KPL Podcast

This week on the podcast we have returning author Eva Jurczyk discussing her latest novel, The Paris Files.   A woman meets a man and the fall in love.  They meet up in Paris for two weeks enjoying the city.  Then the man suddenly disappears and no one knows what happened.  The novel is told entirely through police reports.  Author reads Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Dracula by Bram Stoker We Need to T...

This week on the KPL Podcast, we are doing something a little different.  We spoke with E. Madison Shimoda who translated Welcome to Kokoro Cat Clinic by Syou Ishida.  In this episode we learn more about literary translation from Japanese to English.   Author Reads Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley

This week on the podcast we have bestselling author, Sharon Cameron.  She was here to talk about her latest novel, Up From the Ashes .  This historical fiction is about two people finding each other and falling in love in the most horrific conditions in a Nazi death camp during WW2.  Author Reads The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow Building 903 by Lois Lowry

This week on the KPL podcast we have author Ally Zetterburg. Her new novel is a unique blend of comedy mixed with a thriller.   Her new novel, The Dating Game is a fun and unexpected blend of comedy and thriller, with plenty of humor, suspense, and surprises.  Author Reads I Think We Should Kill Other People by LM Chilton Mrs. Dickens by Emily Howes

This week on the KPL Podcast we are back with Anne Shaw Heinrich and her latest book, The House of Teeth .  This is book three the series, The Women of Paradise County. The book is also a finalist for the American Fiction Award. Previous Episodes God Bless the Child by Anne Shaw Heinrich Episode 255 Violet is Blue by Anne Shaw Heinrich Episode 290 Author Reads Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

This week on the KPL Podcast, we have middle-grade author, Emily Galvin Almanza.  Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt is about the daughter of public defenders as she locates why a classmate was suspended from school. Author Reads The Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask The Economic Struggle Of Everyday Americans by Gene Ludwig Everything is Tuberculois: The Hist...

This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Sarah Lotz and we are discussing, How to Kill a Crime Writer .  A young woman solves her mother's murder while working with a fictional detective from her mother's books. Author reads Hagitude by Sharon Blackie Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

This Week on the KPL Podcast, take yourself to the South African bush.  Natalie Moss' debut novel is set in the South African bush.  Two sisters and friends journey through the bush on foot as they navigate the wildlife and stay ahead of the killers. Author Reads Homebound by Portia Elan Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Jane Pek.  Her latest novel The Rivals explores the world of AI in a fun, interesting way.  This is a mystery novel set in a dating agency. Claudia Lin works for an agency that explores the truth about online dating profiles.  She uncovers an AI conspiracy and cover-up by corporate matchmakers.   Author Reads In the Wood by Tana French Golden Hill by Fra...

This week on the KPL Podcast we have author/journalist Nicole Carr.  We had a great conversation about her new book, The Price of Exclusion, The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation.   The book explores the systemic racism, exclusionary and historical policies that dismantled Black medical institutions and shaped modern healthcare disparities.  Author Reads Before  I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

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 light...

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 Junod Whistler by Ann Patchett The end of my life...

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 kno...

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 De...

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 Boo...

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 D...

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 Salni...

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 Worl...

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. Cha...

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....