Poured Over Double Shot: Nathan Hill and Ben Fountain

Wellness by Nathan Hill follows a marriage over decades through a variety of successes, challenges and surprises. Hill joins us to talk about how long it took him to write his novel, describing a realistic marriage, the power of algorithms and more.

Ben Fountain's Devil Makes Three brings readers to Haiti in 1991 with a cast of characters ranging from divers looking for shipwrecked treasure to CIA agents navigating a country in the midst of political unrest. Fountain joins us to talk about his connection to Haiti and the research he has done, the unique historical events that provide the backdrop for the novel, his influences and more.

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.

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

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Featured Books (Episode):

Wellness by Nathan Hill

Devil Makes Three by Ben Fountain

The Nix by Nathan Hill

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme

Forty Stories by Donald Barthelme

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain

Beautiful Country Burn Again by Ben Fountain

The Immaculate Invasion by Bob Shacochis