KPL Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations, engage in lively conversation, and so much more! Our librarian hosts of the KPL Podcast bring their love of reading and lifelong learning directly to their listeners.
This week on the KPL podcast we have author Meg Shaffer. Her latest novel, The Book Witch, is a delightful cozy fantasy about a woman whose magical job is to preserve books and protect the stories within them. Armed with the ability to step inside the pages of a book, she must fix problems before they alter the story readers know and love. It's a charming, imaginative, and wonderfully lighthearted read.
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
Sherlock Holmes and the Hounds of Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle
Writing Creativity and Soul by Sue Monk Kidd
This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with authors David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels about their new book, The Fight of Our Lives: Aids in America. A moving book that chronicles the Aids crisis of the 80's and 90's. A portrait of a group of people that fought to be heard even when countless doors were shut for them.
The week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Cynthia Sweeney about her latest novel, Lake Effect. The parents of two neighboring families have an affair and breakup the families. The novel explores long-term effects of divorce on family and how it alters relationships.
Author Reads
In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man by Tom JunodWhistler by Ann Patchett
The end of my life is killing me : the unexpected joys of a cancer slacker by Annabelle GurwitchGo Gentle by Marie Semple
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have author Hallie Cantor. We discussed her latest novel Like This But Funnier. A debut novel about a TV writer who is having difficulty getting any project into development. She accidentally finds her therapist husband's notes about a patient and decides to pitch a TV show based on this patient's personal life. Hollywood loves it but the patient knows nothing about it. An entertaining, witty debut novel
Author Reads
Saves the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Refuse to Be Done: How to write and rewrite a novel in three drafts by Matt Bell
Story by Robert McKee
Craft in the Real World, Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
by Matthew Salesses
Writing down the Bones: Feeling the writer within by Natalie Goldberg
Bird by Bird: some instructions on writing and life by Anne Lamott
Making Comics by Lynda Barry
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Nancy Foley. She is the author of I Am Agatha, a novel about a woman navigating life after her partner develops dementia. The novel explores themes of family, grief, memory, art, and family secrets.
True Grit by Charles Portis
Orange is Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Wilson
Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann and Geoff Dyer
They by Helle Helle
This week on the KPL podcast we welcome back author, Liza Tully. The Forty-Year Grudge is the second book in the Merritt & Blunt series. The two women are back to solve a murder at a reunion for Aubrey Merritt's sorority. Great pacing and well-plotted, the book will keep you guessing until the end.
The Job: True Tales from the life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Edward Schmit about his debut novel, The Open Era. The story is about two pro tennis players who begin a romance during the US Open. One is openly gay and the other is not. The two must navigate their feelings while still playing a match against each other. The book also delves into mental health and the toll it can take on a person.
Author Reads
Dearly Departed by Chip Pons
International Relations by Zac Hammett
The KPL Podcast is back with another great episode. This week we spoke with Wade Rouse about his first novel under his own name. He also writes under the pen name Viola Shipman. That's What Friends Are For pays homage to the Golden Girls but also takes on heavy topics, such as aging, homosexuality, the importance of the gay community, and grief with wit and humor.
Author Reads
The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn
Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
The End of My Life is Killing Me by Annabelle Gurwitch
This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with bestselling author Ruta Sepetys about her latest novel, A Fortune of Sand. Set in 1920s Detroit, about Marjorie Lennox, the youngest daughter of a wealthy automotive family, who joins a mysterious arts program and uncovers dark secrets about her family and the program itself, inspired by real events.
Author Reads
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Laura Kamoie, the coauthor of A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams. This historical fiction takes leads you through Abigail Adam's life as is goes from wife to mother, to first lade, and then founding mother. This book is an eye opening study of the women of the American Revolution.
Author Reads
Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Astral Library by Kate Quinn
The KPL Podcast is back with another great episode with historical fiction writer Donna Jones Alward. Her latest novel, Ship of Dreams, is set aboard the Titanic and follows two passengers as they navigate complicated relationships and dream of brighter futures. But when the Titanic strikes disaster, their lives and their plans are forever changed.
Author Reads and other books
When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward
Titanic Styles: dress and fashion on the voyage by Grace Evans
The Volunteers: How Halifax Women Won the Second World War by Leslie Low
The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai by Janie Chang
The Third Wife of Faraday House by BR Meyers
A Widow's Charm by Caitlyn Paxson
On this week's episode of the KPL Podcast we have Rachel Moore. Her latest novel Safari Murder Party is fun, fast paced ride through both the corporate world and the natural world. A billionaire media mogul dies and his will states that his company and wealth will go to the last survivor of the corporate retreat group.
Author Reads
Half City by Kate Golden
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have author Lori Gold. Her new book, Kiss Marry Kill, takes a new spin on the conversation game. Three women play the game and end up in a slightly altered reality but are given the chance to make necessary changes to their lives. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
Take Me With You by Steven Rowley
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with author Sara Levine about her fun and zany book, The Hitch. Imagine babysitting your nephew while his parents are away for week. You setup a room for him, plan meals and activities and are excited to get to spend time with him. One day you and the nephew take the dog for a walk. The dog kills a corgi and the spirit of the corgi possesses your nephew. Chaos ensues and there's les than a week to exorcise the corgi.
Author Reads
One Son Only by Camille Bordas
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell
Afternoon Hours of a Hermit by Patrick Cottrell
Leave it to Psmith by PG Woodhouse
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Nina McConigley, telling us about her novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder. This a story, about sisters who decide to murder their abusive uncle. Set in the mid 80's the novel explores themes, of sisterhood, abuse, and growing up in Wyoming as a biracial person. Listen to learn more.
To win a copy of The Survivalist, write to me at podcast@kplmo.org
Author reads
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left Handed Poems by Michael Ondaatje
The Diaspora Sonnets by Oscar De La Paz
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Moorea Corrigan to discuss her cozy historical fantasy, Thistlemarsh. Think Downton Abbey with Faeries. The book is set post WW1 in England. A young women inherits a manor house with certain conditions. She must renovate the house in one month or lose it. The renovations aren't simple and cannot be done in the short timeframe. So she makes a bargain with a Fae lord to help restore house. Challenges arise as the two discover that Thistlemarsh is resistant to Fae magic.
To win a copy of The Survivalists by Kashan Cauley, write to me at podcast@kplmo.org
Author Reads
A Far Better Thing by HG Parry
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
This week on the KPL podcast we have author Joan F. Smith and we discuss, Your Soulmail is Attached. A speculative fiction novel about how the world would change after every adult is told the name of their soulmate. Marriages break apart in some cases and in other situations relationships are stronger. Dating, social media, and even religion are changed. Listen to learn more.
Author reads
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
This week on the KPL podcast we have author duo Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth. Their first novel together is The Pie and Mash Detective Agency. The book is about two newbie private detectives assigned to solve the recurring disappearance of a woman named Nellie Thorn. A wonderful addition to the cozy genre.
Author Reads
A Murder in Eight Cocktails by Kelly Mullen
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Spoon Full of Murder by JM Hall
This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Shelley Noble telling us about The Sisters of Book Row. A historical fiction novel that explores Anthony Comstock and his ruthless campaign against Manhattan’s “Book Row.” Three sisters band together to challenge censorship and fight to preserve the heart of the city’s literary world.
Author Reads
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
Last Twilight In Paris by Pam Jenoff
A Founding Mother by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Bestselling author Marie Benedict is back with another wonderful historical fiction, titled Daughter of Egypt. We are introduced to two remarkable women whom history nearly erased. One is Evelyn Herbert, who was present at the archaeological discovery of Tutankhamun’s burial site, and the other is Hatshepsut, a powerful woman who ruled as Pharaoh during the 18th dynasty
Author Reads
What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
This week on the KPL Podcast we have local Missouri author and historian Sean Rost. We discuss his new book, Catching Hell from All Quarters: Anti-Klan Activists in Interwar Missouri. He's taken a deep dive into rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan during interwar Missouri. Rost will focus on several notable figures who comprised an interracial, interdenominational, and bipartisan anti-Klan coalition whose opposition to the hooded order largely stymied the Klan’s efforts to wield substantial influence and political power in Missouri.
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with bestselling author Elizabeth Arnott Her latest novel, The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives tells the story from the perspective of 3 women after their husbands are arrest for murder. When women begin dying in similar circumstances, they band together to catch the killer.
Author Reads
Wild Dark Shore by McConaghy
This week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Izzy Broom about The House of Hidden Letters. A dual timeline story set on a small Greek Island. A woman wins a contest to purchase a home on Folegandros for 1 Euro. As she begins renovations she finds letters belonging to the previous owner from 1940s during the German and Italian occupation.
Author reads
The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh
This week on the KPL podcast we are speaking with author Michelle Maryk about her debut novel, The Found Object Society. Imagine a secret society that holds thousands of objects from all over the world and from different time periods. Each object can take you on a voyage to relive the last moments of the person who died holding it. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
Pinky Swear by Danielle Girard
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with author Janie Chang about her latest novel, The Fourth Princess. This is a gothic mystery set in Shanghai China during the early 1900's about two woman, Lisan comes to work for Caroline. Slowly, things begin to unravel as both women learn about the people in their lives.
Author Reads
Ithica by Claire North
House of Odysseus by Claire North
The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North
Another exciting week on the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with author/attorney Yosha Gunasekera about her debut whodunit, The Midnight Taxi. The story is about a female Sri Lankan-American taxi driver in NYC. She picks up a fare late night and he is murdered in the backseat while she is driving the taxi. Automatically, she becomes the prime suspect and has to solve the murder herself.
Author Reads
History Lessons by Zoe Wallbrook
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Finlay Donovan Digs her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Kashana Cauley telling us about her latest novel The Payback. This story is an funny, satirical look at the student system in our country. Three women are stuck with massive student loan debt that is difficult to pay on their low income retail jobs. They are stalked by debt police and see no hope at ever repaying their student loans. They hatch out a plan to erase their student loans by breaking into the building and hacking the computers that store the student loan information. Listen to learn more.
The Survivialists
This week on KPL Podcast we have author LS Stratton with her first YA novel Sundown Girls. The story focuses on a teenage girl named Naomi who was kidnapped as a toddler. She is now back with her family and the woman who raised is in jail for kidnapping. Her family goes on a weekend getaway in a former sundown town. Mysterious things begin to happen.
Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
Horns by Joe Hill
This week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Lynn Cullen about her latest historical fiction, When We Were Brilliant. The book explores the friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold, the only woman to photograph Marilyn. Written from Eve’s perspective as if she were writing directly to Marilyn, the novel reveals intimate and lesser-known moments from both women’s lives, offering a fresh and deeply human portrait of unusual friendship.
This week we spoke with Karen Winn about her latest novel The Society. This story revolves around a secret society known as The Knox. Two women's lives intertwine as they get involved with the Knox. Vivian is searching for answers to her heritage and disappears as she digs deeper in her family's involvement with the Knox. Another woman, Taylor, is pulled into the Knox's orbit when she searches for Vivian.
Author recommendations
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
On this week’s episode of the KPL Podcast, we spoke with authors Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith about their latest novel, Sounds Like Trouble. We had a great time talking about their collaborative writing process and how they first began working together.
Sounds Like Trouble reunites readers with Mackenzie and Jackson, who have just opened a PI agency and are still figuring out the basics like how to furnish their new office when trouble comes knocking. A mob boss forces them into a high-stakes search for a file packed with dangerous blackmail information, quickly raising the tension. Fun, fast-paced and highly entertaining, this is a terrific read from two outstanding authors. Check their first book in the series, Sounds Like a Plan
This week on the KPL Podcast, we’re joined by Tamara Berry to talk about her latest novel, Murder Runs in the Family. When a granddaughter comes to stay with her grandmother in a retirement community, she quickly finds herself helping Grandma dodge a very real murder charge. Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, quirky residents, and an unforgettable pet turtle, this cozy mystery is as charming as it is clever.
Author Recommendations
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown
This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome back returning author Eva Jurczyk to talk about her latest novel, 6:40 to Montreal. A clever homage to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, the book is a tightly crafted locked-room mystery set aboard a train traveling from Toronto to Montreal. Packed with intrigue and classic whodunit twists, it’s a page-turner that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
The Hunter by Tana French
33 Plus Brugmann by Alice Austin
Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
This week on the KPL Podcast, we talk with Jinwoo Park about his latest novel, The Oxford Soju Club. Part spy novel and part exploration of identity, the immigrant experience, and the parent–child relationship, the book is richly layered and deeply engaging, with plenty to keep readers hooked.
Red Sword by Bora Chung
A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-Ran
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with author Annalee Newitz about Automatic Noodle, their inventive new novel. Set in a future California where robots have won their freedom, the story follows a group of food-service bots in a deserted ghost kitchen who seize control of their old delivery app account. Rebranding themselves as a neighborhood lunch spot, they whip up some of the best hand-pulled noodles in San Francisco. But their success hits a snag when a mysterious force begins review-bombing their page with fake “bad service” reports.
Author Recommendations:
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The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong
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What we are Seeking by Cameron Reed (April 2026)
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News for all the people: the epic story of race and the American media by Juan Gonzalez
This week on the KPL Podcast, we speak with bestselling author Kristi DeMeester about her new novel Dark Sisters. In this fierce and haunting Southern Gothic, DeMeester unravels an intergenerational curse that binds — and torments — the women of Hawthorne Springs, an affluent town ruled by a powerful church known as The Path. Spanning centuries, the story follows three unforgettable protagonists: a pastor’s daughter in 2007, a trapped housewife in 1953, and a suspected witch in 1750, each confronting the forces that seek to shape their destinies.
Author Recommendations
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
Gray Dog by Elliot Gish
This week on the KPL Podcast, we speak with bestselling author Laura Griffin about her latest novel, Innocence Road. Set in the small town of Marfa, Texas, this suspenseful murder mystery opens with Deputy Leanne being called to a fresh crime scene at the edge of the desert, where a nameless woman has been found with no clues to her identity. As Leanne investigates, she must also confront the release of a man wrongfully arrested by her father years ago. Innocence Road is a fast-paced thriller perfect for fans of police procedurals.
This week on the KPL Podcast, we’re joined by author Peggy Townsend to discuss The Botanist’s Assistant. If you’re looking for a cozy mystery with a STEM twist, this one’s for you. The story follows a research scientist whose life is upended when her boss is murdered—and no one seems interested in finding out why. Filled with quirky characters and light-hearted intrigue, this fun mystery will keep you turning the pages.
Author Reads
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The light eaters: how the unseen world of plant intelligence offers a new understanding of life on Earth by Zoe Schlanger
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Chasing Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof
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The Handmade God by Rachel Joyce
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The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
Lucas Schaefer recently won the prestigious Kirkus Prize for Fiction for The Slip, his debut novel centered on the lives orbiting an Austin, Texas boxing gym and the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy. We talk with Lucas about what it was like to receive such an acclaimed honor, the story behind the book, and parenthood.
This week we speak with journalist Chris Sweeney about his debut book, The Feather Detective Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne. The fascinating and remarkable true story of the world’s first forensic ornithologist, Roxie Laybourne. She broke down barriers for women, solved murders, and investigated deadly airplane crashes with nothing more than a microscope and a few fragments of feathers.
Rough Sleepers by Tracy Kidder
The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine by Brendan O'Meara
This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome back author Vanessa Lillie to discuss her latest novel, The Bone Thief. This gripping mystery blends history, fiction, and cultural reckoning. In the pre-dawn hours at a local summer camp, Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker receives a disturbing call: newly discovered skeletal remains have been stolen. A Native teen girl vanished near the same site—and when law enforcement dismisses her family’s fears, Syd is drawn into a chilling investigation that hits close to home.
Vanessa Lillie Indigenous book recommendation
To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage
The Whistler by Nick Medina
This week on the KPL Podcast, we’re joined by debut author Zoe Rankin to discuss her gripping novel The Vanishing Place. Set in the rugged New Zealand bush, this nature-infused thriller begins when an eight-year-old girl emerges from the wilderness—alone, injured, and starving. But there’s something even more unsettling: she’s the exact likeness of a child who vanished without a trace twenty years ago.
Author Recommendations
Room by Emma Donahue
The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome back author Julie Leong to discuss her enchanting new novel, The Keeper of Magical Things. Set in the same whimsical world as her debut, The Teller of Small Fortunes, this story follows a novice mage with limited powers who’s been given a deceptively simple assignment—transport and catalog magical artifacts alongside a brilliant (and unfairly attractive) super mage. Their destination? Shpelling, the dullest, least magical village around. But as they wrangle gossipy teapots, temperamental swords, and an unruly catdragon, it becomes clear that something bigger is brewing. With tensions between the Guild and the townsfolk at a breaking point, one wrong move could spark a magical disaster.
Reader Recommendations
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome author Kristen Loesch to discuss her latest novel, The Hong Kong Widow. Set in 1950s Hong Kong, the story follows Mei, a young refugee fleeing the shadows of her past in Shanghai. When Mei is invited to compete in a chilling contest among six spirit mediums inside one of the city’s most haunted houses, she must confront both restless ghosts and her own buried secrets. Tune in for a conversation about history, hauntings, and writing gothic thrillers.
Author Recommendations
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Daughters of Shandong by Eve Chung
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekuluk
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
In this episode, we dive into Heartland Masala, a vibrant new cookbook that pairs 99 recipes from Indian cooking instructor Jyoti Mukharji with cultural and historical essays by her son, Auyon Mukharji. This joyful collaboration celebrates Indian cuisine, family traditions, and the immigrant experience in the American Midwest. Packed with dazzling recipes, rich storytelling, and stunning visuals, it’s both a feast for the table and for the heart.
Recommended Cookbook
My Bombay Kitchen Traditional and Modern Parsi Home Cooking by Niloufer Ichaporia King
This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome author Amanda Chapman to discuss her new novel, Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library. In this spirited mystery, book conservator Tory Van Dyne teams up with a woman claiming to be Agatha Christie—on holiday from the Great Beyond—to catch a killer.
The Grand Tour by Agatha Christie
Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
Still Life by Louis Penny
The Norths Meet Murder by Francis Lockridge
If you love horror, The Whistler is a chilling read that lingers long after the last page. Drawing on the Native superstition that warns against whistling at night for fear of summoning spirits, the novel builds its terror from cultural lore and personal tragedy. Henry Hotard, once a rising star in the world of ghost-hunting videos, sees his future collapse after an accident leaves him a quadriplegic. Returning to the reservation where he grew up, Henry struggles with recovery, dependence, and the unsettling sense that he’s being haunted.
His girlfriend, Jade, dismisses the strange occurrences as the byproduct of trauma and adjustment—but Henry isn’t so sure. The book thrives in this space between doubt and belief, grief and dread, leaving readers questioning what’s real and what belongs to the shadows.
Bring Her Back
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monica Kim
Molka by Monica Kim
This week on the KPL Podcast, we sat down with debut author Ken Miller to discuss his novel High Finance. Miller delivers an eye-opening look at the financial world in the years leading up to the 2008 market crash. The story follows Jed Czincosca, a high-powered dealmaker who rises to the top of Wall Street by orchestrating multibillion-dollar transactions, indulging in drugs and alcohol, and trading on inside information. As Jed’s wealth and influence grow, so do his reckless choices—until the day it all comes crashing down.
Author Reads
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
Unplugged by Tom Freston
This week on the KPL Podcast, we welcome author Daphne Fama to discuss her spellbinding debut novel, The House of Monstrous Women. Set in the Philippines in 1986, this gothic horror tale follows a young woman who becomes entangled in a perilous game after accepting an invitation to the labyrinthine home of her childhood friend—rumored to be a witch. Fama’s lush prose and chilling imagination weave together Filipino folktales and classic gothic horror, introducing a bold new voice to the genre.
Author Reads
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
The Medium (2021)
We’re excited to welcome back author Anne Shaw Heinrich to the KPL Podcast! This week, we’ll be diving into her newest release, Violet is Blue, the second book in her Women of Paradise County series. Listeners will get a chance to meet fresh faces in Paradise County while also catching up with some familiar characters from her debut novel, God Bless the Child. If you love heartfelt stories about the everyday lives of small-town residents, this is a series you won’t want to miss.
This week we’re joined by KT Hoffman to talk about his highly anticipated debut romcom, The Prospects. Recently named one of the Best Romance Books of 2024, this sweet and heartfelt queer love story follows two minor league baseball players as they discover that the biggest wins can happen off the field. Hoffman shares how his own love of baseball shaped the story and what it means to write joyful, affirming queer romance.
Author Reads
Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson
Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian
Isn't it Obvious by Rachel Runya Katz
This week on the podcast, we speak with Elyse Graham about her fascinating new book, Book and Dagger. Did you know that modern spycraft was shaped by librarians and professors? Graham uncovers the surprising story of how the OSS—later known as the CIA—took root when the United States entered World War II, blending scholarship with espionage in ways you’ve never imagined.
Author reads
- The Art Spy: the extraordinary untold tale of WWII resistance hero Rose Valland
by Michelle Young
- Katabasis by RF Kuang
This week on the KPL Podcast, we explore A History of the World in Six Plagues with historian Edna Bonhomme. Through riveting storytelling and rigorous research, Bonhomme traces the devastating impact of pandemics across centuries and continents—from Port-au-Prince to plantation-era America—revealing how disease and systemic inequality have long gone hand in hand. Don’t miss this powerful look at the hidden connections between contagion and injustice.
This week on the KPL Podcast, we’re joined by special guest Andrew Kuhlman to talk about Austen’s Pride—the dazzling new musical now playing at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center. In this imaginative reworking of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen herself takes center stage, embarking on a journey of self-discovery. As the iconic romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy unfolds in a fresh light, Austen uncovers surprising truths about her characters—and herself.
Recommendations
Sandstorm by James Rollins (book1 of Sigma Series)
This week on the KPL Podcast: When the Blum family trades Brooklyn for a quiet Maine college town, they expect a fresh start—until a shocking event on Hazel’s first day of senior year shakes everything. Hazel Says No is a warm, witty debut about family, identity, and the ripple effects of change. A small-town story with big heart and unforgettable characters.
Author Reads
Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley
The Compound by Aisling Rawle
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
In this week's KPL Podcast episode we dive into The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully. A sharp-tongued Boomer sleuth teams up with her eager Gen Z assistant to solve a suspicious death at a wealthy family's estate on Lake Champlain. What looks like suicide might be murder—and the deeper they dig, the messier it gets. Full of wit, twists, and intergenerational tension, this feel-good mystery proves even “just okay” assistants can surprise you.
Author Reads
Psychopath by Patric Gagne
All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum and Me by Patrick Bringley
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Maxie Dara about A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer. The story is a cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, following grim reaper Kathy Valence as she investigates a murder within her department. The story blends humor, heart, and a unique premise to explore themes of family, love, and personal growth.
Dead and Breakfast by Kate Kingsbury
A Rip Through Time by Kelly Armstrong
This week on the podcast we have Aaron John Curtis here to tell us about his debut novel. In Old School Indian, a sharp and tender novel, Abe Jacobs—facing a terminal diagnosis—returns to the Rez after decades away. As he reckons with his crumbling marriage, a skeptical healing ceremony, and his own past, Abe embarks on a moving journey of self-discovery, family, and cultural reconnection.
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
Big Chief by Jon Hickey
A Council of Dolls by Susan Mona Power
Stop Me If You Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood
Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood
The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne
In this week's KPL Podcast episode, Alicia Thompson brings us a swoony second-chance romance set on a cruise with a reunited band, Never Been Shipped.
Micah is determined not to repeat past mistakes—no drama, no falling in love. But when her former bandmate (and best friend) John steps back into her life, the sparks are impossible to ignore. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
All's Fair in Love and Pickleball by Kate Spencer
The Prospects by KT Hoffman
The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
In this episode, we dive into Don’t Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo—a haunting, magical companion to The Chosen and the Beautiful. Set in the late 1930s, Nick Carraway is still pretending—about his past, his identity, and his humanity—until a familiar figure from 1922 returns. Dead or not, Gatsby isn’t finished with him. A reimagining of The Great Gatsby like you’ve never heard before.
Author Reads
Looking for Hamlet by Marvin W. Hunt
The Lies of Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Lucas Schaefer to tell us about his novel, The Slip. This isan American novel about a missing teenage boy, cases of fluid and mistaken identity, and the transformative power of boxing. This novel was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NPR. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads:
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
NW by Zadie Smith
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Leg: the Story of Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall
Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Welcome back to the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with Jessie Rosen about her new novel, All The Signs. If you are into astrology than you'll enjoy this fun, light hearted novel about a doctor who's life is turned upside down with she learns she's out of alignment with her star chart. Listen to learn more.
Author reads
Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with author Tom Lamont about his novel Going Home. This is a sweet, heartwarming story three men not suited to be fathers but step up to take charge of a toddler after an unexpected loss. Both parenting and friendship are examined in a whole new light. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
Home by Marilynne Robinson
Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald
Hidden America: from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work by Jeanne Marie Laskas
The Headmaster: Frank L, Boyden by John McPhee
Welcome back to the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with Annie Mare about her latest novel Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon. Two women meet when one accidentally texts the wrong number. They begin to chat back and forth and try to meet up in person but learn they are separated by five months. One of them is in May and other in October for the same year. Listen to learn more.
Author reads
A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
A/S/L by Jeanne Thorton
War is a Love Song by Danica Nava
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
Medicine River by Mary Annette Pember
Let's get sciency on the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with author Jack Lohmann about his book White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus in Our Cells, in Our Food, and In Our World. This book takes us into the world of phosphorus mining, the environmental and socio economic impact, and food production.
Author Reads
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Animal's People by Indira Sinha
Pilgrim of Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
We have a wonderful, delightful discussion about The Seven O' Clock Club with Amelia Ireland. Four strangers come together for grief counseling and get far more than they expected.
Author Reads
Butter: A Novel about Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki
Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
This week on KPL Podcast we have Julie Iromuanya and we discussed her new novel A Season of Light. This is a story about a tightly bound Nigerian family living in Florida and the wounds that get passed down from generation to generation after they survived the Nigerian Civil War.
Author Reads
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
The Tradition by Jericho Brown
Welcome back to the KPL Podcast. This week we have bestselling author Molly Harper on the show to discuss, A Proposal to Die For. Her first foray into whodunit mysteries. If you're looking for a fun, escapist read then this book is for you.
Author reads
- The Mysterious Case of Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
- Death of a Unicorn by Peter Dickinson
This week on the KPL Podcast check out The Grand Scheme of Things by Warona Jay. A fascinating book that examines implicit bias in the theater industry. A black playwright has difficulty getting her play accepted until she has her white male friend submit under his name. The play is accepted and wins awards. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
- Drag Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
- Mongrel by Hanako Footman
This week we are back with a fake relationship romance between a singer and a baseball player. The book is No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel. The story is wonderful with great characters from the hero/heroine to the secondary characters. Listen to learn more.
You Got A Place Here Too, An Anthology of Black Love Stories by Ebony LaDelle
Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt
KPL podcast is back with another fun episode. This week we spoke with Orlando Murrin about his culinary mystery, Knife Skills for Beginners. If you love food and mysteries then this book is for you. There's even recipes in the book. Also check out Orlando's amazing website
We are back again with another great book. This week we have the Holly Kennedy to discuss, The Sideways Life of Denny Voss. A neurodivergent man sets out to fight a murder charge and discovers unexpected truths about himself, his family, and the world at large.
Author Reads
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
This week on the podcast we have an amazing new book, The Sexual Evolution, How 500 Million Years Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships. Author Nathan Lents spoke about new discoveries and interpretations in the science of sex, gender, and mating. Listen to learn more.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Deanna Raybourn to discuss her latest novel, Kills Well with Others. This book is the sequel to Killers of a Certain Age. The assassins are back, retirement was not what they expected and unresolved aspects of an old case pulls the ladies back together.
Author reads
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The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig
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A Royal Experiment: The Private Life of King George III by Janice Hadlow
KPL Podcast presents Clare Pooley and her latest novel, How to Age Disgracefully. When the town council decides to sell the beloved community center, a group of seniors band together to save the center. The novel is cleaver and laugh-out-loud funny. Listen to learn more.
Author reads
The Wedding People by Allison Espach
Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
We are back with another great author and book for the KPL Podcast. Pagan Kennedy spoke with us this week about The Secret History about the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story. This is a great interview, listen to learn more.
Marie Benedict is back with another thrilling novel, titled The Queens of Crime. The story is set during the inter-war years as five famous mystery writer solve the murder of a young nurse. Each of women are successful writers from The Golden Age of Mysteries, Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Baroness Emma Orczy, and Margery Allingham.
Author Reads
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
Have you ever wanted to know more about your brain? This week on the podcast we spoke with authors Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin about their latest book, Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain. The book takes a deep dive into the brain and how it functions, encompassing our emotions, consciousness, memory, and even AI.
Another amazing episode is ready. This week we spoke with author Rufi Thorpe about her new novel, Margo's Got Money Troubles. This is a hilarious novels about the trials and and tribulations of single motherhood, addiction, family, and sex work. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
1. Vantage Point by Sara Sligar
2. This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
3. Slough House by Mick Herron
We're are back with another great episode. This week we speak with law professor John Inazu about his book Learning to Disagree. This is a wonderful guide on the art of discourse. Listen to learn more.
This week on the KPL podcast, I have Kirkwood author, Linda Murphy Marshall. We had a wonderful discussion about Immersion, her latest novel about her work with the State Department as a multilinguist. Listen to learn more.
Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by Linda Murphy Marshall
Immersion: A Linguist's Memoir by Linda Murphy Marshall
Happy New Year. Welcome back to the KPL podcast for 2025. This week we interviewed author Susan Barker about her new book, Old Soul. This novel is a horror novel but also a love story that explores the nature of evil.
Author Reads
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan
This week on the KPL Podcast we provide and list of some of our favorite books of 2024. We tried to limit ourselves to 4 books apiece so 8 in total.
1. Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb episode 226
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The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach episode 256
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The Cook's Book: recipes for keeps and essential techniques to master everyday cooking by Bri McKoy episode 221
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The Talented Mrs Mandelbaum: This of rise and fall of an American organized crime-boss by Margalit Fox
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The Secret History of sharks: the rise of the ocean's most fearsome predators by John Long episode 249
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Ship Fever and Other Stories by Andrea Barrett
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The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong episode 252
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Adam Mansbach. We talk Golems, Judaism, and his novel, The Golem of Brooklyn. This is a timely book that wonders how a Golem in the modern world would work. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
1. Rule of Bone by Russell Banks
2. 2666 by Roberto Bolano
3. Apeirogon by Colum McCann
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have debut author Anne Shaw Heinrich. We discuss her first novel, God Bless the Child. This book is an emotionally charged story of motherhood, family, and redemption. Listen to the episode to learn more about this amazing story.
Author reads
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Nora by Nuala O' Connor
Fortune's Rock by Anita Shreve
This week on the podcast, I have awarding winning author and playwright Beth Kander. We discuss her latest book, I Made It Out of Clay. A funny rom com that tackles themes of grief, family, and safety. Eve is still reeling from the death of her father but needs to find a date for her sister's wedding. So she creates a golem to be her date. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite
American Rapture by CJ Leede
It's all about audiobooks this week. If you are ready to travel for the holiday season then you may enjoy the following audiobooks.
1. The Measure by Nikki Erlich
2. The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
3. Mind Games by Nora Roberts
4. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
5. Yellowface by RF Kuang
6. Leg by Greg Marshall
7. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
8. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
9. Looking for Alaska by John Green
10. The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
11. The Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
12. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
This week on the KPL podcast we have debut author Julie Leong. Her first novel, The Teller of Small Fortunes, is a wonderful, whimsical cozy fantasy about a traveling fortune teller who only tells small fortunes. Along the way she makes friends and uses her gift to locate the daughter of a soldier. Listen to learn more.
Author reads
1. The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
2. The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
Welcome back to the KPL Podcast. This week we have returning author and fellow librarian Eva Jurczyk to discuss her second novel, That Night in the Library. Just like her previous book, this story is also set in a rare books library. A group of students on their last night at the university decide to lock themselves in the basement of the library and throw a party. As soon as they start, the lights go off and someone dies. Listen to learn more.
Author Reads
1. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
2. Colored Television by Danzy Senna
3. Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
This week on the KPL podcast we have YA author, Jennifer D. Lyle. Her latest novel Snow Drowned is a compelling book about young teen navigating harrowing circumstances during a once in a century snow storm.
Author Reads
1. Do What Godmother Says by LS Stratton
2. The Girl in the Spider's Web by David Lagercrantz
3. The September House by Carissa Orlando
4. The Rise of the Dragon volume 1: an Illustrated history of the Targaryen Dynasty by George RR Martin
This week on the KPL podcast learn about sharks. Dr. John Long is a paleontologist with years of experience studying sharks and shark fossils. His latest book is about how sharks evolved to become the ocean's apex predators. Check out his latest book, The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators, The Secret History of Sharks.
Other books by John Long
This week on the KPL podcast we have debut author Chad Beguelin, he is a six time Tony nominee. He's taken his amazing writing skills and turned to writing books. His new novel, Showmance is a laugh-out-loud rom com about a man who returns to his home town to direct his musical that flopped on Broadway. Every rehearsal he learns something new about his musical and his own life.
Author Recommendation
10 Things that Never Happened by Alexis Hall
This week on the KPL Podcast, Jigisha discusses three underrated books that listeners may enjoy. The books are Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker, and The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
This week on the KPL podcast we new debut author Anna Rasche. We spent some time discussing her new book The Stone Witch of Florence. The story is a mystery set in Italy during the Black Plague. A witch is brought back to Florence by the very men who banished a decade ago to help solve the mystery of the disappearing relics. This is a fascinating historical fiction about gemstones, magic, and one woman's perseverance through adversity.
Author Reads:
1. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
2. The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin
3. How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster by Muriel Lueng
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have part 3 of Behind the Scenes at KPL. This week we speak with my colleague Nick. Have you heard of the library of things? Nick and I discuss some of the things in this collection from IPads, to sewing machines to metal detectors to meta quest. So many great things to borrow from the Kirkwood Public Library. Listen to Learn more.
Library of things
This week on the podcast we continue with our behind the scenes at the library series with part 2. We'll learn about library catalog and how books are added to the collection and some new changes that will be happening with our migration to Missouri Evergreen Consortium. The library and KPAK are joining forces to present a film noir series for our patrons. Listen to learn more.
Book Suggestions
1. Woe: A housecat's story of despair by Lucy Knisley
2. Crestone
3. The Ghost that Ate Us by Daniel Kraus
4. Cuckoo
Some exciting new changes are happening at the Kirkwood Public Library. In this episode we are discussing the new outdoor space that was constructed for our patrons. In addition, learn about a few new changes happening inside the building. Listen to learn more.
Book suggestions:
1. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman
2. Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Emma Noyes. She told us about her latest novel, How to Hide in Plain Sight. This is a wonderful story of family, love, and resilience of the human spirit when coping with mental health.
Author Reads
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
The Darkness Within Us by Trisha Levenseller
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
This week we have author Tess Callahan on the KPL podcast to tell us about her latest novel, Dawnland. This is a multigenerational story about a family with secrets set in Cape Cod.
Author Recommedations
Foster by Claire Keegan
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Ellie Palmer with her new book, Four Weekends and a Funeral. The story pays homage to 90's rom com movies and is perfect beach read for a hot summer day.
Author Recommendations
Emily Henry
The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce
Say You'll be mine by Naina Kumar
Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar
This week's KPL podcast episode features Gila Pfeffer talking about her memoir, Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences. You'll laugh and you'll cry and you will keep turning the pages.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Melanie Sweeney. Her new novel, Take Me Home is a delightful romcom about two people who seemingly hate each other end of falling for each during a road trip.
Author Recommendations
Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer
One on One by Jamie Harrow
This week on the KPL Podcast, check out our interview with Elle Everhart about her new book Hot Summer. A sapphic romance set against the backdrop of a Love island-inspired reality TV dating show. The novel follows a young woman, Cas Morgan, who finds herself thrust onto the current season of the UK’s eponymous hit reality show in the hopes of securing a long-awaited promotion. But her plan goes off course when she enters the villa.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have the winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel. Parul Kapur’s Inside the Mirror is set in the aftermath of colonialism, as an impoverished India struggles to remake itself into a modern state. Jaya’s story encompasses art, history, political revolt, love, and women’s ambition to seize their own power.
This week in the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Suzanne Park and we talke about her new book One Last Word. The main character, Sara Chae is the founder of One Last Word, an app that allows you to send a message to anyone you want after you pass. Safeguards are in place so the app will only send when you’re definitely, absolutely, 100% dead, but when another Sara Chae dies and her obituary is posted online, Sara discovers that drafted messages she had drunkenly uploaded one night have been released —one each to her emotionally charged mother, to her former best friend who ghosted her, and to her unrequited high school crush.
Author Reads
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
My Vampire Plus One by Jenna Levine
Missing White Women by Kellye Garrett
We have reached the midpoint of 2024 and are discussing some of the amazing books we have read thus far. The list includes fiction and non fiction books of 2024.
1.Throwbacks home interiors : one of a kind home design from reclaimed & salvaged goods by Bo Shepherd & Kyle Dubay,
2. The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh
3. Hot springs : photos and stories of how the world soaks, swims, and slows down by Greta Rybus.
4. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnam Khan
5. Praisesong for the kitchen ghosts : stories and recipes from five generations of Black country cooks by Crystal Wilkinson ; photographs by Kelly Marshall.
6. Queens of London by Heather Webb
7.The menopause brain : new science empowers women to navigate the pivotal transition with knowledge and confidence by Lisa Mosconi, PhD.
8. The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
9. Your first million : why you don't have to be born into a legacy of wealth to leave one behind : an entrepreneur's guide by Arlan Hamilton
10. The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Tasha Coryell. Love Letters to a Serial Killer is her first novel about a 30-something woman who starts writing an accused killer in jail and falls in love. Listen to learn more
Author Recommendations
The Poppy War by RF Kuang
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Babel by RF Kuang
This week we have returning guest Sidney Karger here to tell us all about The Bump, his latest novel. This is funny, sweet story about a couple that embarks on a road trip before the arrival of their baby. Plenty of hijinks as well as twists and turns as the couple drives from New York to California.
Author Recommendations
1. Yellowface by RF Kuang
2. Funny Story by Emily Henry
3. Everyone On This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
This week on the podcast we have bestselling author Steven Rowley. He has a new book out, title The Guncle Abroad and its the sequel to The Guncle. Patrick is back to impart more of life wisdom to his niece and nephew as they grapple with their father's upcoming marriage.
Author Recommendations
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with bestselling author Lisa Barr about her latest novel, The Goddess of Warsaw. This is an exciting novel about a Jewish Holocaust survivor turned actress and assassin. An enthralling novel about survival and revenge. Listen to learn more,
Author recommendations
Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
This week on the KPL Podcast we have New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean telling us all about her new book The Return of Ellie Black. A fast paced thriller about a young girl who returns two years after her disappearance.
Annie bot by Sierra Greer
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author and book lover Shannon Reed. Her latest book is, Why We Read, On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out. This a collection of laugh-out-loud-funny stories from her life as a reader and the poignant ways in which books have impacted her students.
Author Recommendations
1. Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo
2. Plainsong by Kent Haruf
3. Egg A Dozen Ovatures by Lizzie Stark
4. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
This week on the podcast we have award winning author Jessie Rosen. We discussed her debut adult novel, The Heirloom. If you have superstitions about engagement rings then this is the book. The main character sets on a mission to find the ring's previous owners and the fate of those marriages. This is a light-hearted book about self-discovery, Listen to learn more.
Author recommendations:
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb about road ecology. Ben is an award winning author and his latest book, Crossing: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New York Times.
Author Recommendations
Fire weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Morningside by Tea Obreht
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
This week on the KPL podcast, we have bestselling author Ramona Ausubel. She tells us all about her new book, The Last Animal. The novel covers a range of topics from, mother-daughter relationships, careers in science, wooly mammoths, and climate change. All the various topics are woven together into a fun exciting story.
Author Recommendations
Martyr by Kaveh Akbar
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Abbi Waxman. We spoke to her about her new novel Christa Comes Out of Her Shell. This is a light hearted rom com about a woman happily studying snails in the Indian Ocean and she learns that her father is supposedly died 25 years ago is actually still alive. Listen to learn more.
This week on the podcast we have Professor Marion Gibson as our guest to discuss her new book, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials. This is a nonfiction account of what happened during witch trials during 17 to 19 centuries throughout the world. Listen to learn more.
We are back with another great episode. This week we have Jennifer Belle as our author guest. She tells us all about her new novel, Swanna in Love. It's been about 13 years since her last novel was released. Swanna in Love is a coming of age story, set in the early 80's, about a young girl in love with a much older man.
Author Recommendations
True Grit by Charles Portis
Kramer vs Kraver by Avery Cormen
This week on the KPL podcast, we have our first ever cookbook author, Bri McKoy. We had a wonderful time discussing her new book, The Cook's Book, favorite recipes, and essential items for every pantry and kitchen. Listen to learn more.
This week on the podcast, we have Bram Stoker award winning author, Gwendolyn Kiste. We discuss her latest novel, The Haunting of Velkwood. It is a story of an entire neighborhood turns into ghosts except for the three young women who left the night before. Listen to learn more,
Other books by the author and recommendations
The Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn Kiste
Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
Daughters of Block Island by Christa Carmen
Grackle by AC Wise
The Kirkwood Library's One Author One Kirkwood event featured bestselling author Brendan Slocumb. This week's podcast contains clips from the evening. Alvin Reid was the moderator. He and Brendan discussed the two titles, The Violin Conspiracy and The Symphony of Secrets. It was a wonderful, fun-filled night. Listen to learn more about Brendan and his two novels.
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. Ellen Baker author of The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson is on the podcast. We spoke about the circus, DNA and ancestry, family and so much more. Listen to learn more.
Author Recommendations
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro
The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir by Jami Nakamura Lin
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Tiana Smith. Her novel, The Spy and I is her first adult book. She's written YA novels and now brings her amazing skills to a fun, fast paced rom-com. Her main character Dove is an introverted hacker, who prefers her computer to people. She is mistaken for a spy and nearly killed. Dove joins forces with an actual spy to bring down the bad guys. Listen to learn more.
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
Nancy Drew Mysteries
The week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling and award winning author Heather Webb. She tells us about an all-female crime syndicate called the Forty Elephants during 1925 in London. The Queens of London is a page turning historical novel about strong women pushing boundaries in the 1920's.
Author Recommendations
1. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
2. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
3. Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
This week on the KPL Podcast I have author and evolutionary biologist Noah Whiteman. His book, Most Delicious Poisons: The Story of Nature's Toxins From Spices to Vices, tells the story of chemicals derived from nature and why we are attracted and addicted to them. Listen to learn more.
The KPL Podcast is back with another great book discussion. This week we spoke with Shubnum Khan about her new novel, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years. A wonderful gothic love story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride.
Author Recommendations
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Babel by RF Kuang
Imagine a category 5 hurricane, a single mom and her son having to evacuate from their home. Then imagine taking shelter in a large home with several other family members but one is murdered and one of them is the murderer. That is framework of Nishita Parekh's debut novel, The Night of the Storm. Listen to learn more
Author Recommendations
Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
Welcome back to the KPL podcast 2024. We begin the new year with author and fellow librarian Julie Chavez and talk about her memoir, Everyone But Myself. An elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, shines a light on motherhood and mental health by sharing an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences with panic and anxiety—and her path to finding her way back from the edge.
Author Recommendations
1. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
2. If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais
3. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
4. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
5. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
6. The Seven Husbands for Evelyn Reid by Taylor Jenkins Reid
7. The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber
8. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
9. The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
10. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
11. After the Fall by Dan Santat
This week on the KPL podcast we have author and librarian Laura Sims telling us about her wonderful new book, How Can I Help You. If you ever wondered about librarian life than this is the perfect book for you. Laura has done an incredible job capturing the nuances of librarian life.
Author Book Recommendations
Killingly by Katherine Beutner
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez
Terrace Story by Hilary Liechter
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
All's Well by Mona Awad
The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith
Kill for Love by Laura Picklesimer
Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
We have a fun episode for you this week with special guest Esme Symes-Smith. She is her to tell us about her Sir Callie series. There are two books in the series: Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston and Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost. Both are wonderful middle-grade stories that adults will enjoy as well.
Author Recommendations
The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo
Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria by George Jreije
Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. This week we have author Maria Smilios to discuss Black Angels: the untold story of the nurses who helped cure tuberculosis. This book brings to light a part of history that is long overdue.
Books About Tuberculosis
1 Phantom Plague by Vidya Krishnan
2 White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man and Society by Rene and Jean Dubos
3 The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis by Thomas Goetz
Book Recommendations
1 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
2 Yellowface by RF Kuang
3 King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner
This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Katee Robert to tell us about Hunt on Dark Waters. This is book 1 in a new series called the Crimson Sails. Katee is known for her fun and spicy romance novels. You will get plenty of both in this book.
Author Recommendations
Dark City Omega by Elizabeth Stevens
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shay
Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Nalini Singh. We spoke to her about her latest thriller, There Should Have Been Eight. The novel is set in a remote location in the New Zealand Andes. Old friends gather for a reunion but things go begin to go wrong from the beginning. Listen to learn more.
Author Recommendations
Salvage Right by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Payback in Death by JD Robb
Midnight by Amy Mcculloch
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have returning author Alexa Martin to tell us about her newest romance novel, Next Door Nemesis. This is a funny, laugh out loud romantic comedy about two people competing for a new position on an HOA Board.
Author Recommendation
Identity by Nora Roberts
Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score
Unrealistic Expectations by Andie J Christopher
This week on the KPL podcast, we have debut author Clementine Taylor speaking to us about the her amazing first novel, Something About Her. This is a wonderful, emotional first novel. Taylor hits it out of the park.
Author Recommendations
1. Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour
2. Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
3. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
This week on the KPL podcast we speak with bestselling author Vanessa Lillie about her new novel, Blood Sisters. The story is acompelling mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is summoned to rural Oklahoma to investigate the disappearance of two women…one of them her sister.
Author Recommendations
1. Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
2. And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliot
3. Bad Cree by Jessica Johns
4. A Calm and Normal Heart by Chelsea T. Hicks
5. Man Made Monster by Andrea L. Rogers
Welcome back. This week on the KPL podcast we have bestselling author Edward Carey and we will be discussing his latest novel Edith Holler. A witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the mysterious figure who threatens the theater's very survival.
Author Recommendations
The Swallowed Man by Edward Carey
Kappa by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa,
Seeking Fortune Elsewhere by Sindya Bhanoo
Golem Girl by Riva Lehrer
This week on the podcast we have USA bestselling author, Ashley Herring Blake to discuss her latest novel, Iris Kelly Doesn't Date. A book about a group of ride-or-die friends who have become family. “Found family” is available to everyone, but it’s a source of salvation for those within a marginalized community, particularly if you identify as queer. This the third book in a heartwarming and inclusive series that proves there is a love out there for everyone.
Author Recommendations:
1. Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquaz Gilliland
2. Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
We are back with a new episode of the KPL Podcast. Do you enjoy a good heist book or movie? Then I highly recommend, The Housekeepers by Alex Hay. It's Ocean's 8 meets Downton Abbey.
1. The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl
2. A Lady's Guide to Fortune-hunting by Sophie Irwin
3. Ocean's 8
4. Death Below Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
It is hard to believe but we have 200 episodes of the KPL Podcast. This week Ryan and Jigisha talk about a few of the memorable guests that we interviewed in the last few years. Links for the episodes are included.
1. Erik Larson, Splendid and the Vile
2. Clint McElroy, Petals to the Metal
3. Nalini Singh, Archangel's Light
4. Elliot Kalan, Sharko and Hippo
5. Richard Osman, The Bullet that Missed
6. Amanda Tyler, Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union.
Honorable Mentions
7. Becky Chambers, The Galaxy and the Ground Within
8. Anna North, Outlawed
9. John Allison, Giant Days
10. Anthony Daniels, I am C3PO
11 Jared Reinmuth and Ameziane, Big Black: Stand at Attica
12. Laurell K. Hamilton, Smolder
This week on the KPL podcast we have bestselling author Kerri Maher. We talked about her latest novel, All You Have To Do Is Call. A fascinating new historical fiction set in 1970 about the Jane Collective.
Other Book by Kerri Maher
1. The Paris Booksellar
2. The Girl in White Gloves: A Novel of Grace Kelly
3. The Kennedy Debutante
Welcome Back to the KPL podcast. This week we have Pen Award winning Mona Susan Power. We discuss her latest novel, A Council of Dolls. Mona was a delight to speak with and we had fun talking about her book.
Author Reads
Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham
Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. This week we have author Ben Purkert telling us about his debut novel, The Men Can't Be Saved. This book was considered one of the most anticipated book of this summer and received numerous raving reviews.
Luminous Republic by Andres Barba
Such Small Hands by Andres Barba
This is week on the KPL Podcast we have first time author Greg Marshall to tell us about his memoir, Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It. A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets—as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy
Author Reads
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Easy Beauty by Chloe Cooper Jones
Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCraken
Impossible People by Julia Wetz
This week on the KPL podcast explore the fascinating history of Ice with author Amy Brady. Her new book, Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks--a Cool History of a Hot Commodity, details the how ice came to be such a major part of American life.
Author Reads
Ice Book by Camper English
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
Liquid Intelligence: the Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail by Dave Arnold
This week on the KPL podcast, we discuss Lauren J.A. Bear's novel, Medusa's Sisters. If you are a fan of Greek mythology and enjoyed Circe by Madeline Martin and Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker, you will enjoy this novel.
Author Reads
Parakeet by Marie-Helene Bertino
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker Chan
Yellowface by RF Kuang
This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author, Shari Lapena. She has written several domestic suspense novels such as, An Unwanted Guest, The End of Her, Not a Happy Family, Someone We Know, The Couple Next Door, and A Stranger in the House. We discuss her latest novel, Everyone Here is Lying
Author Recommendations
The Collector by Daniel Silva
The Traitor by Ava Glass
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
Allow me to introduce you to "Hope," a compelling story that takes us back to the year 2013, in the heart of Brookline, Massachusetts. Meet the Greenspans, a family that seems to have it all – success, community standing, and bright futures ahead.But life has its own way of challenging even the most exceptional families. So, if you're looking for a book that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster while reminding you of the indomitable spirit of the human heart, then dive into Hope by Andrew Ridker.
Author Reads/Recommendations
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Looking for a captivating read that takes you on a journey through history? Look no further! Allow me to introduce you to "First Ladies" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. "First Ladies" is a powerful novel that intertwines the lives of extraordinary women who stood by the side of the most influential men in American history. From the talented pen of Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray, this book unravels the untold stories of these remarkable women who played pivotal roles behind the scenes.
If you're a horror fan, this week's KPL Podcast episode is a must-listen! We had the privilege of interviewing the talented author Josh Winning, who will send chills down your spine with his latest novel, "Burn the Negative." This gripping book delves into the eerie world of a haunted film remake, where a spine-tingling mystery unfolds as the original cast and crew tragically meet the same fate as their on-screen characters.
Recommendations
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
This week on the KPL podcast, we discuss One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris. This is a soul-stirring narrative that explores the complexities of human emotions, the power of forgiveness, and the beauty of second chances. Harris weaves a vivid tapestry of emotions, seamlessly blending heartache and hope, love and redemption.
Recommendations
1. The Favor by Adele Griffin
2. No Man's Ghost by Jason Powell
This week on the KPL podcast we have returning guest Fiona Davis. She is known for writing novels set at famous NYC landmarks, such as the New York Public Library, Grand Central Station, and the Frick Museum. Her latest novel, The Spectacular is about the Radio City Rockettes and the Big Apple Bomber.
1. Hedge by Jane Delaney
2. A Heart that Work by Rob Delaney
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Eliza Jane Brazier and we talk about horses, riding and her latest novel, Girls and Their Horses. There is so much to the world of showing and competing with horses. You'll entertained as we dive into the horse world.
Recommendations
Mister Magic by Kiersten White
The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton
Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing
I'm Not Done With You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto
This week on the KPL podcast, we have bestselling and 2023 winner of Thurber Prize in American Humor, Steven Rowley. We sit down to discuss his latest book, The Celebrants, another funny, witty, and heartwarming book about the power of friendship.
Recommendations
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Be Frank With Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
This week on the KPL Podcast , we have an electrifying tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Get ready to join us on a spine-chilling journey into the pages of "The Only One Left" by the master of suspense, Riley Sager.
Recommendations
The Wager by David Grann
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
This week on the KPL Podcast we are thrilled to share with you all an incredible literary gem that I recently devoured: "Best Men" by Sidney Karger! This captivating novel took me on an unforgettable journey through the complexities of friendship, love, and the human spirit. Prepare to be immersed in a world where bonds are tested and true character shines through.
Recommendations
1. Stone cold fox by Rachel Koller Croft.
2. The writing retreat : a novel by Julia Bartz.
In this episode, we explore the compelling story behind "The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless: An Honest Sheriff and the Exoneration of an Innocent Man, by Stephen Snodgrass and Joshua Kezar. The book takes us to a small town where the unthinkable happens—a young woman named Angela Mischelle Lawless is found brutally murdered. A innocent man is arrested, tried, and sent to prison.
Our hosts recommend few other true crime novels.
1. I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer / Michelle McNamara.
2. Seventy times seven : a true story of murder and mercy / Alex Mar.
Listen to the Podcast Episode
3. Diamond Doris : the true story of the world's most notorious jewel thief / Doris Payne with Zelda Lockhart.
4. Notorious Missouri : 200 years of historic crimes / James W. Erwin & Vicki Berger Erwin.
Listen to the Podcast Episode
5. The feather thief : beauty, obsession, and the natural history heist of the century / Kirk Wallace Johnson.
Welcome back, to another exciting episode of "The KPL Podcast" We have the pleasure of diving into the captivating novel Ten Years by Pernille Hughes. Known for her heartfelt storytelling and relatable characters, Hughes has written a delightfully funny and poignant book. Listen to learn more.
Pernille Hughes Recommendations
1. The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
2. Break-Up Clause by Niamh Hargan
3. Happy Place by Emily Henry
4. Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
5. The Light We Carry: overcoming in uncertain times by Michelle Obama
This week on the KPL podcast, we wanted to share a captivating read that has left us in awe. If you're looking for a thought-provoking journey through history and the power of memory, we highly recommend "Retrospective" by the brilliant Juan Gabriel Vasquez. Listen to learn more.
Welcome to the KPL podcast episode discussing "The One," the captivating debut novel by Julia Argy. This gripping story takes us on a journey into the world of reality TV dating shows and the quest for love. As we follow the story of Emily, a last-minute contestant on the popular show, "The One,"
Recommendations
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
We are back with another great episode of the KPL podcast. This week we are speaking to bestelling author Chanel Cleeton about, "The Cuban Heiress". The mystery novel is set in 1934 during a cruise from New York to Havana aboard the SS Morro Castle. Danger lurks in every corner and the lives of two women collide as one seeks justice and the other must discover who wants her dead and why.
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have debut author Nick Medina. We discuss his new novel 1, a book that part mystery, part coming-of-age and part Native mythology. It also sheds light on the Native and Indigenous women that have gone missing throughout the US and Canada.
This week on the KPL podcast I have returning guest Lisa Scottoline to discuss her latest historical fiction novel, Loyalty. You learn about the rise of the mafia in Sicily in the 1800s and so much more. Listen to learn more.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have journalist, Alex Mar to discuss her new novel Seventy times Seven. A true story about the 1985 murder of an elderly woman by a fifteen year old girl. Listen to learn more.
This week on the KPL Podcase, we have Rachel Heng discussing her highly anticipated book of 2023, The Great Reclamation. Oprah Daily, Bustle and Electric Literature named this novel the most anticipated book of 2023. Listen to learn more about this epic novel.
The Absolutes by Molly Dektar
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. Winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Take My Hand is inspired by true story of government overreach in the forced sterilization of women and young girls.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have returning author Jesse Q. Sutanto discussing her latest novel, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. If you're in the mood for a light-hearted, fun whodunit, then this is the book for you. Listen to learn more about the book.
Recommendations
1. The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
2. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
3. Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Amy Poeppel, telling us about The Sweet Spot. In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a baby—belonging to exactly none of them—lands on their collective doorstep. When one woman's ex follows his lover across the country, leaving their squalling baby behind, the three women rise to the occasion in order to forgive, to forget, to Ferberize, and to track down the wayward parents. But can their little village find a way toward the happily ever afters they all desire? Welcome to The Sweet Spot.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis
This week on the KPL Podcast we have local author Laurell K. Hamilton to talk about Smolder, her latest Anita Blake novel. This is book 29 in the series and 2023 marks the 30th year for the series. This is a great episode where discuss the Anita's family, the upcoming wedding, and revisit some of LKH's past books.
This week on the KPL Podcast we have returning author Sarah Penner discussing her new novel, The London Séance Society. It's 1873 and at an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. Listen to learn more.
Sarah Penner Social Media
Instagram : Sarah_Penner_author
Facebook: Sarah Penner
Twitter: @sl_penner
sarahpenner.com
This week on the KPL Podcast, a novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago—inspired by the author’s own family history. Listen to learn more about Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head.
Charlie Mack Series: Bury when I'm Dead by Cheryl Head
Shutter by Ramona Emerson
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have January's GMA Book Club Pick, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor. A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It’s a rich man’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold. It is an epic story about family, corruption, and class.
Crematorio by Rafael Chirbes
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Jennifer Herrera telling us about The Hunter. This is a riveting suspense set in a small town in Ohio. A suspended NYPD detective returns to her hometown to help solve a triple homicide, hoping that this redeems her in the eyes of the NYPD and her husband. Things are not that easy.
The Likeness by Tana French
Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke
If you enjoy locked room mysteries than you'll love City Under One Roof. It is a lock-city mystery by Iris Yamashita. She is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of the movie, Letters from Iwo Jima. Iris makes her debut as a mystery author.
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris
Jayne Ann Krentz is back with a new trilogy. The first book in the series is Sleep No More. Three women are invited to an abandoned hotel to help with renovations. The have no recollections of what happened after they arrived and they now have psychic abilities.
It's One of Us by JT Ellison
The Hacienda by Isabelle Canas
The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict
This week on the KPL Podcast we have returning guest Marie Benedict. Her latest book is an explosive novel of history's most notorious sisters, the Mitfords. You will be shocked to hear how these young debutantes had access and influence with leaders of that time. The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict.
Are you a St. Louis Trivia whiz or just love to learn new facts about our city and surrounding areas? This week on the KPL Podcast we have Julius K. Hunter, and he delves into St Louis history with us. His new book, Professor Julius K. Hunter's Stuff You Never Knew About St Louis History gives us 309 juicy tidbits of knowledge about our great city.
If you are a mystery lover and enjoy domestic thrillers, then listen to this week's KPL Podcast episode with international bestselling author, Mary Kubica. We discuss her latest novel, Just the Nicest Couple.
Recommendations
It's One of Us by JT Ellison
World War 2 historical fiction lovers are going to love this episode. This week on the KPL Podcast we have Michelle Gable discussing her latest novel, The Lipstick Bureau. This book is set near the end of the war in Rome. You'll get learn about a female operative that help end the war by spreading black propaganda. Listen to learn more.
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Now is not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
The Way We Hide by Kristina McMorris
One Woman's War by Christine Wells
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin
That Summer in Berlin by Lecia Cornwall
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Wade Rouse. He writes using the pen name Viola Shipman in honor of his grandmother. His new book, A Wish for Winter, is a fun, heartfelt story about the family, friends, and the power of forgiveness. Listen to learn more.
This week on the KPL podcast we have returning guest Amy E. Reichert. We discussed her new book, Once Upon a December, Henry Cavill, food, holiday movies, and books. It's a fun light hearted episode to get you in the holiday mood.
1. All I want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
2. A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
3. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss
4. The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Sharon C. Cooper. We talk about her new book In It To Win It, a second chance, opposites attract romantic comedy. In addition, we learn how Sharon got interested in writing romance, she went from being a sheet metal worker to a romance writer. Listen to learn more.
Falling for Irish by Katie Reus
We have local author Bobby Bostic on this week's episode of the KPL podcast. His is an incredible story of resilience in the face of adversity. Bobby wrote several books while serving time in prison and he tells us all about those books. @freebobbybostic
Bobby's Books
1. Life Goes on Inside Prison
2. When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade
3. Dear Mama: The Life and Struggles of a Single Mother
Website
www.freebobbybostic.com
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have returning guest Lecia Cornwall. Her latest novel, That Summer in Berlin is a thrilling historical fiction set during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The story follows one young English woman spying on the German while pretending to be a tourist. Who would suspect a photo crazy debutante of spying.
Recommendations:
One Woman's War by Christine Well
This week on the KPL Podcast, we award winning children's book author, Daniel Vandever. Both of his books have won the American Indian Library Association's, Youth Literature Awards.
Fall In Line, Holden 2018 Youth Literature Award
Herizon won 2022 Youth Literature Awards, Picture Book
This week on the podcast we spoke with Alexa Martin author of best-selling Playbook Series. Her latest novel is a great light-hearted read and we had fun during the interview. Better than Fiction is a must read and many others agree. It is Amazon's Best Romances of November, Buzzfeed’s New Romances to Read This Fall, Cosmopolitan's Best Books Coming Out In November, Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of November, and Women's Health's Swooniest Romance Novels of 2022. A recommendation list for books set in libraries or bookstores.
1. The Boy With the Book Store by Sarah Echavarre Smith
2. Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
3. Still Standing by Kristen Ashley
4. The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
5. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
6. The Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
7. The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
8. The Lyons of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Making her YA debut, Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers takes her place as one of the most striking voices of the horror. Check out her newest book, Man Made Monsters, Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection – from werewolves to vampires to zombies – all the time-worn horror baddies are there.
The Whalebone Parrot by Darcie Little Badger
There, There by Tommy Orange
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
Beadworkers by Beth Piatote
The Street by Anne Petrie
This week's guest is debut author Olesya Salnikova Gilmore and she has written an amazing retelling of the Baba Yaga Slavic folktale. The Witch and The Tsar takes you to Russia during the reign Ivan the Terrible.
1. Circe by Madeline Miller
2. Thistlefoot by Jenna Rose
3. Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
4. Cackle by Rachel Harrison
5. The Hacienda by Isabel Canas
This week on the podcast we local author and teacher Jan Jacobi, discussing Abraham Lincoln. He is currently writing a five series on the 16th President. His latest novel, Lincoln in Springfield is book two of five. The books covers Lincoln's life as a young lawyer practicing in Springfield, Illinois.
1. Young Lincoln by Jan Jacobi
2. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Michaelson
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
5. Odyssey by Homer
6. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Spooky season is here and so we had to have at least one horror on the podcast. Horror writer Rachel Harrison is here to talk about Such Sharp Teeth, a book about a female werewolf. Jigisha will also be discussing the top 8 scariest books ever written. Let us know what you think of the list. Write to us at podcast@kplmo.org
1. The Orphanage
2. This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
3. The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
4. The Shining by Stephen King
5. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
6. Dracula by Bram Stoker
7. Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley
8. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
9. Carrie by Stephen King
10. The Omen by David Seltzer
11. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
The Thursday Murder Club is back investigating another cold case. This time there's no body, no clues, and, no answers. The Bullet That Missed is the third book in the The Thursday Murder Club series. Listen to the episode and learn a little more about Richard Osman.
1. The Thursday Murder Club
2. The Man Who Died Twice
This week on the KPL podcast we have investigative journal Sally Denton highlighting her latest true crime novel, The Colony: Faith and Blood in a Promised Land. The book takes a deep dive into the grisly murder of nine women and children, who were members to two Mormon outposts in Mexico.
This week on the KPL podcast we have author Deanna Raybourn telling us about her new novel, "Killers of a Certain Age". After decades of service, four covert assassins are about to retire, but then their own organization puts a hit on them. A great, fast-paced read. Also an update about the Home Borrowers service at the Kirkwood Public. Library. Listen to learn more!
Kismet by Amina Akhtar
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Welcome to another amazing episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we have bestselling author Angie Cruz to tell us about her latest novel, "How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water". Learn more about her wonderful protagonist Cara Romero.
Recommendations
1. Dominicana by Angie Cruz
2. The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras
A different episode this week on the KPL podcast. We have Professor Jill Peterfeso here for a fascinating theological discussion about her novel Womanpriest: Tradition and Transgression in the Contemporary Roman Catholic Church. You can download a free ebook copy from Amazon.
- Dream It! Do It! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms by Marty Sklar
- A History of Christianity by Owen Chadwick
- Taking America Back for God by Samuel Perry and Andrew Whitehead
This week on the podcast we have bestselling author of The Sanatorium, Sarah Pearse. She is here to tell us all about her second novel, The Retreat. If you enjoyed her first novel, then you'll love her latest. Elin Warner is back to uncover the truth behind suspicious deaths on a luxury island getaway.
Recommendations
1. All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham
2. Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
This week on the KPL Podcast, we had the pleasure of interviewing bestselling author Madeline Martin about her new book, The Librarian Spy.We talk about World War II, librarians, French Resistance, and spies!
Recommendations
1. The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner (publishes April 2023)
2. Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
Families are the topic of this week's KPL podcast. Our author guest is Eleanor Brown and her latest novel, Any Other Family, is about an unusual family. Three sets of adoptive parts are raising four siblings together. As you can imagine things get complicated from the start and then the biological mother is pregnant again and wants the parents to find her parents for the new baby.
- The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
- An Immense World by Ed Yong
- The Foundling by Ann Leary
This week on the podcast we have author Addison Armstrong telling us about her new novel, "The War Librarian." The novel is a historical fiction with dual timelines, one during World War I and the other is 1976 when the first female students admitted to the US Naval Academy. The more recommendation with libraries and librarians.
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Rex Libris volume 1: I, Librarian by James Turner
Rex Libris volume 2 Book of Monsters
Book Hunter by Jason Shiga
The world's strongest librarian : a memoir of Tourette's, faith, strength, and the power of family by Joshua Hanagarne
The Public
This week on the podcast we pay homage to ghost romances. Our guest is Ashley Poston talking about her novel, "The Dead Romantics," and then a short discussion on other ghost romances written by Jude Deveraux and Nora Roberts.
1. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannon
2. Someone to Love by Jude Deveraux
3. Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
4. Black Rose by Nora Roberts
5. Red Lily by Nora Roberts
6. The Next Always by Nora Roberts
7. The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
8. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
Viva La Revolution! This week on the podcast we have debut author Zoe Sivak telling us about her first novel, Mademoiselle Revolution. Listen and learn about the Haitian Revolution and the French Revolution.
Circe by Madeline Miller
Do you love a good thriller with a surprising twist? You will love Riley Sager's new novel, The House Across the Lake. There's more as our hosts present a list of other great thriller writers.
Recommendations
1. Hidden Pictures by Justin Rekulak
2. Someone We Know by Shari LaPena
3. Unwanted Guest by Shari LaPena
4. The Couple Next Door by Shari LaPena
5. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
6. Two can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus
7. A Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
8. Sadie by Courtney Summers
Have you ever judged a book by its cover and gotten something completely unexpected. This week on the podcast we author Kristan Higgins telling us about her latest book, Out of the Clear Blue Sky. This book is fun and light-hearted and a little unexpected. Next our hosts discuss books that were not what they expected based on the book's title.
- The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev
- Sister, Mother, Warrior by Vanessa Riley
- Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
- The Beast of Kukuyo by Kevin Jared Hosein
The KPL presents fellow librarian and author Eva Jurczyk and her debut novel, "The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. Listen to her fascinating interview and then stay tuned for more books about libraries!
1. Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
2. The Postman Always Rings Twice ; Double indemnity ; Mildred Pierce ; and selected stories by James M Cain
3. Adele by Leila Slimani
4. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
5. The Lighthouse Mysteries by Eva Gates
6. The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
7. The Personal Librarian by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
8. Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Neffenegger
This week on the KPL podcast, we interview debut author Isabel Canas about her new novel The Hacienda. Learn about her gothic horror novel that will keep you guess. Learn about other gothic horror recommendations
- His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Suspiria
- The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
- House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
This week KPL Podcasts speaks to Kelly Yang about her latest YA novel, "Private Label". The recommendation section is filled with books on the immigrant experience or moving to a new location. If you have suggestions for us please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat by Johnny Marciano
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lobizona by Romina Garbor
El Norte
La Guardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration by Nnedi Okorafor
The KPL podcast has another wonderful author on the podcast. This week join us for an interview with Hayli Thomson author of The Comedienne's Guide to Pride. Then listen for a few other Pride month recommendations.
- Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
- Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
- I'm Not Hungry but I Could Eat by Christopher Gonzalez
- I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
- Montague Twin's Volume 1 Witch's Hand by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon
- Montague Twin's Volume 2 Devil's Music by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon
- Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
The KPL podcast jumps into the world of animal sexuality. Our guest this week is Eliot Schrefer and he discussed his latest novel, Queer Ducks (and other animals): the natural world of animal sexuality. Don't forget to keep listening for the 2022 Podcast Summer Reading Challenge.
Recommendations:
1. Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold
2. Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
3. The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies by Paul Fischer
4. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
5. The Last Map Maker by Christina Soontornvat
Maps, mysteries, and phantom towns are all a part of the Peng Shepherd's latest novel, The Cartographerson this week's episode. Want to read more books with reference to maps, then stay tuned for the recommendation segment.
Recommendations
1 Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution by RF Kuang
2. The Measure by Nikki Erlick
3. Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rewell
4. The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
5. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd Jones
This week we have David Yoon on as our guest and he discusses his book City of Orange. We also have recommendations by Asian Authors.
Recommendations
1. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
2. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
3. Troublemaker by John Cho
4. They Called us Enemy by George Takei
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
7. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
8. The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
9. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
This week is all about dragons. The KPL Podcast interviews Kelly Barnhill about her latest adult novel, "When Women Were Dragons." The recommendations segments continues the trend when hosts Shannon and Jigisha mention some of their favorite dragon books. This episode contains the KPL summer reading secret word.
Recommendations
1. When I'm Gone Look For Me In The East by Quan Barry
2. Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly
3. Queer Ducks (and other animals): the natural world of animal sexuality by Eliot Schrefer
4. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis
5. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
6. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria
A double feature! We interview two authors this week, first listen to Colleen Hubbard tell us about her debut novel, Housebreaking. Next Michelle Huneven tells us about her new novel, Search. Next hosts Shannon and Jigisha discuss books featuring unusual careers. Enjoy.
Post-traumatic by Chantel Johnson
Whimsy by Shannon McLeod
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
Brazen Virtue by Nora Roberts
The vampire's assistant / by Darren Shan.
It's the pirate episode with special guest Daniel Jose Older. He's here to talk about his latest novel Ballad and Dagger. Then hosts Shannon and Jigisha talk about some of their favorite pirate books and movies.
Recommendations
Shadow Shaper by Daniel Jose Older
Witchling by Claribel A. Ortega
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by CB Lee
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Muppet Treasure Island
Pirates of the Caribbean
We're with back with another great episode featuring special guest HE Edgmon and his novels, The Witch King and The Fae King. The interview is followed by a book recommendation section for transgender books with a fantasy element.
1. Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve
2. Pet by Akwaeke Efmezi
3. Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
4. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Park-Chan
5. Gideon the Ninth by Tansym Muir
6. Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega
7. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
This week the KPL Podcast speaks with author, journalist Evan Hughes about his book, "The Hard Sell: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup." Plus learn about the various services and programs the library offers to start a new business.
Recommendations
1. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
2. Black Edge: inside information, dirty money, and the quest to bring down the most wanted man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar.
3. Scoundrel: how a convicted murderer persuaded the women who loved him, the conservative establishment, and the courts to set him free by Sarah Weinman.
4. Taking People With You by David Novak
5. Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone by Sarah Jaffe.
6. More than ready : be strong and be you, and other lessons for women of color on the rise by Cecilia Muñoz.
7. Lessons from the Navy : how to earn trust, lead teams, and achieve organizational excellence by Mark Brouker.
Rosie Walsh visits the podcast to tell us about her new novel and Good Morning American March Book club pick, The Love of My Life. In honor of National Poetry Month, poetry readings by our colleague, Bob and host Shannon.
Recommendations
1. Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
2. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
This week on the KPL Podcast, Lisa Scottoline is back to talk about her new book, "What Happened to the Bennetts". In addition, in honor of National Siblings Day, we discuss books depicting sibling relationships.
Recommendations
Eternal by Lisa Scottoline
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
In this week's episode, the KPL podcast hosts interview Jesse Q. Sutanto about her new book Four Aunties and a Wedding. The book is a sequel to Dial A for Aunties. Our recommendation segment takes a deeper dive into the author's other books, especially her dark and twisty young adult titles.
- Four Aunties and A Wedding
- Dial A for Aunties
- The Obsession
- The New Girl
This week on the KPL podcast, we have Elena Gorokhova speaking with us about her novel, "A Train to Moscow." Also this week on the podcast you'll be hearing from new host Shannon, who is part of the youth and teen department at Kirkwood Public Library. Shannon and Jigisha provide you with new historical fiction recommendations.
- The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
- Our Country Friend Gary Shteyngart
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
- Midnight Library by Matthew Haig
- The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
- Pulp by Robin Talley
- So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow
This week on the KPL Podcast hosts Jigisha and Ryan interview Diana Abu-Jaber, the Kirkwood Public Library One Author One Kirkwood special guest. She talks to us about her newest book Fencing With The King, baklava, and fencing. Next our hosts recommend other Own Voices authors.
Recommendations
1. Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
2. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
3. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
4. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
5. A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. This week we have CJ Box as our special guest. He's here to tell us about his latest Joe Pickett novel, Shadows Reel. What do Nazis, a library, and falcons have in common. Please listen to find out. For the recommendation segment, our hosts "attempt" to recommend some westerns. It's not a genre they know too well so email us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org and let us know what you thought of their recommendations.
1. Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
2. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
3. Bone Tomahawk
4. From Dusk Till Dawn
5. The Call of the Wild
6. Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder
7. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
8. Cowboys and Aliens
9. Firefly
Debut author, Gwen Kirby, visits this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be chatting about her short story collection, Shit Cassandra Saw. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan share some of their fave fictional women protagonist in our recommendation segment. All this, and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
1. The Taking of Jemina Boone by Matthew Pearl
2. Pretend I'm Dead by Jen Beagin
3. Game of Thrones
4. His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
5. Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
6. Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
7. She Hulk # by Rainbow Rowell
Debut author, Kai Harris, visits this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be chatting about her hotly anticipated title, What the Fireflies Knew. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan share some of their fave fictional grandparents in our recommendation segment. All this, Gramgram, and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
- Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
- The Goldbergs
- The Princess Bride
- The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
In this mighty follow-up to his Number 1 bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Man Booker-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch, a deadly regal chancellor, and a mystery with many answers. Moon Witch, Spider King is part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman.
1. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
2. The Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake
3. Vurt by Jeff Noon
4. Persuasion by Jane Austen
5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
6. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
7. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Nita Prose visits the KPL Podcast this week. We will be discussing her witty whodunit debut, The Maid. Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss some of their favorite quirky unconventional detectives in a mystery filled recommendations segment. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
- )Wahala by Nikki May
- )The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
3.)Groucho Marx, Private Eye by Ron Goulart
4.) Probably Claws by Rita May Brown
5.) Psyche
Historical fiction fans rejoice. We have returning guest Fiona Davis on the show to tell Ryan and Jigisha about her latest book, The Magnolia Palace. The book is set in the historic Frick Mansion and involves a mystery and a scavenger hunt. Ryan and Jigisha talk about famous St Louis and Kirkwood landmarks that may make great settings for novels.
The Ballarinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz visits the KPL Podcast! We will be discussing his latest bestselling thrill ride, Quicksilver. Then your hosts chat about upcoming books and tv shows that are bursting with geeky goodness which has Ryan on the edge of his seat. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
Bestselling Author, Marie Benedict, joins us this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be discussing Marie's latest novel Her Hidden Genius. and the life of Doctor Rosalind Franklin. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan chat about a couple of historical trailblazers. All this and more on the KPL Podcast!
Books. Ryan and Jigisha also talk about two other woman trailblazers.
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Yellow Wife by Sadequa Johnson
Author Danielle Friedman gives a glimpse into her new book, Let's Get Physical. A captivating narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda. Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss new year's resolutions and recommend books that help improve our lives.
- Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke
- The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
- Kindness and Wonder by Gavin Edwards
- Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield
Debut author Jean Chen Ho kicks off the KPL Podcast's fourth year with a warm and witty conversation about her book, Fiona and Jane. Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss what upcoming titles have them most excited about. Then a bonus guest! We get visited by the winning artist of our Library Card Kids Contest! All this and much more on the first KPL Podcast episode of 2022!
Recommendations:
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Dr Strange
Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict
This holiday season two runaway kids will have to protect their Kirkwood Public Library from two bungling crooks. It's KPL Podcast's annual holiday play, Alone in the Library! Starring Kayla as the Inquisitive kid, Mel as the burglar, Christa as Christa the Library Director and introducing Ryan desperately trying to be Joe Pesci. This holiday, books will be read and hot tech featured in Alone in the Library! A Jigisha Dickinson production!
Scientists and podcasters Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson beam into the KPL Podcast for an episode both entertaining and educational. Jigisha discusses their latest release Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe. Then Jigisha and Ryan attempt to answer less frequently asked questions sent to libraries over the years. All this and much more on the KPL Podcast!
The Land of Stores by Chris Colfer
Promised Land by Barack Obama
Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds
Eleanor Wonders Why
Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers by The New York Public Library
Award-winning novelist SJ Sindu visits this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be discussing her thought provoking newest release Blue Skinned Gods.Then Jigisha and Ryan bid adieu to the year with a look back at some of their favorite books of 2021. All this and more on the KPL Podcast!
1. Bewilderness by Karen Tucker
2. Wave Forms and Doom Scrolls by Daniel Scott Tysdale
3. Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4. Quiet in her Bones by Nalini Singh
5. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
6. The Personal Librarian by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
7. The Twilight Zone by Nona Hernandez
Neuroscientist Rebecca Schwarzlose drops in for an episode that is equal parts engrossingly fascinating and ridiculously silly on the KPL Podcast! First up we will be chatting about her book Brainscapes: The warped, wondrous maps written in your brain and how they guide you.Speaking of brains, afterwards Ryan and Jigisha share some of their favorite books and movies featuring those grey matter munching zombies. All this and more on a very special KPL Podcast.
Recommendations
1. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
2. Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things Are? by Jennifer Groh
3. New Mind Readers by Russell Poldrack
4. Train to Busan
5. Night of the Living Deb
6. iZombie by Chris Roberson
7. I am Legend
8. Zombieland
This week Science Fiction and Fantasy author Stina Leicht visits the KPL Podcast! We will be chatting about her latest space spanning thrilling adventure Persephone Station. Next Jigisha and Ryan make some sci-fi and Star Trek recommendations. All this and more on this week's stellar KPL Podcast!
1. Infomocracy by Malka Older
2. The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
3. Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salessess
4. Artificial Condition -Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
5. Star Trek
6. Star Trek Next Generation
7. Deep Space Nine
8. Voyager
Nalini Singh is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series. She is also our special guest this week on the KPL Podcast! We discuss her most recent title Archangel's Light. Then Jigisha and Ryan chat about some of their favorite book series. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
1. Educated by Tara Westover
2. Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
3. A Master Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
4. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Nalini's Website
www.nalinisingh.com
Pillars of the Earth superstar author Ken Follett joins us this week on the KPL Podcast. WE discuss his latest heart pounding thriller, Never! Afterwards, hosts Jigisha and Ryan enjoy a Missouri Bicentennial history segment. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
Recommendations:
Cemetery Road by Greg Iles
Blue Moon by Lee Child
The State Historical Society of Missouri
Sacred Sun
This week a very special episode of the KPL Podcast. We are joined by author Jared Reinmuth and graphic artist Ameziane in conversation about their book Big Black: Stand at Attica. It is the true story of Frank "Big Black" Smith and is an unflinching look at the price of standing up to injustice in one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American History.
Disturbing the Universe
Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
A Time to Die by Tom Wicker
Miss Davis by Ameziane
You're in for a scare! It's a fun-filled Halloween episode this week on the KPL Podcast. First up we chat with horror author Cassandra Khaw about her latest haunted tale, Nothing but Blackened Teeth! Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss some global monsters, folklore, and urban legends that keep their nightlights on. All this and more on a very haunting episode of the KPL Podcast!
- The Eye
- Shutter
- Saint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney
It's the KPL Podcast's 100th episode! This week author Tae Keller joins us in conversation of her 2021 Newbery Award Winning title, When You Trap a Tiger! Then Jigisha and Ryan reminisce about the past 100 episodes, learn a bit about the origin of children libraries in a history segment, and talk about a few other things that reached 100 this year. All this and much more on this celebratory episode of the KPL Podcast!
Recommendations
1. Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee (released in 2022)
2. The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
3. Zia Erases the World by Bree Barton (released in 2022)
A frightfully fun episode is in store for you this week on the KPL Podcast! We are joined by debut author, Ryan Douglass and will be discussing his instant New York Times Bestseller, The Taking of Jake Livingston. Then Jigisha and Ryan get excited about their Halloween viewings with the help of scary movie recommendations. All this, a poetry reading, and more on this week on the KPL Podcast!
Recommendations
1. My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
2. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
3. Malignant
4. Hocus Pocus
5 Intensity by Dean Koontz
6. The Last Witch Hunter
7. Viy
8. Return of the Living Dead
It's an episode filled with history and fiction this week on the KPL Podcast. First up we are joined by Historical Fiction and Romance author, Lecia Cornwall. We discuss her latest book,The Woman at the Front. Then Jigisha shares three awe inspiring heroes of World War One in a long overdue history segment. This and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
Books:
1. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robyn Wall Kimmerer
2. A Most Clever Girl by Stephanie Marie Thornton
3. A Lab of One's Own by Rita Colwell
4. The Hello Girls: America's First Women soldiers by Elizabeth Cobbs
5. Courage Portraits by Gordon Brown
6. Jane Addams Spirit in Action by Louise w. Knight
Multi award winning author Nathaniel Philbrick drops in on this week's KPL Podcast. We'll be chatting about his latest book, Travels With George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy.Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss some of the wildest reasons books have been banned in honor of Banned Book Week. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast.
1. The Double Life of Bob Dylan :a restless, hungry feeling, 1941-1966 by Clinton Heylin
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
4. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See by Bill Martin Jr
5. Merriam Webster Dictionary
An amazing episode and author is in store for you this week on the KPL Podcast! Jigisha and Ryan are joined by poet, composer, teacher, and bestselling novelist, Ryka Aoki! They will be discussing her latest powerful release, Light From Uncommon Stars.Then Ryan shares some must read "own voices" transgender titles in our readers advisory segment. All this, a poetry reading, and much more on this week's KPL Podcast!
1. Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
2. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
3. If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
4. Dreadnought by April Daniels
Mary Roach, America's funniest science writer, joins us this week on a very entertaining and educational KPL Podcast! We discuss her latest release "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law," libraries, and much more. Then Jigisha and Ryan share some of their favorite factoids about wildlife's intersection with crime. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast!
Recommendations
1. Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine by Geoff Manaugh
2. You Shall Know Our Velocity by Dave Eggers
Ryan and Jigisha have a special history episode this week. They interview retired assistant site manager of the Cahokia Mounds. He tells us about this amazing historical site right across the river and he also speaks to us about his book Cahokia Mounds: America's First City.
Enjoy the episode and please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org and tell us what you think.
We are joined by author Amy Belding Brown this week on the KPL Podcast. We will be discussing her latest historical fiction title, Emily's House! Then Jigisha and Ryan are joined by fellow librarian Lynne for a chat about the library's Home Borrow service. All this and so much more this week on your KPL Podcast. Happy listening. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
1. Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
2. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson
3. Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket
This week on the KPL Podcast an episode filled with humor and heart. We are joined by the best-selling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor, Steven Rowley! We discuss his latest page turner The Guncle. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan are joined by fellow librarian Alex in a conversation about our newest book club, Pride in Reading. All this and more this week on the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
1. A Star is Bored by Byron Lane
2. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin
3. Ace of Spades by Fariday Abike-Iyimide
4. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
5. Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer
6. Fence by CS Picat
7. Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers
8. One Hundred Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
9 The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
10 Runaways by Rainbow Rowell
11. Fire
New York Times Bestseller and local favorite Laurell K. Hamilton is back with an exciting new series and she spoke with the KPL Podcast first! Please enjoy this extended interview, filled with a lively discussion all about her latest page-turning title, A Terrible Fall of Angels. Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
- The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
- Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky
A crime-filled bicentennial celebration episode is in store this week on the KPL Podcast. We are joined by Vicki and James Erwin in discussion of their latest title, Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes! Then Jigisha and Ryan chat about some of their recent True-Crime favorites. All this and more in this week's dangerous episode of the KPL Podcast! Happy Friday the Thirteenth!
Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org.
1. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
2. The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Corben
3. A Glimmer of a Clue by Daryl Wood Gerber
4. Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War by Earl Hess
5. Shakespeare's Lives by Samuel Schoenbaum
6. Babylon's Ashes by James Corey
7. Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell
8. Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb
9. Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations: Stranger than Fiction by Mike Holgate
10. Lost Boys of Hannibal Podcast
Complicated families is this week's KPL Podcast theme. First off we chat with bestselling author Sunjeev Sahota about his recently released page-turner, "China Room." Then Jigisha and Ryan chat about some of their favorite challenging family films. All this, summer reading, and much more on this week's KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
1. The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark
2. Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
Laughter and love is in store this week on the KPL Podcast! We are joined by author Colleen Oakley in a discussion about her latest beach-read-page-turner "The Invisible Husband of Frick Island." Then Ryan reviews one of Jigisha's favorite Rom-Coms, 13 Going on 30. This, romantic comedy recommendations, and much more! Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
www.colleenoakley.com
1. The Other Black Girl by Dalila Zakiya Harris
2. The Social Graces by Renee Rosen
3. The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert
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This episode of the KPL Podcast takes a look at two of our favorite topics. Books and Lifelong Learning. So we are joined by "Crazy Rich Asians" author, Kevin Kwan to discuss his latest novel "Sex and Vanity. " Then stick around for the next offering in our ongoing civics segment as we discuss elections with Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft. Enjoy this episode that is equal parts entertaining and educational!
Books mentioned in the Podcast
1. A Room with a View by E.M. Forester
2. The Last Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman
3. A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen
4. Orient by Christopher Bollen
5. Destroyer by Christopher Bollen
6. For the Glory by Ducan Hamilton
This week on the KPL Podcast we are joined by Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of The Last Green Valley. This is a book about one family's harrowing journey to escape Stalin's horrifying regime and find freedom. A powerful compelling story and certainly not to be missed! Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
This week on the KPL Podcast a very special Bicentennial History episode. We are joined by Professor Walter Johnson in a discussion on his book "The Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States." This is a perfect companion episode to enjoy before the library's Virtual Author Talk with Professor Johnson on Wednesday, July 21st at 7 pm. Registration is required for an invitation to the Author Talk so visit https://kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org/ to sign up! Happy listening!
Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
recommendations
1. Black Reconstruction in America by WEB Dubois
2. John Brown by WEB Dubois
3. Abandon in the Heartland by Jennifer Hamers
4. The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin
5. Race, Place, and Policing: too close for comfort by Andrea S. Boyles
Are you ready for another thrilling episode of the KPL Podcast? This week we are joined by the internationally bestselling author Kathy Reichs! Her novels and it's protagonist, Temperance Brennan, were the basis for the television show Bones. We will be discussing her latest forensic thriller "The Bone Code." Then Jigisha and Ryan chat about their favorite books-to-tv in a themed recommendation segment. This, summer reading, and much more on this week's KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The KPL Podcast is kicking off July strong with a visit from author Kristin Harmel! We will be chatting about her instant New York Times Bestseller and must summer-read "The Forest of Vanishing Stars." Jigisha and Ryan also look back at recommended titles that were released in the first half of 2021. This, summer reading, and much more on the KPL Podcast.
Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr (release date March 2022)
2. Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer
3. Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
4. Little Pieces of Me by Alison Hammer
5. The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
6. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
7. Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams
8. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
On this week's episode of the KPL Podcast we celebrate PRIDE with two very special guests! First up we are joined by Chloe O. Davis with a discussion about her debut title "The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases." Then Jigisha and Ryan check in with returning special guest Steven Brawley and the St. Louis LGBT History Project. Happy Pride!
Links to check out
St Louis LGBT History Project
Missouri Historical Society Gateway to Pride Exhibit
Missouri history is front and center this week on the KPL Podcast with our bicentennial celebration special! Jigisha and Ryan are joined by oral historian and host of the Our Missouri Podcast, Sean Rost. Join us for this chat about the state's origins, Lilburn Boggs, Daniel Boone's bones, and so much more! This is a can't miss episode! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Missouri Historical Society
Recommendations
1. A History of Missouri by Louis Houck
2. History of Missouri by David March
3. Across Our Wide Missouri by Bob Priddy
4. A History of the Ozarks by Brooks Blevins
5. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser
6. Kingdom of Nauvoo: the Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier by Benjamin Park
This week a very special episode of the KPL Podcast. We are joined by Professor Warren Binford an internationally recognized childrens' rights scholar and an advocate of the frontlines for the fight for children in migration. We will be discussing her book "Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States." It is a conversation not to be missed. Please join us. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendation
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
It's a Rom-Com filled episode this week on the KPL Podcast! Join Jigisha for a conversation with author Amy E. Reichert about her latest book "The Kindred Spirits Supper Club!" Then stick around as Jigisha and Ryan share a few of their favorite romantic comedy films. All this and more on KPL Podcast episode filled with love and laughter. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. People we meet on vacation by Emily Henry
2. Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
3. The Princess Bride
4. Chocolat
5. Scott Pilgrim vs the World
6. Sliding Doors
We jump into the educational and entertaining world of chemistry on the KPL Podcast! Science communicator, MIT trained chemist, and television host George Zaidan drops by to discuss his book "Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put In and On Us" and answers some of our pressing junk food questions. Then Jigisha shares some of her favorite titles in a science themed readers advisory. It's an episode filled with science fact and science fun on this episode of the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. A Promised Land by Barack Obama
2. Life's Edge: the search for what it means to be alive by Carl Zimmer
3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
4. Keep Sharp by Sanjay Gupta
Netflix documentary
Behind the Curve
It's a celebration of St. Louis this week on the KPL Podcast! To help us we've invited St. Louis's very own and KMOX legend Charlie Brennan! We will be discussing his latest title "Only In St, Louis." Then stick around as hosts Jigisha and Ryan chat about some of their favorite St. Louis based books and films. All this, Summer Reading, and more on this very St. Louis episode of the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations:
1. Facebook the Inside Story by Steven Levy
2. The Will to Do, The Soul to Dare by Rumy Zsolt
3. The Price you for Pay for College by Ron Lieber
4. The Mysteries by Marisa Silver
5. The Pruitt Igoe Myth
6. St Louis Sound: An Illustrated Timeline by Steve Pick
This week a very special episode of the KPL Podcast. We are joined by Professor Amanda Tyler, coauthor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's last book, "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: A Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union." We discuss the lasting legacy of her friend and mentor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Herma Hill Kay, Martin Ginsburg, the Supreme Court and so much more. It is a conversation not to be missed. Please join us. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Paving the Way: the First American Women Law Professors by Herma Hill Kay
It's a Star Wars Day celebration this week on your KPL Podcast! Not one author, not two, but three authors join us to chat about this beloved topic. Jigisha and Ryan are joined by Claudia Gray, E.K. Johnston, and John Jackson Miller. In addition we sample highlights from our Star Wars Day panel with Professor Suzanne Scott. Check out the library's youtube channel for the whole conversation! It's an episode of galactic proportions on this week's KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Star Wars Panel Discussion
Books by Claudia Gray
Into the Dark
Star Wars: Lost Stars
Star Wars: Bloodline
Books by EK Johnston
Queen's shadow
Ahsoka
Books By John Jackson Miller
Star Wars from a Certain Point of View
Kenobi
A New Dawn
Your KPL Podcast is blasting off for another out of this world adventure! This week we are joined by Hugo Award Winning bestseller, Becky Chambers. We will be discussing her Wayfarers series and it's latest title "The Galaxy, and the Ground Within," and more. We also get a visit from engineer Dave Dixon for a chat about the science of satellites. It's a science fiction and science fact filled episode on your KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Learn more about Becky Chambers at www.otherscribles.com
Recommendations:
The Wayfarers Series (four book series)
1. The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
2. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
3. Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
4. The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
- A Psalm of the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
- Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand
- 2001 A Space Odyssey
It's a reunion this week on the KPL Podcast! Mystery author and St. Louis native Elaine Viets checks back in with us for a fun-filled conversation about her latest book "Death Grip." Then Jigisha and Ryan mixes Missouri history with National Poetry Month with a brief biography of T.S. Eliot. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
2. Grounds for Murder Tara Lush
3. Ben Kinkade series by William Barnhardt
4. New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith
5. Before She was Helen by Caroline Cooney
6. TS Eliot: An Imperfect Life by Lyndall Gordan
7. Young Eliot: From St. Louis to the Waste by Robert Crawford
8. TS Eliot: A Short Biography by John Worthen
9. The Complete Poems and Plays by TS Eliot
A special One Author, One Kirkwood episode is in store for you this week on the KPL Podcast. Enjoy highlights from this year's live event with the bestselling author of The Vanishing Half and The Mothers,Brit Bennett! Funding for the One Author series of programs is provided by the Edward Chase Garvey Memorial Foundation. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
One Author One Kirkwood Event
Brit Bennett
Stephanie Powell Watts
We are jam packed with celebration this week on the KPL Podcast! First we're visited by New York Times Bestseller Lisa Scottoline. We will be discussing her latest title "Eternal." Then, Jigisha and Ryan party down for National Library Week by sharing what they and other library staff members are reading in this week's Readers Advisory segment. Lastly for National Poetry Month we've a poetry reading! All this and more on a super celebratory episode of the KPL Podcast. Don't miss out! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations:
1. Normal People by Sally Rooney
2. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
3. Madness of Sunshine and Quiet in her Bones by Nalini Singh
4. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
5. Debbie Macomber's Table by Debbie Macomber
6. Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams
7. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
8. The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewel
9. A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot
10. Cross her Heart by Melinda Leigh
11. We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
12. Library Book by Susan Orlean
13. A Long Way to A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
14. Difficult Damsels by Nikita Gill in the book Fierce Fairytales Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
This week on the KPL Podcast we're off to the literary frontier with bestselling author and journalist Anna North! We will be discussing her latest title "Outlawed," alternate history, midwifery, and more! Jigisha and Ryan also share some of their favorite Westerns in this week's Readers Advisory. All this and more on this thrilling episode of the KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. Crazy Cat by Patrick McDonnell
2. Midwife's Tale by Laurel Ulrich
3. God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (June 2021)
4. Oh Beautiful by Jung Yun (November 2021)
5. The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
6. Legend by Jude Deveraux
7. Twin of Ice and Twin of Fire by Jude Deveraux
8. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
9. No Country for Old Men Movie
10. Tombstone
11. True Grit by Charles Portis
12. True Grit (1969)
13. True Grit (2010)
14. Brisco County Junior
15. Firefly
16. Cogewea by Mourning Dove
This week on the KPL Podcast we're off to solve a whodunnit with bestseller mystery maven J.A. Jance! We will be discussing her latest Joanna Brady mystery "Missing and Endangered." Ryan and Jigisha then chat about the life of the Unsinkable Molly Brown in another of our Missouri Bicentennial History segments. All this and more on this thrilling episode of the KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
1. Molly Brown from Hannibal Missouri by Ken Marks
2. Molly Brown Unraveling the Myth by Kristen Iversen
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the KPL Podcast!
This week we speak with sci-fi fantasy author Claudia Gray about her latest "House of EL: Book One." Then Jigisha brings to our attention the life of Rosalind Franklin in our next science segment. Finally your hosts chat about graphic novel recommendations and an upcoming library program they are excited to share. All on this can't miss episode of the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild
2. Dancing with a Octopus by Debra Harding
3. Double Helix by James Watson
4. Rosalind Franklin and DNA by Anne Sayre
5. The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox
6. My Sister Rosalind Franklin by Jenifer Glynn
7. California Dreamin by Penelope Bagieu
8. Dresden File Graphic Novel by Mark Powers
9. Excalibur by Tini Howard
10. What so Funny about Truth, Justice, and the American Way
This week on the KPL Podcast we are visited by International Bestseller Nadia Hashimi. We will be discussing her most recent release Sparks Like Stars, Afghanistan, and much more. Also Jigisha and Ryan also share some of their recent favorite female protagonist lead titles for National Women's History Month. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast. Happy listening!
Recommendations:
1. Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar
2. Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim
3. Harley Quinn season 1
4. Birds of Prey
5. Agatha Raisin by MC Beaton
6. Agatha Raisin Series
7. The Legend of Korra
This week on the KPL Podcast we are visited by New York Times Bestseller Patti Callahan Henry. We will be discussing her most recent release Surviving Savannah, the Titanic of the South, and much more. Jigisha and Ryan also share their favorite doomed voyage picks. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast. Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
recommendations:
1. Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
2. The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe
3. The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
4. The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
5. When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
6. Dead Wake by Erik Larson
7. Event Horizon
8. Midway
9. The Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
This week on the KPL Podcast we are visited by special guest author Sarah Penner. We will be discussing her debut title The Lost Apothecary. In honor of both Black History Month and the Missouri Bicentennial, Jigisha and Ryan talk about the life of one of St. Louis's most fascinating and courageous daughters, Josephine Baker. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations:
1. The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
2. Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
3. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
This week on the KPL Podcast we're visited by USA Today Bestseller Christina McDonald. We chat about her latest title "Do No Harm," the opioid epidemic, and more. Then Jigisha takes us into February's science segment discussing amazing black inventors and their contributions to society. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast! Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations:
1. Win by Harlan Corben
2. Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins
3. Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Get ready for adventure as the KPL Podcast takes a look at YA Fantasy. Our special guest is debut novelist Namina Forna! We chat about her awesome book "The Gilded Ones." Also, Jigisha and Ryan have some great fantasy suggestions you'll want to check out from the library. This and more on an escapade filled KPL Podcast. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations:
1. The Black Kids by Christina Hammond Reed
2. A Song of Wraiths and Ruins by Roseanne Brown
3. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
4. Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
5. This is My American by Kim Johnson
6. Source of the River by Lana Axe
7. Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
8. Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
9. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Your KPL Podcast leaps into February with another visit from an amazing author! Nancy Johnson is here to discuss her debut and hotly anticipated title "The Kindest Lie." Also Jigisha and Ryan celebrate Black History Month with some recommendations of titles they've enjoyed and hope you will as well. All this and more on a brilliant episode of the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
2. Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
3. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
4. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
5. The Watermelon woman
6. Men in Black
7. Wild Wild West
8. I Robot
9. I Am Legend
10. The Pursuit of Happyness
11. Ali
12. Independence Day
13. Aladdin
14. Gemini Man
15. Free Spirit by Khalid
We can't wait for you to hear this week's episode of the KPL Podcast! Special guests and sister-writer duo Maika and Maritza Moulite join us for a conversation about their recent release "One of the Good Ones." Additionally we've another history segment in store. The sisters inspired Jigisha and Ryan to take a closer look at the life of the amazing Mary Fields, AKA Stagecoach Mary. All this and more on a fantastic episode of the KPL Podcast!
Recommendations
1. Happily Ever Afters by Elisa Bryant
2. Borderlands by Gloria Anazaldua
3. Love is A Revolution by Rene Watson
4. Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
5. Dear Haiti Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite
6. Black Heros of the Wild West by Ruth Pelz
7. Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzie Lee
This week on the KPL Podcast our special guest is #1 New York Times bestseller novelist Lisa Garner. We discuss her most recent standalone title "Before She Disappeared." Also, Jigisha answers frequently asked questions about DNA as we dive into our first science segment .It's a thriller of a science filled week on the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz
2. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (June 2021)
3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
4. Confessions On The 7:45 by Lisa Unger
5. The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
6. The Duke and I by Julie Quinn
This week on the KPL Podcast our special guest is best seller novelist Nancy Jooyoun Kim. Nancy, Ryan, and Jigisha discuss her debut title and Reese's Book Club Pick, The Last Story of Mina Lee. The conversation continues as Jigisha and Ryan share their must read recommendations about the American immigrant experience. It is a fantastic episode that's not to be missed! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
1. The Name of All the Flowers by Melissa Valentine
2. The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
3. The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
4. The We Could Do by Thi Bui
5. This Land is Our Land by Suketu Mehta
6. The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America
7. A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
8. Bridget Quinn Podcast Episode
Prepare your funny bone to be tickled as your KPL Podcast guest this week is former head writer of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Elliott Kalan! We will be chatting about his latest book "Sharko and Hippo," word play, the film CATS, and so much more! Laugh along as Elliott gifts the library a theme song! Jigisha and Ryan also discuss their favorite bad movie recommendation. It's a week of goofs and yucks on the KPL Podcast!
Books and Movies:
1. Horse meets Dog by Elliott Kalan
2. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
4. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
5. Power Broker by Robert Caro
6. Signs
7. Manos the hands of fate
8. Golden Compass
9. Avatar the Last Air Bender
10. A Talking Cat
11. The Room
12. Birdemic
13. Fateful Findings
You can enjoy the KPL Podcast at https://kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ or wherever you download your podcasts.Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Your KPL Podcast greets 2021 the only way it knows how. With fantastic author guests! This week we are joined by best-selling author of "The Gown" Jennifer Robson! She discusses her latest title "Our Darkest Night," Italy, family, and much more. Jigisha and Ryan also take a look into the human history of New Year's Resolutions. It's a brand new year but the same great podcast! Happy New Year!
You can enjoy the KPL Podcast at https://kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ or wherever you download your podcasts. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Book Recommendations
1. Courage My Love by Kristen Beck (release date: April 13, 2021)
2. Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry (release date: March 9 , 2021)
3. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry
4. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (release date March 21, 2021)
5. The Huntress by Kate Quinn
6. The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
7. The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff (release date May 4, 2021)
8. The Prize by Irving Wallace
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. This week is going to be a little different. Ryan and Jigisha created and original piece of writing that is narrated by them along with several colleagues. The Library Carol is based on the Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Statista
Kirkwood Public Library
Music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound
Listeners we are in store for a holiday treat. Jigisha and Ryan are joined by one of America's greatest storytellers. Perhaps best known for both the novel and the Tony award winning musical Wicked!, Best Selling Novelist Gregory Maguire joins us today to talk about his latest haunting and magical tale, A Wild Winter Swan.
Some of Jigisha and Ryan's favorite episodes
Clint McElroy
Eric Cervini
Alexander McCall Smith
Eileen Moskowitz-Palma
Anthony Daniels
Elizabeth Acevedo
Kevin Kwan
This year saw the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment! To celebrate this historic occasion the KPL Podcast is joined by author Bridget Quinn! We will be discussing her book "She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next" This week's episode is a can't miss!
Recommendations:
1. Georgia O' Keefe by Roxana Robinson
2. Self Portrait by Celia Paul
3. Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
4. Vera by Carol Edgarian
5. A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
This week's episode of the KPL Podcast is sure to strike a chord with history buffs and fans of WW2 espionage alike. We speak with author Sonia Purnell about her best-seller "A Woman of No Importance" and the courageous life of Virginia Hall. All this and much more on this can't miss episode of the KPL Podcast!
Links and Recommendations
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
The Spy Princess by Shrabani Basu
These 5 Women of World War II Who Should Be Household Names
Welcome back. You are in for a treat because Ryan and Jigisha interview author and illustrator Jerry Craft. His book, "New Kid" has won both the Newberry Medal and the Coretta Scott King award for 2020. New Kid is also the first graphic novel to win the Newberry Medal. Enjoy the interview.
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Class Act by Jerry Craft
Twins by Varian Johnson
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Octopus Stew by Eric Valasquez
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
Becoming Muhammed Ali by Kwame Alexander and James Patterson
Newberry Medal website
Coretta Scott King Award website
Throughout 2020 Jigisha and Ryan have enjoyed the privilege of discussing a wealth of titles that are special to them with creators that brought them to life. This week is no exception. We are joined by Alexander McCall Smith, author of the much beloved The No# 1 Ladies Detective Agency series amongst many others. We discuss his latest novel, Elephants, Botswana, and much much more.
How to Raise an Elephant by Alexander McCall Smith
The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins
Whale Day and other Poems by Billy Collins
Agent Sonya by Ben MacIntyre
It's time for another amazing episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we speak with author and cartoonist John Allison about his multi-eisner winning series and library favorite, Giant Days. Also Ryan along with guest host Mel chat about a listener requested topic, adult and nonfiction graphic novels recommendations. It's a long box full of myler bagged memories and brilliant books on this week's KPL Podcast!
www.scaryground.com
Giant Days by John Allison
California Dreamin by Penelope Bagieu
The Banks by Roxane Gay
March by John Lewis
Daytripper by Fabio Moon
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Persepolis by Marjane Strapi
Spiderman
Archie
Strap in dear listeners for the galaxy spanning 50th episode of the KPL Podcast! For decades our special guest has brought to life the beloved protocol droid C-3PO and has written a memoir detailing those experiences. This week Anthony Daniels visits the show to chat about "I am C-3PO: The Inside Story" recently released in paperback! Bless my circuits, there is more! Jigisha investigates the broad appeal of Star Wars with some of the library's most dedicated super fans. All this and much more on a very Star Wars themed episode of the KPL Podcast! We'd love to hear from you! Comment below or write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org
Recommendations
Star wars Rebels
Clone Wars
The Thrawn Trilogy
Vector Prime by RA Salvatore
Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
Bloodline by Claudia Gray
Terrifying tidings to all you boys and ghouls! Join your horror hosts Ryan and Jigisha as they close our Halloween celebrations with a truly frightening KPL Podcast episode. This week we are joined by author Matthew Lyons, who scares us with the tale from his debut title "The Night Will Find Us" from there we journey further into cosmic strangeness with Sean Branney of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society as we take a look at the work of Howard Phillip Lovecraft. Time to hide behind the sofa as the most scary KPL Podcast is here! Join us won't you?
Recommendations:
The Shining by Stephen King
The Shining movie
Dr Sleep by Stephen King
Dr. Sleep movie
Hereditary
The Call of Cthulhu
"We're all mad here." Mad for the next episode of the KPL Podcast! This week we speak with L.L. McKinney, author of the Nightmare-Verse series. They are a thrill ride twist on the beloved Alice in Wonderland. Don't miss this episode crammed with pop culture, own voices, and awesome novels!
Nightmare Verse
A Blade so Black
A Dream so Dark
A Crown So Cursed (releases April 2021)
Alice in Wonderland movie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
More Halloween. This week Ryan and Jigisha are sticking with tradition and bringing your their Halloween recommendation episode. The theme this year is Halloween monsters. Listen to the episode to find out more about zombies, werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and witches. Find out Ryan and Jigisha's favorite monster movies and books.
Links:
History Channel
Zombies
World War Z by Max Brooks
World War Z
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
I Am Legend movie
Train to Busan
28 days later
The Reapers are the Angel by Alden Bell
iZombie by Chris Roberson
iZombie TV Series
Werewolves
Underworld
An American Werewolf in London
Ghosts
Ghostbusters
The Conjuring
Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Evil
The Shining by Stephen King
The Shining movie
Vampires
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Salem's Lot movie
Dracula by Bram Stoker
What we do in the Shadow
Witches
Crucible by Arthur Miller
Witch
The Witches
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
A Discovery of Witches
We are continuing with our suspense and spooky theme for this week's episode. Today we are speaking with bestselling author Vanessa Lillie about her new book," For the Best", The novel was released at the beginning of September and instantly became a "must read" for both Popsugar and Crimereads. For another civics segment, Ryan and Jigisha discuss the steps involved in becoming a US citizen and much more.
Links:
Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
US Citizen and Immigration Services
Naturalization Test
The most frightfully fun season is here and the KPL Podcast is kicking off October with a "Nevermore!" Jigisha chats with Enrica Jang of the Poe House & Museum about the life of Edgar Allan Poe and this weekend's Poe International Festival. We speak with bestselling author Wendy Walker about her latest thriller "Don't Look For Me!" and much more! Don't miss this jampacked episode.
Links
Don't Look for me by Wendy Walker
The Bright Lands by John Fram
Poe International Festival
Banned Books Week runs from Sept 27th to Oct 3rd and the KPL Podcast is celebrating the event with a visit from Professor Lisa Hoppenjans of the First Amendment Clinic. She will be discussing some of the history and practice of banning books and censorship. Jigisha and Ryan will also be discussing frequently challenged classics that have had lasting impact. Don't ban this episode because it's sure to be a good one!
American Library Association
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
The KPL Podcast is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with another wonderful episode! Award winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo joins us to talk about her latest book "Clap When You Land" and treats us to a reading! Fellow librarian Maggie Miller also drops by with some of her favorite recommendations from amazing Hispanic authors. All this and much more can be enjoyed wherever you get your podcasts. Happy listening!
Recommendations
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Grown by Tiffany Jackson
Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo (out in March 2021)
Shadow Shaper by Daniel Jose Older
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Zorro by Isabel Allende
Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Cronos
Another exciting episode of the KPL Podcast is coming right atcha! We are joined by local author Laura Miller with her most recent title "The Dream." Additionally 2020 Census enumerator Dan Brower stops by to answer our question "Why is the census so vital?" along with many others. Plus Ryan learns about the wonder that is Jane Austen. All this and more! The KPL Podcast is available wherever you enjoy your podcast. Happy listening.
2020 Census
Books mentioned during the episode
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Marquez Garcia
The Jesus I Never Knew Philip Yancey
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Princess by Jean Sasson
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
Color of Water by James McBride
Hello, We have another jammed packed KPL Podcast episode ready just for you! Join author Jasmine Warga as she discusses her latest title "Other Words for Home". Also Nancy Price of the League of Women Voters visits to answer our questions about mail-in voting. Lastly, for National Wildlife Day, Jigisha and I share some furry friend recommendations. Happy Listening
Vote 411
Missouri Secretary of State
St. Louis County Board of Elections
St Louis Area Voter Protector Coalition
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
Here We are Now by Jasmine Warga
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Writers and Lovers by Lily King
The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
Our Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo
Welcome back Kirkwood. As we are bidding adieu to August and the 2020 election season is in full swing, Jigisha and Ryan dive into another civic segment, particularly citizen engagement with Podcaster Gabe Fleisher. Additionally, they have another exciting special guest! Kim Johnson will be dropping by to discuss her debut title "This Is My America"
Wake up to Politics
Punching the Air by Ibi Zooboi and Yusef Salaam
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Author in Chief by Craig Fehrman
Welcome back. This week Ryan and Jigisha visit the children's library. The first place winner of the "I Survived" Short Story Contest will read her story for us. Please visit the KPL Digital Archives to read entries from all the talented young writers. Next we speak with author Eileen Moskowitz-Palma regarding her latest book "Camp Clique" . This is a fun episode that will take you back to your summer camp days.
Books mentioned in podcast
Save the Cat Writes by Jessica Brody
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
This episode of the KPL Podcast takes a look at two of our favorite topics. Books and Lifelong Learning. So we are joined by "Crazy Rich Asians" author, Kevin Kwan to discuss his latest novel "Sex and Vanity. " Then stick around for the next offering in our ongoing civics segment as we discuss elections with Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft. Enjoy this episode that is equal parts entertaining and educational!
Books mentioned in the Podcast
1. A Room with a View by E.M. Forester
2. The Last Kings of Shanghai by Jonathan Kaufman
3. A Beautiful Crime by Christopher Bollen
4. Orient by Christopher Bollen
5. Destroyer by Christopher Bollen
6. For the Glory by Ducan Hamilton
Welcome to the paranormal romance themed episode of the KPL Podcast! This week we are joined by national bestselling and local author Laurell K. Hamilton, we will be discussing the newest title in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, Sucker Punch! Jigisha and Ryan will also recommend some of their favorite supernatural romance titles and discuss future programming. This episode of the KPL Podcast is one to sink your fangs into!Recommendations:1. Pitbull by Bronwen Dickey2. Pack of Two by Caroline Knapp3. Disc World by Terry Prachett4. Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs5. Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon6. Pushing Daisies7. What We Do In the Shadows
Welcome back. It's the library episode, Ryan and Jigisha interview MLA president Cindy Dudenhoffer. She discusses the importance of libraries in our communities and how libraries are adaptable and evolve to continue to provide access to resources. For the virtual conference visit www.molib.org Next we interview bestselling author Fiona Davis about her new book, The Lions of 5th Ave. A historical fiction and mystery set in the New York Public Library. Please visit her website to learn about the launch event mentioned in the podcast, www.fionadavis.net. Lastly go on short world tour of libraries around the world. The 10 Weirdest and Most Wonderful Libraries in the WorldRecommended booksTeach Boldly: Use Edtech for Social Good by Jennifer WilliamsA Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank GreenThe Plaza by Julie SatowThe Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eva ChaseThe Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
It's time for another exciting adventure of the KPL Podcast. This week we speak with author and podcaster Clint McElroy of the Adventure Zone. We discuss his most recent title Adventure Zone Vol 3: Petals to the Metal. Jigisha and Ryan also provide fantasy themed recommendations, upcoming program information, and much more. Even everyone's favorite cleric Merle Highchurch makes a visit. This laughter filled episode is ready for you to enjoy! Website: www.themcelroy.family Books mentioned in the podcast:The Witchwood CrownMagic for Liars by Sara GaileyCritical Roll Vox Machina by Matthew ColvilleThe Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine HarrisWheel of Time by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Welcome to another episode of the KPL podcast. Ryan and Jigisha will also provide their #ownvoices recommendations this week. The Library has a great collection of ownvoices titles. This week we speak to One Author One Kirkwood Lisa See. She'll discuss her most recent book, Island of Sea Women". Please listen and learn more about the amazing female divers of the Island of Jeju. Please visit her website: www.lisasee.com , Instagram: lisasee_writer, Facebook: lisaseebooksRecommendations1. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri2. The Marriage Game by Sara Desai3. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo4. Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan5. A Burning by Megha Majumdar
In this week's episode Ryan and Jigisha talk about historical fiction novels. They have some great recommendations for you if you love that genre of books. They also interview bestselling author Kim Michele Richardson on her latest book, Book Woman of Troublesome Creek. This book is Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s. A timeless story about courage, grit, and the power of books. Please visit Kim Michele Richardson's website to learn more. Recommendations:Oona Out of Order by Margarite MontimoreEvery Bone a Prayer by Ashley BloomsThe Lost Girls of Paris by Pam JenoffLady Clementine by Marie BenedictStep up to the Plate Maria Singh by Uma KrishnaswamiI Claudius
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we have special guest Mary Kay Andrews telling us her latest book titled, "Hello Summer", Ryan and Jigisha give their recommendations for for summer beach reads. Links to movies and books mentioned in the podcast. Hello Summer by Mary Kay AndrewsGhost World The Engineer's Wife by Tracy Enerson WoodOne Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak
June is Pride month and 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Pride Month Celebrations. This week we have Steven Brawley founder of the St Louis LGBTQ History project and author of "Gay and Lesbian St. Louis". He discusses some of his recommendations for Pride month. Our other special guest is Eric Cervini the author of "The Deviant's War, The Homosexual vs The United States of America". Please have a listen to two great authors.LGBTQIA+ authors, writers, journalists, playwrights, and poets who have called St. Louis homeOn the Outside A Story of Female to Male Transition and Therapy when you don't believe in Therapy By Terry WillitsFarm Boy to City Girl by John (Gene) DawsonThe Book of Pride by Mason FunkNaturally Tan by Tan FranceAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets to the Universe by Benjamin Alire SaenzPrincess Cyd
Hello again. This week we have local mystery writer Lynn Cahoon as our special guest. She will be discussing her newest book from her Tourist Trap Mystery Series: Murder in Waiting. The book will release June 30th. She also writes the Farm to Fork Mystery Series, The Cat Latimer Mystery Series, and the Kitchen Witch Mystery Series. You will not run out of books from this author. Please visit her website at https://www.lynncahoon.com/ Also the Missouri Arts Council has virtual events starting this week from Shakespeare adaptations to a Quarantine Concert. Please visit their website at www.missouriartscouncil.org/virtual-arts-events/ to get the list of events.
Hi Everyone,Ryan and Jigisha have another episode for you. This week we discuss, programming, the dial-a-story, and curbside services. Don't forget summer reading is going strong, so log those page reads into your account and earn some prizes. Lastly, in this week's recommendation section you'll learn about some titles regarding #blacklivesmatter. If you want to know more about the current events that happening right now then check out some of the recommendations.
Welcome to another episode of the KPL Podcast. Curbside pick has started for the KPL library, be sure to listen to learn more about this new service the library is offering. Our library Director Christa van Herreweghe discusses curbside pickup. This week for recommendations we are discusses book and/or movies that had a impact or made us think about things differently. Ryan, Jigisha, and Christa will discuss books and movies that impacted them.
The KPL library has a great episode for you this week. Ryan and Jigisha interview bestselling author Erik Larson about his new book The Splendid and the Vile. The book is about Winston Churchill's first year as Prime Minister of England during World War II. Erik has some wonderful stories about Churchill and he talks about how he came to write the book and his process for choosing a topic. Please have a listen to this wonderful author.
Hello again, In this week's episode Ryan and Jigisha discuss upcoming virtual programs, more new services, and their thoughts on movie adaptations of books. Enjoy and don't forget Summer Reading just started and you can signup at the Kirkwood Library webpage.
It's the start of summer reading on May 16. We'll tell you how to sign up for summer reading for both you and your kids. The library is offering a new service called remote IT for patrons that need remote tech help. In addition, Ryan and Jigisha tell you about some of the books coming out this summer that they are looking forward to reading. Throughout the podcast, there is a narration of The Million Dollar Bond Robbery by Agatha Christie.
Ryan and Jigisha are back with another weekly episode. This week they discuss Creativebug, a subscription service provided by the library for patrons. If you're a creative person that likes to make things then check out CreativeBug at www.kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org. Programming is back, it's happening virtually. Visit our website and click on calendar of events. You'll be able to see what's available and register for the program you wish to attend virtually. Lastly, Ryan and Jigisha talk about International Nurses Day (May 12) and Star Wars day (May 4th) and give books and movie recommendations based on both.
We're back with another great episode. May 4- May 10 2020 is children's book week. We interview local children's book author Amy Sklansky about her new book "These Little Piggies go to the Beach" and Amy reads two her poems titled: "Sweet Hearts" and "My Pet Poem". We discuss the various social media programming from the youth department and lastly Ryan and Jigisha discuss some of their favorite children's books.
Hi Everyone, We're back with another episode of the KPL podcast. This week we bring you a previously recorded interview with colleague Dan Sullivan and music recommendations that we have on our playlist. Have a listen and learn something new about artists and/or music genres you may not know.
This week's episode is about wellness for you during the quarantine. We have two interviews, one with colleague Laurel Hayes. She talks about meditation and it's benefits. Laurel has a daily meditation open to everyone. We also speak to Theresa Ebling about staying healthy. She provided us with a list of useful resources that are listed below. Lastly, Ryan and Jigisha talk about other podcasts that they listen to and that their coworkers recommend.
Hello, We're back with another episode of the KPL podcast. In this episode we suggest websites that will keep you informed of the COVID19 virus and also information about the City of Kirkwood. The library wants to know what you are doing during the quarantine and what your fellow Kirkwood residents are doing. The library created an archive that you can submit documents, pictures, audio files and video files. Here is the website for submission: https://kirkwood.librariesshare.com/kirkwoodarchives/ . Please share and let us know what you are doing.
It's April, that means it's National Poetry Month. In this episode we interview authors Alison C. Rollins about her new poetry book Library of Small Catastrophes. She's a St. Louis native and a fellow librarian. We also interview mystery writer and St Louis native Elaine Viets about her new book, A Star is Dead. It is book 4 of the Death Investigator Series. In addition, Ryan and I discuss our favorite non-fiction books. It's a packed episode, please have a listen.
Hello, We have another supplemental episode of the KPL podcast. Please join librarians Jigisha and Ryan while they discuss informational resources for COVID19 pandemic, various databases available to through the KPL website. We'll explain our fun new feature Dial-a-story and a PSA on scams that may be happening during the lockdown. Lastly, we have some movie recommendations for you.
We have a quick episode for you to highlights CDC guidelines regarding the COVID19 virus. We have suggestions for keeping busy and entertained for you and for kids.
Get your ears ready for KPL's best episode yet! We are joined by Gabby Rivera, author of "Juliet Takes a Breath" and Marvel Comic's America, for a lively discussion! Want more special guests? Well how about the library's new Director, Christa Van Herrewegh? Of course reviews, programming, services, and more can be found peppered in. Let us know what you think. Happy Listening!
Time for another episode of the KPL podcast. This month we have our usual programs, services, and recommendations. We also interview Nancy Price of League of Women Voters regarding the 2020 Census. Please listen and let us know what you think.
It's year two of the KPL podcast. Ryan and Jigisha highlight January events as well as a bookclubs and services offered by the library. They also discuss favorite books, movies, and shows of 2019 and what they are excited to read and see in 2020. Listen for a fun episode and let them know what your favorites were for 2019
We another wonderful episode for you this month. We interview Mike Holley of the Kirkwood Historical Society and he has some great stories about Kirkwood during the 1940's. We also have some great programs for you this month and our recommendations to get you in the holiday mood.
It's November and it's National Native American Heritage Month and National Game and Puzzle Month. We have some great recommendations for you this month and Kirkwood Public Library has some great programs for you as well.
This month we have a great episode for you. We got the usual discussion of programs, services, and bookclubs. In addition we interview local author and historian Steven Brawley. Courtney Flesch is back to do a deep dive into all things Halloween.
Time for a new KPL podcast episode. In this month's podcast, Ryan and Jigisha discuss the new programs and events for September. We interview Shannon McLean, our resident dungeon master. We talk about roll playing games that Shannon runs for our teens. Ryan and I discuss National Hispanic Heritage month and recommend some great books, movies, and shows for you to try out. We end with a Pablo Neruda poem, Oda a los Calcetines.
The August 2019 podcast for the Kirkwood Public Library features programs, services, and of course. our book and movie recommendations. We interview Courtney Flesch, our Director of Customer Service, who has some fun stories about the library. Have your ever wondered what the strangest thing was left in the library dropbox or what people use as book marks? Listen and find out.
It that time again. The July KPL podcast brings you all the amazing programming that Kirkwood library for adults and youth. This month we have a great interview with Dan Sullivan about his work with the library and about his music. He recorded in the intro and outro of this podcast for us. As always we have some fun recommendations for you.
Hello Kirkwood,It's already June. Learn about all the wonderful program and events planned for the month of June. Learn about the Annual Cars and Guitar festival happening right here in Kirkwood. Ryan and Jigisha will be discussing their favorite books and movies regarding Father's day and Pride Month
Hello Kirkwood,Summer Reading is upon us. Learn about all the wonderful program and events planned for summer reading kickoff. Listen to Donna Poe talk about Mayfest and of course Ryan and Jigisha discuss their picks favorite Mom characters in books and movies.
We're back with another episode. This month we discuss events, programs, interview Angela Myers of We Bold Souls to discuss mindfulness, and give you a poetry reading. Enjoy and let you know what you think.
Join us for another episode of the KPL podcast where we cover March Programming, author talks, and book clubs. We give you a behind the scenes look at library operations, special services offered by the library, and we talk about our favorite female protagonists in books and movies.
The month of February is upon us and romance is in the air. Learn more about the events and programs Kirkwood Public Library has for you in Feb 2019 and some our favorite romantic books and movies.
Kirkwood Public Library presents its first podcast. Learn about the programs and events happening at the Kirkwood Public Library. We have meditation workshops, Resume and job search workshops, Mediterranean cooking, book clubs, and more!