Poured Over Double Shot: Angie Kim and John Manuel Arias

Published: Aug. 29, 2023, 10 a.m.

Angie Kim\u2019s Happiness Falls is a family drama with an unconventional cast of characters centered around a missing persons case. Kim joins us to talk about disability awareness in fiction, how she started writing, getting into her narrator\u2019s head and more.

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias is a rich novel of secrets, loss and a government coverup set in Costa Rica. Arias joins us to talk about his own family\u2019s connection to the novel, the effects of colonial intervention in Central America, how long it took him to write the book and more.\xa0

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Jamie and Marc.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f

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

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim\xa0

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias\xa0

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim\xa0

True Biz by Sara Novi\u0107\xa0

Mystic River by Dennis Lehane\xa0

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng\xa0

The Art of Death by Edwidge Danticat\xa0

The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan\xa0

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy\xa0

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat\xa0

La Familia de Pascual Duarte by Camilo Jose Cela\xa0

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz\xa0\xa0

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride\xa0

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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0

Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng\xa0

The Apartment by Ana Men\xe9ndez\xa0