#PouredOver

“I was always writing, and I think it goes back to that Charlotte's Web thing when I had that experience of something taking me out of this world. It was mysterious, and transcendent, and glorious. And I'm still searching for that every day-if I can find a story that will do that to me and just kind of mystify me and leave me a slightly different person than I was before.” Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult joined us on stage at our flagship store on Union Square in New York City to talk about their bestselling novel, Mad Honey, along with keeping bees (and secrets), what they learned from their collaboration, why they write, their literary inspirations and much more with Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer.
Featured Books (Episode)
Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
I’m Looking Through You: A Memoir of Growing Up Haunted by Jennifer Finney Boylan
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Liberation Day by George Saunders
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).

[@ianbarnes961]

I finished Mad Honey yesterday. Loved it!

[@vivianb3553]

Excellent production. Questions were intelligent and engaging. Enjoyed this very much and am looking forward to reading this book as well as the many others mentioned here. Thank you!

[@katewesley7836]

I just this book in one go and instantly bought a copy for my daughter. I definitely recommend it.

[@24hrmccoy]

In the part where Jenny talks about not knowing anything about teenagers-why tf do adults still think that teens text using numbers and ridiculous abbreviations? NO ONE texts like that!! It’s on page 32. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever read a book where the teenagers actually texted like teenagers. How hard is it to ask a teen how they text?! No one talks like that!!! My only other problems with the book were that I found it unrealistic for Asher to forgive Maya so fast and hold her hand when she confessed, when throughout the novel he had a hard time coming to terms with new information; and the idea that Maya just abandoned Lily and ran out. I don’t think she would have done that, even if she was worried about how it looked, and I don’t think she would have just sat back and never said anything about it either.