Episode description

Family dynamics, for better or worse, are front and center in these two novels from two striking voices in fiction.

Jenny Jackson’s debut, Pineapple Street, brings us to an upper-class suburb in New York City — an old-money family, new romance, heartbreak and the kinds of drama only the one-percent can deliver. Jackson joins us to talk about publishing as an author rather than an editor, the intrigue of Brooklyn Heights, how to write humor and more.

In Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano follows four sisters as they navigate their lives from the 80s to early 2000s through tragedy, love and what happens when our futures don’t go as we’ve planned. We talked with Napolitano about her emotional journey while writing this, incorporating obsessions into your work, how to know when a story sounds right and more. 

Listen in as both talk separately with Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer.  And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie. 

Featured Books (Episode): 

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding 

Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny 

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano 

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff): 

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo 

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox 

Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).