“As a kid, you don't know any of that. You're just like, wow, this sounds magical, like, how could this be the sea? How could this be land? How can that just happen? And I think that speaks to a particular quality of life in Singapore, and growing up in Singapore, and all of the changes that you see happening before your eyes…”⁠ ⁠ Rachel Heng’s new novel, The Great Reclamation, is an epic story of love and power and family (with a magical twist) set in mid-century Singapore. She joins us on the show to talk about the legacy of colonialism, rewriting (with an assist from post-it notes and index cards), Elizabeth McCracken and the Michener Center, the histories that get told (and the ones that don’t), Crazy Rich Asians, and much more with host Miwa Messer⁠ ⁠ Catch Poured Over wherever you listen to podcasts, stream from the B&N Reads blog, or watch on B&N's YouTube channel.⁠ ⁠ #tbr #mustread #historicalfiction⁠ ⁠ @riverheadbooks⁠ @thebookgrp⁠ @rachelhengqp⁠ @miwamesser⁠ @elizmccrack

Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls is our Book Club pick for the month of April. Join us tonight as we live stream Jeanette at 7 PM EST from Union Square discussing her incredible novel. Link in bio for tickets. #BNBookClub

A feminist sci-fi story inspired by Chinese history? Sign us up. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao was one of our favorites when it came out in hardcover. So much so that we named it Barnes & Noble's Best YA Fantasy & Adventure of 2021, our YA Winner of the Children's & YA Book Awards of 2022 and now it's our YA Monthly Pick for March of 2023. Grab a copy of the deluxe new paperback edition features eight pages of Chrysalis concept art and a discussion guide today. #BNYAMonthlyPick #YABook

Love mysteries? Give The Hidden by Melanie Golding just 10 pages and we know you'll be hooked. This unnerving story will keep you guessing until the very end. Pick up our March Monthly Mystery Pick today and grab another for 50% off. #bogo #BNMonthlyPicks #sogood

Alternate covers, sprayed edges, foil details, and decorated endpapers? We're in! Looking to expand your library (more) with books you love or we know you'll love? Presenting to you our B&N Exclusive Editions. Check out all of our titles in depth from the link in bio.

What do Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers have in common? Not much. We can’t think of a single thing. But, their kids books “The Serious Goose” and “I’m Not Scared You’re Scared” are wonderful and perfect for storytime. Pick up your copy of either, both, neither at B&N today!

Looking for a booky drink on #nationalcocktailday? Seen here, Tim Federle is pouring an "Are you There God? It's Me" Margarita." Pick up Tequila Mockingbird by Tim. It's the 10 year anniversay of the world's bestselling cocktail book for the literary obsessed. It's 5 o'clock somewhere. #cheers #bottomsup #bookemifyougotem

“I'm so interested in the moment when the reader takes over … I wanted it to be a book that feels like I'm walking alongside the reader, learning as they learn.”⁠ ⁠ Katherine May’s first book, Wintering, was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year, and we’ve been waiting, waiting, waiting for her follow-up, Enchantment. Katherine joins us on the show to talk about the importance of humor, holding space for joy and curiosity and wonder in her work, journaling (and the scrappy beginnings of all her books), hierophany, the memoirist’s terror, her admiration for the work of Joan Didion and much more in a charming, laughter-filled conversation with Jenna Seery, Associate Producer of Poured Over. And we end the episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.⁠ ⁠ Catch Poured Over wherever you listen to podcasts, stream from the B&N Reads blog, or watch on B&N's Youtube channel.⁠ ⁠ Photo: @barnesandnoblemorrow⁠ ⁠ #tbr #mustreads #journaling⁠ #pouredover⁠ ⁠ ⁠ @riverheadbooks⁠ @katherinemay_⁠ @sennajeery⁠ @miwamesser

The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by @karagnodde_author is a tender, intelligent and uplifting novel about brothers and sisters, true love in all its forms, and how the answers to life’s biggest questions follow a logic of their own. It's also incredible. Grab your copy of our March Fiction Pick today and grab another monthly pick at 50% off.

“Look at all the advances we've made in the last 50 years, look at the way that culture and medicine and technology and science have advanced since the Beatles broke up, since we were involved in Vietnam, but the poverty rate has been incredibly stubbornly persistent and I think it's rather shameful for the richest country in the history of the world.” --Matthew Desmond⁠ ⁠ Reading Matthew Desmond’s books will make you smarter­, break your heart, make you mad, and push you to think differently about poverty — all in the same moment. Poverty, by America is his follow-up to his landmark book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Desmond joins us on #pouredover to talk about going where the data takes him, the human cost of poverty, the gig economy, writing in community, what a post-poverty would could look like, and much more with Poured Over’s host, @miwamesser.⁠ ⁠ Catch Poured Over wherever you listen to podcasts.⁠ ⁠ #tbr #mustread #pulitzerprize ⁠ ⁠ @crownpublishing⁠ @evictionlab⁠ ⁠

Arthurian Adventure Awaits!⁠ ⁠ Alexandria Rogers' The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights will take your child on an epic ride without even leaving the couch. ⁠ ⁠ Read how Ms. Rogers tries to answer the question we've asked for centuries - "What if King Arthur was real?" in B&N Reads. Link in bio.

As you all know, it’s #NationalPoultryDay & with the price of eggs, it’s time to get cracking on some backyard chickens. These hard-boiled books will beak your interest, take you through chick and thin, and get you ready for any fowl weather. Peck up these books and you’ll never have to wing it. * How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What They Do & Say What They Say by Melissa Caughey * Hentopia: Create a Hassle-Free Habitat for Happy Chickens; 21 Innovative Projects by Frank Hyman * The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference by Gail Damerow * Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition: Breed Selection, Facilities, Feeding, Health Care, Managing Layers & Meat Birds by Gail Damerow * 101 Chicken Keeping Hacks from Fresh Eggs Daily: Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for You and your Hens by Lisa Steele * The Backyard Chicken Keeper's Bible: Discover Chicken Breeds, Behavior, Coops, Eggs, and More by Jessica Ford, Rachel Federman, Sonya Patel Ellis * My Chicken Family created by Melissa Caughey * Chickens Magazine