# Maria Semple on GO GENTLE

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Podcast: [Poured Over](https://stenobird.com/podcast/poured-over-4473869)
Published: 2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Go Gentle by Maria Semple is a transformative novel of new beginnings and second chances. Maria joined us live at the Upper West Side to talk about stoicism, satire, dialogue, coming-of-age, theater 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): Go Gentle by Maria Semple Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard When All the Men Wore Hats: Susan Cheever on the Stories of John Cheever by Susan Cheever Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt The Author Weekend by Laura Zigman The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke Clear by Carys Davies Rasputin Swims the Potomac by Ben Fountain Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain

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