#PouredOver: Angie Kim on Happiness Falls and John Michael Arias on Where There Was Fire

Angie Kim’s 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’s 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’s connection to the novel, the effects of colonial intervention in Central America, how long it took him to write the book and more.

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.     

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

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Featured Books (Episode):
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
True Biz by Sara Nović
Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
The Art of Death by Edwidge Danticat
The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat
La Familia de Pascual Duarte by Camilo Jose Cela
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Featured Books (TBR Topoff):
Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
The Apartment by Ana Menéndez