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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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    V.E. Schwab

    V.E. Schwab on THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER · Sep 2023

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    Vaishnavi Patel

    Vaishnavi Patel on KAIKEYI · May 2022

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    Victor LaValle

    Victor LaValle on LONE WOMEN · Apr 2023

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    Vincent Yu

    Vincent Yu on SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER · Jun 2026

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    Virginia Evans

    Virginia Evans on THE CORRESPONDENT · May 2026

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    W. David Marx

    W. David Marx on BLANK SPACE · Nov 2025

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    Weike Wang

    Weike Wang on JOAN IS OKAY · Jan 2022

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    Wil Haygood
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    Wiley Cash

    Wiley Cash on WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME · Oct 2021

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    Will Schwalbe

    Will Schwalbe on WE SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS: THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP · Mar 2023

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    Xaviera Simmons
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    Xochitl Gonzalez

    Xochitl Gonzalez on LAST NIGHT IN BROOKLYN · 3 episodes

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    Yangsze Choo
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    Yume Kitasei

    Yume Kitasei on THE STARDUST GRAIL · Jun 2024

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    Rebecca F. Kuang

    R.F. Kuang on KATABASIS · 3 episodes

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