KPL Podcast

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 2. The Measure by Nikki Erlick 3. The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach   episode 256 4. The Cook's Book: recipes for keeps and essential techniqu...

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. R ule 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...

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. R emarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 8. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarr...

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 Unive...

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...

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:...

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 Reco...

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...

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 Suggest...

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...

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.