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People Like Us by National Book Award-winning author Jason Mott is a brilliant story of grief, fear, hope and joy. Jason joins us to talk about story pacing, sequels, comic books, finding home, video games and more with host Miwa Messer.

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

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books (Episode): People Like Us by Jason Mott Hell of a Book by Jason Mott North Woods by Daniel Mason Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Grendel by John Gardner Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Inheritors by William Golding Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith The Color Purple by Alice Walker Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu

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