Bonnie Jo Campbell on THE WATERS

Bonnie Jo Campbell's The Waters follows the interwoven and often complicated lives of a family of women inhabiting an island in a Michigan swamp. Campbell joins us to talk about the challenges in crafting this novel, matching her unique characters with an equally intriguing setting, small-town storytelling 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.                   New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           Featured Books (Episode):  The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell   Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell  American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell  King Lear by William Shakespeare  The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute  Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison  Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver