Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois is a fiction debut that blends a coming-of-age story with the themes of lasting friendship and what it takes to be an artist. Kois joins us to talk about the publisher that inspired the novel’s title, some of the important influences on his work, what he does in his day jobs and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.   

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

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Featured Books (Episode): 

Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois 

Asa, as I Knew Him by Susanna Kaysen 

Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill  

Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin 

Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin  

I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore 

Angels in America by Tony Kushner 

The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler & Dan Kois 

Eat Your Mind by Jason McBride 

The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis 

The Fraud by Zadie Smith 

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride