Double Shot: Christina Sharpe and Ava Chin
These riveting works of nonfiction by two incredible women have powerful narratives on family, race, and the way we get to tell our stories.
Ordinary Notes\xa0by Christina Sharpe compiles art and short vignettes into a beautiful work that explores the Black experience through a wide variety of themes. Sharpe joined us to talk about how these notes came to be, the wealth of literary influences on the project and more.
Ava Chin\u2019s Mott Street follows one Chinese American family through generations of struggle and resiliency as they work to build their lives. Chin joined us to talk about uncovering her family\u2019s past, researching an intergenerational story and more.
Listen in as both talk separately with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer.\u202f\u202fAnd we end this episode with TBR\u202fTopoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.\u202f
This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.
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Featured Books (Episode):
Ordinary Notes\xa0by Christina Sharpe
Mott Street\xa0by Ava Chin
In the Wake\xa0by Christina Sharpe
Counternarratives\xa0by John Keene
Of Human Bondage\xa0by Somerset Maugham
Obasan\xa0by Joy Kogawa
Auschwitz and After\xa0by Charlotte Delbo
Fellowship Point\xa0by Alice Elliott Dark
Wayward Lives\xa0by Saidiya Hartman
Lose Your Mother\xa0by Saidiya Hartman
Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang