“Shift in perception is a miracle” Death Valley by Melissa Broder is part desert survival story, part examination of grief — mixing the absurd with the profoundly human in a feat of imagination. Broder joins us to talk about the realities of anticipatory grief, incorporating fantastical elements into the real world, including humor in her work and more with guest host, Jenna Seery. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays). Featured Books (Episode): Death Valley by Melissa Broder The Pisces by Melissa Broder Milk Fed by Melissa Broder The Babysitter at Rest by Jen George Open Throat by Henry Hoke Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls Leave Society by Tao Lin The Passion According to G.H. by Clarice Lispector Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey Correction by Thomas Bernhard Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
Released:
Nov 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).
