Lan Samantha Chang discusses the early inspiration for this harrowing and hilarious family drama and offers up a writing prompt to help unleash the inner wordsmith in us all.  

January was a pretty great month for Poured Over listeners but wait until you hear what we’ve recorded for February 2022: You may know Dana Schwartz as the host of the acclaimed podcast Noble Blood, but check out her gothic-y new novel, Anatomy: A Love Story, our February BN YA Book Club pick. Be prepared […]

“But I do feel like I was on a quest as a writer, for my work to get bigger. I just wanted it to contain a larger portion of the world than it started off with. … I tried to make it large in its emotional scope, as well as in the amount of action […]

Peter Orner has some dangerous habits — like reading at traffic lights. He talks with Mark Athitakis about the life of an unusually enthusiastic reader and his new book “Am I Alone Here”?

Here’s what we hope to accomplish this year. Steal some for yourself! Stop reading while walking. —Emma Stop making people read pages of books while I stare at them to gauge their reaction. —Melissa Stop judging people’s character based on the books they read. —Joel Stop being intimidated that all the character names look so similar to […]