Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations.
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 by Nikki Erlick The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Made for You by Jenna Satterthwaite American Rapture by CJ Leed...
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 Yarros 9. Looking for Alaska by John Green 10. The Night Swim by Megan Goldin 11. The Night of the Living Rez ...
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 Grad...
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 Fra...
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 K...
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...
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 t...
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 th...
