Episode description

“Loneliness is such a universal experience for so many of us — and I do hope that the book is a balm for that and helps make readers feel less alone…”

Gina Chung’s debut novel Sea Change explores family ties, grief and growing up through a complicated protagonist that readers will love to root for — and yes, there really is an octopus. Chung joins us to talk about sad girl characters, allowing women to feel anger, how we never stop “coming of age” and more with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer.   

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

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Featured Books (Episode): 

Sea Change by Gina Chung 

Chemistry by Weike Wang 

Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier 

Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong 

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Matthews 

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery 

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han 

Please Report Your Bug Here by Josh Riedel 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff): 

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin 

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera