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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   Ryka Aoki

   Ryka Aoki on LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS · Aug 2022

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   Sabaa Tahir

   Sabaa Tahir on HEIR · Oct 2024

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   Sabrina Imbler

   Sabrina Imbler on HOW FAR THE LIGHT REACHES · Jan 2024

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   Safiya Sinclair

   Safiya Sinclair on HOW TO SAY BABYLON · Oct 2023

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   Sam Kean

   Sam Kean on THE ICEPICK SURGEON · Jul 2021

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   Samantha Shannon

   Samantha Shannon on A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT · Feb 2023

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   Sara Nović

   Sara Nović on TRUE BIZ · Apr 2022

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   Sarah Addison Allen

   Sarah Addison Allen on OTHER BIRDS · Aug 2022

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   Sarah Perry

   Sarah Perry on ENLIGHTENMENT · Jun 2024

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    Sarah Thankam Mathews

    Sarah Thankam Mathews on ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT · Oct 2022

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    Sarai Walker

    Sarai Walker on THE CHERRY ROBBERS · May 2022

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    Scaachi Koul

    Scaachi Koul on SUCKER PUNCH · Mar 2025

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    Seanan McGuire

    Seanan McGuire on THROUGH GATES OF GARNET AND GOLD · Jan 2026

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    Selma Blair

    Selma Blair on MEAN BABY · May 2022

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    Sequoia Nagamatsu

    Sequoia Nagamatsu on HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK · Oct 2022

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    Shannon Chakraborty

    Shannon Chakraborty on THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI · Apr 2024

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    Sheena Patel
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    Shelby Van Pelt

    Shelby Van Pelt on REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES · May 2025

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    Sigrid Nunez

    Sigrid Nunez on THE VULNERABLES · Nov 2023

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    Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT · Aug 2021

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    Simon Winchester

    Simon Winchester on THE BREATH OF THE GODS · Dec 2025

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    Sin Blaché
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    Siân Hughes

    Siân Hughes on PEARL · Aug 2024

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    Sonora Jha
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    Stacey Yu

    Stacey Yu on KITTEN · Aug 2026

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    Stephanie Land

    Stephanie Land on CLASS · Nov 2023

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    Stephanie Wambugu

    Stephanie Wambugu on LONELY CROWDS · Jul 2025

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    Stephen Fishbach

    Stephen Fishbach on ESCAPE! · Jan 2026

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    Stephen Starring Grant

    Stephen Starring Grant on MAILMAN · Jun 2026

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    Sue Lynn Tan

    Sue Lynn Tan on HEART OF THE SUN WARRIOR · Nov 2022

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    Susan Minot

    Susan Minot on DON'T BE A STRANGER · Oct 2024

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    Susanna Clarke

    Susanna Clarke on THE WOOD AT MIDWINTER · Oct 2024

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    T. Kingfisher

    T. Kingfisher on WHAT MOVES THE DEAD · Jul 2022

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    T.J. Klune

    T.J. Klune on UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR · Nov 2021

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    Tammy Armstrong

    Tammy Armstrong on PEARLY EVERLASTING · Sep 2024

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    Tananarive Due

    Tananarive Due on THE REFORMATORY · Jan 2025

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    Thomas Schlesser

    Thomas Schlesser on MONA'S EYES · Oct 2025

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    Timothy Egan

    Timothy Egan on A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND · Jul 2024

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    Tom Crewe
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    Tom Lin

    Tom Lin on BABYLON, SOUTH DAKOTA · May 2026

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