George Saunders on VIGIL

Vigil by George Saunders is an imaginative new story about the pivotal moment between life and death. George joined us live from Philadelphia to talk about format, keeping a sense of play, voice, language, ghosts, dialogue, short stories 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): Vigil by George Saunders CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders Liberation Day by George Saunders Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Beloved by Toni Morrison A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Master and Man and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

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