Episode description

Angie Kim’s Happiness Falls is a family drama with an unconventional cast of characters centered around a missing persons case. Kim joins us to talk about disability awareness in fiction, how she started writing, getting into her narrator’s head and more.

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias is a rich novel of secrets, loss and a government coverup set in Costa Rica. Arias joins us to talk about his own family’s connection to the novel, the effects of colonial intervention in Central America, how long it took him to write the book 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): 

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim 

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias 

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 

True Biz by Sara Nović 

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane 

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 

The Art of Death by Edwidge Danticat 

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan 

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat 

La Familia de Pascual Duarte by Camilo Jose Cela 

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz  

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff): 

Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 

The Apartment by Ana Menéndez