Melissa Broder on DEATH VALLEY

"Shift in perception is a miracle"

Death Valley by Melissa Broder is part desert survival story, part examination of grief — mixing the absurd with the profoundly human in a feat of imagination. Broder joins us to talk about the realities of anticipatory grief, incorporating fantastical elements into the real world, including humor in her work and more with guest host, Jenna Seery.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode):

Death Valley by Melissa Broder

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

The Babysitter at Rest by Jen George

Open Throat by Henry Hoke

Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

Leave Society by Tao Lin

The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

Correction by Thomas Bernhard

Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton