Jess Kidd on THE NIGHT SHIP
\u201cI want to escape into these like incredible, immersive situations, really. But I think I try and balance this kind of creation of a world or this world building with the dialogue. And that's where things like the humor come in. And particularly with this one, because it's quite a gritty subject. But it was really important to have that joy and have that humor. And to my mind that comes very akin with the bravery in the book and the courage in the book, there is this kind of ability, even under these immense pressures, to have these moments of joy\u2026\u201d Jess Kidd\u2019s ghostly and gothic novels \u2014 including Things in Jars\xa0and now,\xa0The Night Ship, our latest B&N Book Club pick \u2014 are some of our absolute favorites. She joins us on the show to talk about the true story behind The Night Ship, the places her research took her, connecting her characters, how writing flash fiction and short stories influence her novels, The Epic of Gilgamesh\xa0and much more with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer.
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Featured Books (Episode):
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Mr. Flood\u2019s Last Resort by Jess Kidd
Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Andrew George, translator)
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
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