Poured Over
Episodes
Revisiting Hilary Mantel on THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mirror and the Light is the final book in Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Trilogy, showcasing the final years of Thomas Cromwell. Before you watch the ...
Chris Bohjalian on THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian is a sweeping tale of humanity and hope centered on two remarkable characters faced with a gruesome time in A...
Lauren Christensen on FIRSTBORN
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Firstborn by Lauren Christensen is a memoir of tragedy and hope that depicts grief and love with tenderness and heart. Christensen joins us to talk a...
Scaachi Koul on SUCKER PUNCH
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sucker Punch by Scaachi Koul is a witty and wise collection of essays on family, love, divorce and healing. Koul joins us to talk about what lead her...
Karen Russell on THE ANTIDOTE
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Antidote by Karen Russell is a transportive story about history, American ideology, and community. Russell joins us to talk about creating her ca...
Torrey Peters on STAG DANCE
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters is a series of short stories and a novel that examine gender identity, pushing societal boundaries and more. Peters joins ...
Chloe Dalton on RAISING HARE
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton is the inspiring and extraordinary story of an unlikely connection between a woman and a wild hare. Dalton joins us to t...
Karen Thompson Walker on THE STRANGE CASE OF JANE O.
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker is a mesmerizing story about motherhood, memory and complicated family ties based on case notes f...
Laila Lalami on THE DREAM HOTEL
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami is an engrossing, dire and dystopian story about authoritarianism, survival and the fight for privacy in a surveillan...
Sarah Jones on DISPOSABLE
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Disposable by Sarah Jones is a compassionate examination of the most overlooked people in the United States. Jones joins us to talk about what inspire...
Sonya Walger on LION
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lion by Sonya Walger is an autobiographical novel detailing the life and loss of her complicated and charismatic father. Walger joins us to talk about...
Holly Brickley on DEEP CUTS
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley is a big-hearted story with an eclectic soundtrack and sentences that'll stick in your head like your favorite lyrics. Br...
Matthew Goodman on PARIS UNDERCOVER
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paris Undercover by Matthew Goodman sheds new light on the story of two women who rescued Allied soldiers during World War II and the complicated his...
Ali Smith on GLIFF
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gliff by Ali Smith is the story of two siblings navigating a dystopian world that feels timely and hopeful amid themes of isolation and identity. Smi...
Eric Puchner on DREAM STATE
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dream State by Eric Puchner is a story spanning fifty years, with three best friends grappling with life, love, family and climate change set against ...
Sarah Chihaya on BIBLIOPHOBIA
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya reflects on the books that change the way we think about life and literature. Chihaya joins us to talk about these "Life...
Eowyn Ivey on BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey delves into the wilderness in this tender, bold and enchanting fable set in Alaska. Ivey joins us to talk about h...
Alejandro Heredia on LOCA
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Loca by Alejandro Heredia is a stunning novel about identity, home, life and love that takes readers through one epic, life-changing year alongside t...
Jennifer Finney Boylan on CLEAVAGE
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cleavage by Jennifer Finney Boylan interrogates modern and relevant themes of gender and sexuality with writing that is both entertaining and educatio...
Geraldine Brooks on MEMORIAL DAYS
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks explores what it means to truly grieve — a moving account of what it is to love, to lose and to heal. Brooks joins...
Allegra Goodman on ISOLA
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Isola by Allegra Goodman is a story of courage and isolation and a sweeping tale of companionship against all odds. Goodman joins us to talk about th...
Charmaine Wilkerson on GOOD DIRT
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson takes us from New England to West Africa and France on a quest to uncover the secrets of the past and build a new fu...
Adrienne Young on A SEA OF UNSPOKEN THINGS
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young is a breathtaking journey of grief, love and history about a woman that loses her twin brother in a freak a...
Imani Perry on BLACK IN BLUES
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People Imani Perry studies the color blue in all its history and hues in this remarkable analysis...
Revisiting Colson Whitehead on THE NICKEL BOYS
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Nickel Boys, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, is a story of injustice and ultimately hope about two young men at a Florida r...
Elizabeth Harris on HOW TO SLEEP AT NIGHT
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to Sleep at Night is a tender and timely novel telling a heartfelt story about marriage, love and politics. Harris joined us live to talk about wr...
Paraic O'Donnell on THE NAMING OF THE BIRDS
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Naming of the Birds by Paraic O'Donnell takes readers back to dark and gloomy Victorian London with a relentless killer on the loose. O'Donnell j...
Aria Aber on GOOD GIRL
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Good Girl by Aria Aber is a coming-of-age novel featuring the daughter of Afghan immigrants set against the backdrop of Berlin's creative scene. Abe...
Nnedi Okorafor on DEATH OF THE AUTHOR
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor is a novel about what it means to be a storyteller, told in an ingenious blend of sci-fi and literary fiction. ...
Alafair Burke on THE NOTE
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Note by Alafair Burke is a page-turning thriller that springs into action when one small decision leads a group of friends to question what they k...
Tananarive Due on THE REFORMATORY
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due is sharp, tragic, heartbreaking and terrifying, taking readers back in time to an all-boys school in the 1950s Ameri...
Emma Knight on THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight is a sharp coming-of-age journey set in a glamorous world of high academia, old money and one ecce...
A.O. Scott on Criticism and Voice
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.O. Scott, critic at The New York Times Book Review joins us to talk about what he looks for in literature, why we read the things we do, his path to...
Adam Moss on THE WORK OF ART
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Work of Art is a series of in-depth conversations from artists, poets, musicians and more on how they make their art and what goes on inside their...
Lili Anolik on DIDION & BABITZ
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lili Anolik's Didion and Babitz takes a look at the fraught relationship between two iconic women of literature. Anolik joins us to talk about how she...
Brandon Sanderson on WIND AND TRUTH
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson is the fifth book in the best-selling Stormlight Archive — a story of honor, battles won and lost and a race to ...
Percival Everett and Cord Jefferson on JAMES
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Everett and director Cord Jefferson sat down live to discuss Book of the Year, James. Everett and Jefferson join us to talk about adaptin...
Nate DiMeo on THE MEMORY PALACE
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo presents a collection of stories from history highlighting both quiet and significant moments with a personal and capt...
Matty Matheson on SOUPS, SALADS, SANDWICHES
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Soups, Salads, Sandwiches by Matty Matheson showcases the culinary star's favorite meals with flavorful twists on kitchen basics. Matheson joins us to...
Karl Ove Knausgaard on THE THIRD REALM
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgaard continues the story of a world where change is set in motion when a new star appears in the sky and the lives o...
Nayantara Roy on THE MAGNIFICENT RUINS
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Magnificent Ruins by Nayantara Roy is a saga of secrets, lies and family ties set when a prodigal daughter returns to a hefty inheritance and rela...
Charles Yu on INTERIOR CHINATOWN
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu captures family, legacy, immigration and assimilation in a personal and comedic novel. Y...
Peter Ames Carlin on THE NAME OF THIS BAND IS R.E.M.
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin chronicles the band's precipitous rise to fame, shining a comprehensive light on their journey. C...
Robin Wall Kimmerer on THE SERVICEBERRY
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects with care and compassion on humanity's reciprocal relationship with nature and the economy. Kimmere...
Ruth Dickey of The National Book Foundation
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, joins us to talk about her connection to the organization, the process of judging th...
Malcolm Gladwell on REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point revisits the author's previous subject matter with a modern lens, dissecting what it is that pushes so...
Glory Edim on GATHER ME
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gather Me by Glory Edim is a memoir that centers on reading, writing and the way literature can shape us and make us feel seen. Edim joins us to talk...
Susanna Clarke on THE WOOD AT MIDWINTER
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell with an atmospheric fairytale about a young woman an...
Nikole Hannah-Jones and Xaviera Simmons on THE 1619 PROJECT: A VISUAL EXPERIENCE
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience is a new illustrated edition of the bestselling, conversation-driving anthology featuring some of our top journ...
Nick Harkaway on KARLA'S CHOICE
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Harkaway takes on his father's iconic George Smiley series with Karla's Choice — another thrilling journey into the world of espionage. Harkaw...
Sabaa Tahir on HEIR
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sabaa Tahir's Heir returns to the fractured and fraught world of her Ember in the Ashes series as 3 young people's lives come together in surprising ...
Dava Sobel on THE ELEMENTS OF MARIE CURIE
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel takes a new look at the life and impacts of Marie Curie, focusing on the ways she fostered growth for other ...
Mark Haddon on DOGS AND MONSTERS
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Haddon's Dogs and Monsters is a collection of stories that span a wide range of topics and themes based on Greek myth and other literary influen...
Susan Minot on DON'T BE A STRANGER
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot is a story of obsession, lust and life populated by intriguing characters and full of simmering tension. Minot joi...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on THE MESSAGE
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In The Message, Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers a gripping account of some of our world's hardest truths all within a book that's ultimately about the craf...
Dan Jones on HENRY V
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henry V by Dan Jones takes us back in time to an age of grandeur, guts and glory with an astonishing account of a complicated king. Jones joins us liv...
Abraham Chang on 888 LOVE AND THE DIVINE BURDEN OF NUMBERS
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang is a debut about the coming-of-age search for love and meaning via family, friendships, ed...
Ina Garten on BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Be Ready When the Luck Happens is an inspiring, heartfelt and intimate memoir chronicling the life of the one and only Ina Garten. She joins us to tal...
Richard Osman on WE SOLVE MURDERS
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman is the start of a cat-and-mouse thriller series with new characters you'll love and the humor and wit you've come t...
Rumaan Alam on ENTITLEMENT and Danzy Senna on COLORED TELEVISION
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rumaan Alam, author of Entitlement, and Danzy Senna, author of Colored Television, join us live at The Grove to talk about liminal spaces, writing im...
Louise Erdrich on THE MIGHTY RED
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich is a profound story of the natural world, place and community. Erdrich joins us to talk about the spark for this nove...
Tammy Armstrong on PEARLY EVERLASTING
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pearly Everlasting by Tammy Armstrong is a journey through the forest in a tale of friendship, family and hope. Armstrong joins us to talk about the p...
Richard Powers on PLAYGROUND
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Playground by Richard Powers is a multi-layered novel about life in, out of and around the ocean and explores ideas of playgrounds and paradise; compu...
Wright Thompson on THE BARN
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Barn by Wright Thompson examines the story of Emmett Till, including new details and perspectives that shed light on one of the most tragic events...
Sarah Smarsh on BONE OF THE BONE
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh is a collection of essays reflecting on class, politics, the media and related socioeconomic and cultural topics. Sm...
Rebecca Nagle on BY THE FIRE WE CARRY
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle blends first-person reportage and historical sleuthing from the journalist and podcaster following a murder that...
Timothy Snyder on On Freedom
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In On Freedom, Timothy Snyder takes a long look at this concept we all hold dear (at least in theory). Snyder joins us to talk about defining an expa...
Chelsea Bieker on MADWOMAN
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker is a twists-and-turns story of mothers and family, trauma and survival, truth and lies. Bieker joins us to talk about deve...
Elizabeth Strout on TELL ME EVERYTHING
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout returns to Crosby, Maine and to her beloved characters in a novel of friendship, love and the many ways in whi...
Attica Locke on GUIDE ME HOME
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guide Me Home by Attica Locke concludes the gripping Highway 59 series with a story of complicated family ties and a riveting missing persons investi...
Rachel Kushner on CREATION LAKE
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake is a spy novel and philosophical exploration told with humor, intrigue and a propulsive plot. Kushner joins us to talk ...
Elizabeth O'Connor on WHALE FALL
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor is a stunning coming-of-age tale of a girl caught on the precipice between adulthood and childhood, familiarity and t...
Coco Mellors on BLUE SISTERS
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is a story about sisterhood and how grief can pull a family apart — and put them back together again. Mellors joins us ...
Poured Over Double Shot: Claire Dederer and Sonora Jha
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer analyzes the artistic and creative life and those who live it in a page-turning conversation about the way...
Kate DiCamillo on THE PUPPETS OF SPELHORST
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate DiCamillo joins us to talk about her work from Because of Winn Dixie to The Puppets of Spelhorst and beyond. DiCamillo and co-host Jenna Seery di...
Edwidge Danticat on WE'RE ALONE
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're Alone by Edwidge Danticat is a collection of essays that combines personal stories with global themes. Danticat joins us to talk about evolution...
Abi Daré on AND SO I ROAR
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In And So I Roar, Abi Daré returns to the story she began in The Girl with the Louding Voice, with characters both old and new in an ongoing story o...
Elif Shafak on THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak is a story of love, grief and hope told across humanity, time and history. Shafak joins us to talk about he...
Kailee Pedersen on SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen is an unnerving and disturbing novel with ancient secrets, modern lies and messy family ties. Pedersen joins u...
Jay Ellis on DID EVERYONE HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND (OR JUST ME)?
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)? by Jay Ellis is a collection of essays that chronicle his time growing up in a world he couldn't ...
Gilbert Cruz on The Best Books of the 21st Century
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gilbert Cruz, Books Editor for the New York Times joins us to talk about the 100 Best Books of the 21stCentury list. Cruz talked about the creation of...
Regina Porter on THE RICH PEOPLE HAVE GONE AWAY
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Regina Porter's The Rich People Have Gone Away is a mystery in the era of lockdown featuring a diverse cast of New York City characters and no shortag...
Bret Anthony Johnston on WE BURN DAYLIGHT
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston is the story of star-crossed lovers set against a charged social backdrop. Johnston joins us to talk about t...
Dinaw Mengestu on SOMEONE LIKE US
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu tells the story of the son of Ethiopian immigrants unraveling family history, connection and memory. Mengestu joins...
Siân Hughes on PEARL
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pearl by Siân Hughes is a story of mothers, daughters, an old house, and one haunting poem. Hughes joins us to talk about village life, her writing p...
Jessica Anthony on THE MOST
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Most by Jessica Anthony is an immersive story about a housewife at her wit's end that is sure to pack a punch. Anthony joined us to talk about wri...
Lev Grossman on THE BRIGHT SWORD
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman is a fresh take on a familiar world, complete with legends and honor, our favorite mythical sword and wayward knights...
Juliet Grames on The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames is a historical mystery with a literary bent set in an isolated Italian village. Grames joins us to tal...
Sarah Manguso on Liars
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liars by Sarah Manguso takes a loving marriage and flips it on its head, one painful revelation at a time. Manguso joins us to talk about artistic e...
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on CATALINA
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio is a pointed, often funny, and unexpected coming-of-age story. Cornejo Villavicencio joins us to talk about th...
Kevin Barry on THE HEART IN WINTER
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry is a wildly funny western following lovers on the run in 1890s Montana. Barry joined us live to talk about writing...
Liz Moore on THE GOD OF THE WOODS
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Riveting mystery meets family drama at a summer camp in The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Moore joined us live to talk about choosing her setting and...
Alisa Alering on SMOTHERMOSS
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Smothermoss by Alisa Alering is an atmospheric, haunting and sometimes mystical family story set against the backdrop of 1980s Appalachia. Alering j...
Tiya Miles on NIGHT FLYER
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Night Flyer, Tiya Miles uncovers the humanity behind the legend with this brilliant account of Harriet Tubman's life. Miles joins us to talk abou...
Taffy Brodesser-Akner on LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a story about the benefits and consequences of wealth and the lengths we'll go to run from our real...
Riley Sager on MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When the past comes back to haunt a small town, it's up to one boy to contend with what happened while discovering just what safety really means in R...
Timothy Egan on A FEVER IN THE HEARTLAND
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In A Fever in the Heartland, Timothy Egan takes us back to Jazz Age America to deliver a true story of an American woman shutting down a con man's pla...
Claire Messud on THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Messud's This Strange Eventful History is a sweeping, multigenerational family saga told over the course of 70 years. Messud joins us to talk ...
Yume Kitasei on THE STARDUST GRAIL
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei brings readers from the libraries of Princeton to alien planets for a heist story like no other and is a great rea...
Claire Lombardo on SAME AS IT EVER WAS
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo is a novel about friendship, family and the struggles that can come along with both. Lombardo joins us live at ...