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Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee is funny, full of heart and folklore, centered on a woman determined to find humor in her heartbreak. Katie joins us to talk about short books, universality, unnamed narrators, Chinese mythology, living in translation, hope 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): Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee The Most by Jessica Anthony The Harpy by Megan Hunter Joan is Okay by Weike Wang The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Heartburn by Nora Ephron A Big Storm Knocked It Over by Laurie Colwin The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong Audition by Katie Kitamura

Katie Yee on MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR