"Our ancestors, our grandparents, love us by not speaking…"

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan follows one family in 1945 Malaya as they face the realities of a life shaped by war and colonization. Chan joined us to talk about her family connection to her novel, her unique journey to becoming an author, the things about writing that surprised her 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):

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

Sea Change by Gina Chung

The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade

In Memoriam by Alice Winn