Candice Millard on RIVER OF THE GODS
\u201c\u2026You have to have so much primary source material that you are drowning, you think you can never get through it all. That's the only way you get dialogue, you get all those details, you know, that really make you feel like you're there and kind of at you just like sinking into the story and forgetting everything else.\u201d We\u2019ll follow bestselling author Candice Millard anywhere at any time\u2014her latest book, River of the Gods, takes us on the epic search for the head of the Nile River with Sir Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke and Sidi Mubarak Bombay, the man who helped them succeed (and stay alive). Candice joins us on the show to talk about the stories and the characters behind \u201cone of the greatest mysteries in this history of human exploration,\u201d her field research and writing process, human nature, disease and disaster, the writers who\u2019ve inspired her and much more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations featuring Marc and his bookseller guest, Erin.
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Featured Books:
River of the Gods\xa0by Candice Millard
The River of Doubt\xa0by Candice Millard
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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).
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A full transcript of this episode is available\xa0here.