KPL Podcast

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 Franklin
2. The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin
3. How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster by Muriel Lueng

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 Kraus
4. Cuckoo

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