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Family dynamics, for better or worse, are front and center in these two novels from two striking voices in fiction.

Jenny Jackson\u2019s debut, Pineapple Street, brings us to an upper-class suburb in New York City \u2014 an old-money family, new romance, heartbreak and the kinds of drama only the one-percent can deliver. Jackson joins us to talk about publishing as an author rather than an editor, the intrigue of Brooklyn Heights, how to write humor and more.

In Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano follows four sisters as they navigate their lives from the 80s to early 2000s through tragedy, love and what happens when our futures don\u2019t go as we\u2019ve planned. We talked with Napolitano about her emotional journey while writing this, incorporating obsessions into your work, how to know when a story sounds right and more.\xa0

Listen in as both talk separately with Poured Over\u2019s host, Miwa Messer.\u202f\u202fAnd we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson\xa0

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano\xa0

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan\xa0

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin\xa0

Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary by Helen Fielding\xa0

Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny\xa0

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano\xa0

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott\xa0

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett\xa0

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Featured Books (TBR Topoff):\xa0

The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo\xa0

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox\xa0

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Poured Over is produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).