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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The Mismeasurement of America: How Outdated Government Statistics Mask The Economic Struggle Of Everyday Americans by Gene Ludwig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 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
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 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
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 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
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.
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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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