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Wellness by Nathan Hill follows a marriage over decades through a variety of successes, challenges and surprises. Hill joins us to talk about how long it took him to write his novel, describing a realistic marriage, the power of algorithms and more.

Ben Fountain\u2019s Devil Makes Three brings readers to Haiti in 1991 with a cast of characters ranging from divers looking for shipwrecked treasure to CIA agents navigating a country in the midst of political unrest. Fountain joins us to talk about his connection to Haiti and the research he has done, the unique historical events that provide the backdrop for the novel, his influences and more.\xa0

Listen in as these authors speak separately with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.\xa0\xa0

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):\xa0

Wellness by Nathan Hill\xa0

Devil Makes Three by Ben Fountain\xa0

The Nix by Nathan Hill\xa0\xa0

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders\xa0

Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme\xa0

Forty Stories by Donald Barthelme\xa0

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf\xa0

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain\xa0

Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain\xa0

Beautiful Country Burn Again by Ben Fountain\xa0

The Immaculate Invasion by Bob Shacochis\xa0