"My specialty is digging up obscure stories where there are just enough facts to really stimulate the imagination."

Emma Donoghue's newest novel, Learned by Heart, tells the story of young, enigmatic Anne Lister and her first love, an orphaned heiress born in India. Donoghue joins us to talk about the role Anne Lister has played in her life, crowdsourcing research, the importance of historical fiction and more with guest host, Jenna Seery. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Mary.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Jenna Seery and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books (Episode):

Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue

Room by Emma Donoghue

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

Haven by Emma Donoghue

Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Featured Books (TBR Topoff):

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters