick Ryan

    Patrick Ryan on BUCKEYE · Sep 2025

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    Paul Harding

    Paul Harding on THIS OTHER EDEN · Jan 2023

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    Pemi Aguda

    'Pemi Aguda on ONE LEG ON EARTH · May 2026

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    Peter Ames Carlin

    Peter Ames Carlin on THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M. · Nov 2024

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    Peter Swanson

    Peter Swanson on NINE LIVES · Mar 2022

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    Phil Yu
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    Philip Wang
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    Phillip B. Williams

    Phillip B. Williams on OURS · Feb 2024

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    Pierce Brown

    Pierce Brown on LIGHT BRINGER · Jul 2023

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    Portia Elan

    Portia Elan on HOMEBOUND · May 2026

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    Princess Joy L. Perry
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    Qian Julie Wang

    Qian Julie Wang on BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY · Sep 2021

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    Rabia Chaudry

    Rabia Chaudry on FATTY FATTY BOOM BOOM: A MEMOIR OF FOOD, FAT, AND FAMILY · Nov 2022

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    Rachel Heng

    Rachel Heng on THE GREAT RECLAMATION · Mar 2023

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    Rachel Joyce

    Rachel Joyce on MAUREEN: A HAROLD FRY NOVEL · Feb 2023

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    Rachel Kushner

    Rachel Kushner on CREATION LAKE · Sep 2024

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    Rachel Smythe

    Rachel Smythe on LORE OLYMPUS · Dec 2021

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    Ramona Emerson

    Ramona Emerson on SHUTTER · May 2023

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    Rebecca Nagle

    Rebecca Nagle on BY THE FIRE WE CARRY · Sep 2024

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    Richard Russo

    Richard Russo on SOMEBODY'S FOOL · Jul 2023

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    Riley Sager

    Riley Sager on MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT · Jul 2024

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    Rita Chang-Eppig
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    Rob Franklin

    Rob Franklin on GREAT BLACK HOPE · Jun 2025

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    Rob Hart

    Rob Hart on THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL · Jun 2025

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    Ross Montgomery

    Ross Montgomery on THE MURDER AT WORLD'S END · Jan 2026

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    Ruta Sepetys

    Ruta Sepetys on A FORTUNE OF SAND · Jun 2026

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    Ruth Dickey

    Ruth Dickey of The National Book Foundation · Nov 2024

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