How We Read Now (featuring MJ Franklin and Joumana Khatib of The New York Times)
Release Date: 01/01/2026
How We Read Now (featuring MJ Franklin and Joumana Khatib of The New York Times)
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Get ready for another great year of reading! MJ Franklin and Joumana Khatib of The New York Times join us to talk about dissecting the literary canon, keeping books weird, language, dialogue, world building, rereading, blurbs and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger Moderation by Elaine...
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Jeff Chang on WATER MIRROR ECHO
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Water Mirror Echo by Jeff Chang is a gripping blend of biography and history centered on a legendary figure. Jeff joins us to talk about community, Chinatown, the Vietnam War, the 1970s, movies and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America by Jeff Chang Can’t Stop...
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Annie Leibovitz on WOMEN
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Women by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz is a remarkable celebration of life and womanhood through powerful portraits. Annie joined us live at B&N Union Square to talk about the evolution of photography, Rolling Stone, portraits, photojournalism, digital vs film, the 70s, Gloria Steinem and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books...
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Charles Duhigg on SUPERCOMMUNICATORS
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Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg expertly examines how to understand others and be understood through effective communication. Charles joins us to talk about identifying conversation types, connection, attention, the power of questions, neuroscience, habits and more with guest host Chris Gillespie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode):...
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Simon Winchester on THE BREATH OF THE GODS
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The Breath of the Gods by Simon Winchester is a fascinating deep dive into a familiar phenomenon. Simon joins us to talk about changing wind speeds, the moon landing, oboes, human migration, tumbleweeds and more with guest host Chris Gillespie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind by Simon...
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Bill Bryson on A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING 2.0
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A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 by Bill Bryson is the fully revised and updated exploration of life’s biggest questions. Bill joins us to talk about advancements in research over the last 20 years, making science accessible, narrativizing history, Isaac Newton, humanity and more with guest host Chris Gillespie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books...
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Elizabeth McCracken on A LONG GAME
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Garth Greenwell on SMALL RAIN
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Samin Nosrat on GOOD THINGS
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Jen Percy on GIRLS PLAY DEAD
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Girls Play Dead by award-winning journalist Jen Percy is a powerful and poignant portrait of women and survival. Jen joins us to talk about understanding trauma, PTSD, gender expectations, wartime reportage, self-preservation, research and more with host Miwa Messer. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation by Jen...
info_outlineGet ready for another great year of reading! MJ Franklin and Joumana Khatib of The New York Times join us to talk about dissecting the literary canon, keeping books weird, language, dialogue, world building, rereading, blurbs and more with host Miwa Messer.
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.
Featured Books (Episode):
Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Moderation by Elaine Castillo
Eligible by Curtis Sittinfeld
The Complete Novels: Jane Austen by Jane Austen
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
James by Percival Everett
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
The Odyssey: Translated by Emily Wilson
Trip by Amie Barrodale
Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Audition by Katie Kitamura
The Collected Short Stories by Jean Rhys
My Broken Language by Quiara Allegria Hudes
The White Hot by Quiara Allegria Hudes
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
North Woods by Daniel Mason
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
The Most by Jessica Anthony
Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Playworld by Adam Ross
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Voyage of the Narwhal by Andrea Barrett
The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante