“I'm not here to tell the story. I'm here to find the story…” 

 Cristina Henríquez’s new novel, The Great Divide is a deeply meaningful, character-driven narrative that brings momentous history to new life. Henríquez joins us to talk about writing historical fiction, her family’s connection to the story, her influences and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff recommendations from Mary and Jamie.  

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

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Featured Books (Episode): 

The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez 

The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez 

Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme 

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut 

This Other Eden by Paul Harding 

The Known World by Edward P. Jones 

Featured Books (TBR Topoff):

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett