“If you're going to go to dark places… then you better go armed with humor.”  Pulitzer Prize Winner Richard Russo returns to upstate New York with Somebody’s Fool, which reunites readers with beloved characters as they continue their lives in North Bath. Russo joins us to talk about the idea of a regional writer, getting the atmosphere of small towns, writing humor and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over.  This episode of Poured Over was produced and 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): Somebody’s Fool by Richard Russo  Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo  Everybody’s Fool by Richard Russo  Heartland by Sarah Smarsh