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Julie Orringer on LUNA, PHOENIX, QUEEN

October 22, 2026 · 1 h

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Luna, Phoenix, Queen is Julie Orringer's latest, a thoughtful, and thought-provoking novel about the stories we tell about ourselves—and who gets to tells them. Julie joins us to talk about autonomy, memory, patience, and her adopted dog, Hazel with cohost Jenna Seery.

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

New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.

Featured Books:

Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer

The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer

The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer

Dear Life by Alice Munro

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete

The Art of Raising a Puppy by The Monks of New Skete

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Last Days of the Dog-Men: Stories by Bad Watson

Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet's Journey by Stephen Kuusisto

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Day for Night by Frederick Reiken

Intimacies by Katie Kitamura

Foster by Claire Keegan

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

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