A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar is a taut and transporting tale of two families’ plights set on a collision course. Megha joins us to talk about climate change in literature, writing compressed narratives, class, intentional language, influences and more with host Miwa Messer.

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

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Featured Books (Episode):
A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
The South by Tash Aw
Audition by Katie Kitamura
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
Mobility by Lydia Kiesling
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy by John le Carré