Episode description

Elysha Chang’s debut, A Quitter’s Paradise, is the story of one woman’s journey through family secrets, grief and love told with humor and heart. Chang and her publisher, Sarah Jessica Parker, join us live at Barnes & Noble Union Square to talk about the challenges of writing this novel, what they look for in books, getting into the publishing industry and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. 

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

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Featured Books (Episode): 

A Quitter’s Paradise by Elysha Chang 

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza 

The Dinner by Herman Koch  

A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra 

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters by J.D. Salinger