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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   Michael Cunningham

   Michael Cunningham on DAY · Nov 2023

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   Nate DiMeo

   Nate DiMeo on THE MEMORY PALACE · Nov 2024

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   Paul Murray
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   Stephen Greenblatt

   Stephen Greenblatt on DARK RENAISSANCE · Sep 2025

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   Tom Junod

   Tom Junod on IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN · Mar 2026

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   Adrienne Brodeur

   Adrienne Brodeur on LITTLE MONSTERS · Jul 2023

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   Aja Gabel

   Aja Gabel on LIGHTBREAKERS · Nov 2025

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   Alexandra Oliva
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   Amity Gaige

   Amity Gaige on HEARTWOOD · Feb 2026

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    Andrew Sean Greer

    Andrew Sean Greer on LESS IS LOST · Sep 2022

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    Angela Flournoy

    Angela Flournoy on THE WILDERNESS · Sep 2025

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    Ayana Mathis

    Ayana Mathis on THE UNSETTLED · Sep 2023

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    Ayobami Adebayo

    Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS · Feb 2023

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    Ben Fountain
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    Bryan Washington

    Bryan Washington on PALAVER · 2 episodes

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    C Pam Zhang

    C Pam Zhang on LAND OF MILK AND HONEY · Sep 2023

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    Catherine Raven

    Catherine Raven on FOX & I · Jul 2021

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    Chelsea Bieker

    Chelsea Bieker on MADWOMAN · Sep 2024

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    Chloe Caldwell

    Chloé Caldwell on TRYING · Aug 2025

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    Claire Dederer

    Poured Over Double Shot: Claire Dederer and Sonora Jha · Aug 2024

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    Claire Messud

    Claire Messud on THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY · Jul 2024

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    Claudia Dey

    Poured Over Double Shot: Claudia Dey and Sheena Patel · Sep 2023

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    Curtis Sittenfeld

    Curtis Sittenfeld on ROMANTIC COMEDY · Apr 2023

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    Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

    Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney on LAKE EFFECT · Mar 2026

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    Daniel Kraus

    Daniel Kraus on ANGEL DOWN · Jun 2026

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    Danielle Trussoni

    Poured Over Double Shot: Danielle Trussoni and Ivy Pochoda · Jul 2023

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    Danzy Senna
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    Deepti Kapoor

    Deepti Kapoor on AGE OF VICE · Jan 2023

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    Elaine Hsieh Chou
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    Elizabeth McCracken

    Elizabeth McCracken on A LONG GAME · Dec 2025

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    Emma Cline

    Emma Cline on THE GUEST · May 2023

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    Emma Pattee

    Emma Pattee on TILT · Jan 2026

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    Emma Straub

    Emma Straub on AMERICAN FANTASY · 2 episodes

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    Esmeralda Santiago

    Poured Over Double Shot: Esmeralda Santiago and Elizabeth Acevedo · Aug 2023

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    Garth Greenwell

    Garth Greenwell on SMALL RAIN · Nov 2025

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    Garth Risk Hallberg

    Garth Risk Hallberg on THE SECOND COMING · May 2024

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    Hala Alyan

    Hala Alyan on I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'M HOME · Jul 2025

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    Hanya Yanagihara

    Hanya Yanagihara on TO PARADISE · Jan 2022

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    Hernan Diaz

    Hernan Diaz on TRUST · May 2022

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    Imani Perry

    Imani Perry on BLACK IN BLUES · 2 episodes

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