Episode description

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett is a rich, multidimensional story of family, love and summer stock theater. Patchett joins us to talk about the wealth of influences that inspired this novel, wanting to write a happy book, being an author and a bookseller and more. 

Jimin Han’s The Apology follows a surprising and funny 105-year-old woman as she fends off an intergenerational curse. Han joins us to talk about the humor in her characters, claiming space as a writer, what she’s learned while teaching and more.

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Jamie and Marc.    

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.        

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Featured Books (Episode):

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 

Our Town by Thornton Wilder 

Fool for Love by Sam Shepard 

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 

Such Kindness by Andre Dubus III 

The Color of Water by James McBride  

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead 

Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch 

Loot by Tania James 

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson 

Temple Folk by Aaliyah Bilal 

The Apology by Jimin Han 

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee 

Trust by Hernan Diaz  

Featured Books (TBR Topoff): 

A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson  

The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova