Jessamine Chan on THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS
\u201cOne thing that I was interested in doing is making literal the surveillance that parents feel every day, because there is the sense that you're being watched and judged and shamed all the time.\u201d\xa0Jessamine Chan joins us on the show to talk about her debut novel,\xa0The School for Good Mothers\xa0(think\xa0The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\xa0meets\xa0Klara and the Sun), writing a Chinese American main character that she wanted to read, making sure her satire is laced with humor, how a self-proclaimed Luddite came to write a book like this one, and more. Featured Books:\xa0The School for Good Mothers\xa0by Jessamine Chan,\xa0Plainwater\xa0by Anne Carson,\xa0Karate Chop\xa0by Dorothe Nors,\xa0Mrs. Caliban\xa0by Rachel Ingalls,\xa0Orange World and Other Stories\xa0by Karen Russell,\xa0The Price of Salt\xa0by Patricia Highsmith,\xa0Her Body and Other Parties\xa0by Carmen Maria Machado and How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee. Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus eps Saturday).