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 21...
Apr 19, 2024•54 min•Ep. 226
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...
Apr 12, 2024•31 min•Ep. 225
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.
Apr 05, 2024•36 min•Ep. 224
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.
Mar 29, 2024•34 min•Ep. 223
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...
Mar 22, 2024•24 min•Ep. 222
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.
Mar 15, 2024•46 min•Ep. 221
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...
Mar 08, 2024•21 min•Ep. 220
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....
Mar 01, 2024•44 min•Ep. 219
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...
Feb 16, 2024•26 min•Ep. 218
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...
Feb 09, 2024•23 min•Ep. 217
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...
Feb 02, 2024•35 min•Ep. 216
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.
Jan 26, 2024•57 min•Ep. 215
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...
Jan 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 214
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...
Jan 12, 2024•19 min•Ep. 213
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....
Jan 05, 2024•43 min•Ep. 212
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 Bl...
Dec 22, 2023•43 min•Ep. 211
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...
Dec 15, 2023•29 min•Ep. 210
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 D...
Dec 08, 2023•43 min•Ep. 209
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...
Dec 01, 2023•34 min•Ep. 208
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...
Nov 24, 2023•33 min•Ep. 207
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...
Nov 17, 2023•25 min•Ep. 206
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...
Nov 11, 2023•31 min•Ep. 205
This week on the KPL podcast we speak with bestselling author Vanessa Lillie about her new novel, Blood Sisters . The story is a compelling 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 Norma...
Nov 03, 2023•29 min•Ep. 204
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...
Oct 27, 2023•33 min•Ep. 203
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 o...
Oct 20, 2023•21 min•Ep. 202
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...
Oct 13, 2023•22 min•Ep. 201
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 Unio...
Oct 06, 2023•30 min•Ep. 200
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...
Sep 29, 2023•21 min•Ep. 199
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...
Sep 22, 2023•37 min•Ep. 198
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...
Sep 15, 2023•25 min•Ep. 197
