Emma Cline on THE GUEST

Published: May 16, 2023, 10 a.m.

Emma Cline, author of the The Girls, returns with her propulsive new novel, The Guest. This is the story of a singular young woman \u2014 a con artist drifting through Long Island\u2019s high society in the heat of summer. Cline joins us to talk about trauma math, reasons to write complicated characters, how this book was influenced by John Cheever and more with Poured Over host, Miwa Messer. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.\u202f\u202f\u202f

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.\u202f

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

The Guest by Emma Cline\xa0

The Girls by Emma Cline\xa0

Daddy by Emma Cline\xa0

The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever\xa0

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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller\xa0

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith\xa0