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Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who’s always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).

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Dennard Dayle on HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL

Jun 17, 2025

How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle is a rollicking satire of the Civil War centered on one unforgettable protagonist. Dennard joins us to talk about building a novel out of a short story, laughing at your own jokes, studying with Paul Beatty, The Boondocks, humor writing 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):
How to Dodge a Cannonball by Dennard Dayle
Candide: or Optimism by Voltaire
The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hasek
Erasure by Percival Everett
Miss Lonelyhearts by Nathanael West
The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah