KPL Podcast

KPL Podcast

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KPL Podcast episodes

  • KPL Podcast October 2026 Week 1 with Special Guest Sharon Cameron

    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


    52 min
  • KPL Podcast September 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Ally Zetterburg

    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

    31 min
  • KPL Podcast September 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Anne Shaw Heinrich

    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

    1 hr 12 min
  • KPL Podcast September 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest Emily Galvin Almanza

    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    The Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask The Economic Struggle Of Everyday Americans by Gene Ludwig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 History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

    The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

    The Hounds of the Morrigan by Pat O'Shea

    48 min
  • KPL Podcast September 2026 Week 1 with Special Guest Sarah Lotz

    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


    48 min
  • KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Natalie Moss

    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

    45 min
  • KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Jane Pek

    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 Francis Spufford

    The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard

    Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote

    The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

    Collected Fiction by Jorge Luis Borges

    50 min
  • KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest Nicole Carr

    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

    58 min
  • KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 1 with Special Guest Meg Shaffer

    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


    43 min

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Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations. 

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